Field to Lunchbox: Fresh Celery Sticks

There’s more to fresh celery than just the crunch! Our celery programs are planted, grown, and harvested to fulfill the many needs of our customers and shoppers. A portion of both of our conventional and organic celery programs will be harvested into sticks, providing a great option for consuming. Celery sticks should always be a household staple (if you ask us), but we expect them to be flying off the shelves filling lunchboxes this upcoming school year.

Celery, conventional and organic, is a core commodity that rounds out both of our growing programs. Our growing regions for this fresh vegetable are in California (Salinas and Santa Maria), Arizona (Yuma for conventional celery and Scottsdale for organic celery), and Mexico (Baja California). Field-fresh celery starts growing in a green house for 30 days before we transplant it into the field. There, the vegetable will grow for another 80 - 110 days, depending on growing conditions (i.e. weather). Once we feel the celery has reached the peak of perfection, we harvest it.

Celery sticks make up about 30% of our conventional celery program and around 40% of our organic celery program. We offer our Pacific celery sticks to retail, club store, and foodservice customers, and our Pure Pacific Organic celery sticks to retail and club store customers - allowing us to offer this fresh, crisp veggie to everyone. Learn more about our pack options for this fresh veggie here.

Fresh celery sticks are a quick, convenient way to snack healthy, have some of the prep work done for you, and keep the fridge stocked with a “grab and go” option. One of our favorite appetizer options is our Buffalo Chicken Celery Sticks recipe. For snacking, we reach for the peanut butter (a classic), and occasionally make “Ants on a Log.” Not only does a bag of celery sticks make for easy appetizers and quick snacking, meal prepping for dinner is more simple. After a quick rinse, we dice the celery sticks for soups, green salads, or potato salads. By offering this item in our Pacific and Pure Pacific Organic labels, there is a convenient, fresh option to choose when grocery shopping.

With back to school just around the corner, we know how crazy it can be! Not only are kids being rushed out the door or school schedules being relearned, but we’re back to packing lunches. Outside of the ideas listed above, we’ve gathered healthy celery stick snacking options to take some of the guesswork out of lunchbox plannin’ or after school snackin’.

Celery & Peanut Butter Butterflies by My Kids Lick the Bowl

Tuna Salad Celery Sticks by Kitchen Cents

Celery Sticks with a Twist by Lemon Thistle

Cream Cheese Stuffed Celery by The Country Cook

Mediterranean Hummus Celery Sticks by A Zesty Bite

It doesn’t matter how you snap it, fresh celery sticks provide ease in the kitchen, and we are happy to offer an item that gives you healthy convenience. Look for our Pacific and Pure Pacific Organic packs at your favorite grocery store!