Cherries

Summer is here and so are our cherries! Incredibly sweet and juicy with a delightfully crisp bite, cherries are chock-full of potassium, vitamin C, and antioxidants. There are two main types of cherries that are produced in the United States: sweet and tart “sour” cherries. Most sweet cherries, such as the heart-shaped Bing, the bright-red Lambert, and the gold-toned Rainier, are grown in California, Washington, and Oregon. Learn more tasty tidbits about this popular stone fruit in our 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Cherries article.

NOW HAPPENING IN THE ORCHARDS

We’ve moved past bloom, and based on early indicators, the busy bees did a dandy job of pollinating. Our orchardists are thinning the peach trees to encourage larger fruit at harvest. They are also busy with our irrigation system and fertilizing, ensuring that the trees get just the right amount of water and nutrients.

HARVEST INFORMATION

Stone Fruit

In June and July, we will be shipping cherries grown in Washington, DulceVida® nectarines and peaches grown in California, and mangoes grown in Mexico. June is also National Mango Month! Find more fun facts about this fabulous fruit in our handy Guide to Mangoes.

Due to harvest conditions in Washington, some of our planned July cherry shipments will arrive the last week of June.

Pears

We are currently shipping Comice pears grown in Chile, Taylor’s Gold pears grown in New Zealand, and Bartlett pears grown in Chile and Argentina.

Apples

We are currently shipping Cosmic Crisp apples grown in Washington and Ambrosia apples grown in Michigan.

Specialty Vegetables

Our featured vegetable for June is asparagus grown by The Chef’s Garden. We are proud to work with The Chef’s Garden to offer a selection of sustainably grown, restaurant-quality gourmet vegetables, including petite greens with edible flowers and boxes of mixed vegetables. We will also ship white asparagus grown in Peru, avocados grown in Mexico, and shiitake mushrooms grown in California.