Our peach season is underway, and we have a great deal to be excited about this year. A cool spring and plentiful rainfall infused our peaches with lots of color and character. Unlike pears, peaches ripen top to bottom and from the outside in, which can make timing the harvest a bit tricky. Good thing …
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July features three premium cherry varietals, all to be handpicked at their peak and shipped in perfect condition. Developed by the University of California, the Brooks cherry is large, red and firm with low acidity. This variety tolerates very hot weather and ripens before Bing cherries. First cultivated in Oregon by Seth Lewelling in the …
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Rio Star and Ruby Red grapefruit ship in March. Sweet, delicious and full of flavor, these premium grapefruit have a glossy yellow skin and red flesh inside. After 18 months of growing time in the Rio Grande Valley at the southernmost tip of Texas, the harvest takes place from October to April. Winter rains help …
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Moose Munch® Popcorn. It’s the reason the smell of sweet caramel fills the parking lot on our beautiful Southern Oregon campus a few times a week. Deliciously rich and chocolaty, it’s always a treat to see a bowl of fresh Moose Munch® Popcorn in the break room when walking into work. Apart from our Royal …
Almost everything we do around here has to do with either fruit or chocolate. It’s kind of what keeps us going at the end of those long days and what gets us up bright and early in the morning. I decided to take a further look into the latter, our much loved secret chocolate blend. …
Bumping along the dirt roads in a gold minivan, we drive through just a few of the 21 Harry & David orchards. It’s a gorgeous, not-too-hot day and we’re leaving a dusty trail in our wake. Matt Borman, director of the orchards, has agreed to take three of us writers on a tour so we …
We get so excited around here when it’s time to harvest our Royal Riviera® Pears, it’s hard to focus on anything else. Unless you work in the fruit acquisition group, of course. For them, it’s all about apples this time of year. Starting Monday, September 10, a group of Harry & David Fruitees (like Foodies, …
