Sweet, juicy peaches are one of the tastiest treats of summer!
If these fruits are firm when you receive them, simply put them in a paper bag and let them sit at room temperature for a day or two to fully ripen.
An orchard with a few varieties of peaches allows for an extended harvest season! These peaches will be one of the following varieties: Garnet Beauty, Contender, Coral Star or White Lady.
Bill and Andrea at Champlain Orchards have been working hard for a number of years to get their peach orchard established. Every spring is different, and can effect the peach yields dramatically. Some years when we get a late frost, all the blossoms could get zapped resulting in a minimal peach crop. When we're lucky enough to get peaches, it means the spring was mild without any late cold snaps.
Note on Organic v Ecologically Grown - because of the proximity of other non organic (but Eco Certified) crops some peach varieties cannot be certified organic. Champlain Orchards does not use chemical pesticides.
These were juicy and so delicious. Just rinse and devour :)
