The Orchards Behind Our Apples and Pears

Some of the best fruit we bring you comes from orchards that families have tended for generations, and two of them are behind our apples and pears.

In the Hood River Valley of Oregon, Kiyokawa Orchards grows apples and pears in the volcanic soil of Mount Hood. Those conditions are ideal for pome fruit, and it is where our Mountain Rose apples come from.

Our partner farm Appleland, in Belgium, Wisconsin, has been growing apples for over 50 years in the Great Lakes region, only a few miles from Lake Michigan. The cool springs and mellow autumn temperatures there grow some of the sweetest Honeycrisps around.

What makes fruit from these orchards special is how it reaches you. Harder pome fruits like apples and pears can sit in cold storage a long time without looking any different from the outside, but the difference in taste and quality shows up in the first bite. A freshly picked apple or pear can be an eye-opening taste experience for anyone used to grocery-store fruit. Ours is picked and shipped within days of harvest, straight from the orchard to your door.