Cherries, Cherries, and more Cherries

We picked our first boxes of cherries this week and it finally feels like the farms market season is starting. We are going to 4 markets a week right now and it is nice to have some fresh fruit on our table. There are some white peaches that will be ready next week that I have been sampling everyday. The yellow nectarine are right behind it. Most of the apricots froze during the cold snap we had back in April so there won't be many of those.

Our new market this year is the Old Town Clovis Farmers Market. It has been great to see so many people out and about. We have really been talking to a lot of people at this market about our red walnuts. It's hard to believe that they grow that way but they do. People seem to enjoy the candied nuts too. We are working on our smoked nut recipe and think that we have it almost perfected.

Starting new markets this week

It's that time of year again. I walk the orchards and am amazed every day by the growth of the fruit. It seems like just yesterday that I was out in the bloom with the family taking pictures. Here it is just a few weeks later and the fruit is growing and we are starting to plan our first picking. The cherries will once again be the first fruit of the season but there is a nectarine that is right behind it. After a long winter of oranges and dried fruit we are all anticipating that first sweet nectarine that will kick off the wonderful summer.

This week we are adding Bass lake to our list of markets. We are still going to Merced on Saturday mornings and last week was the first week of Merced's market at the promenade.

Hope to see you soon!