Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Hi, I'm in eastern WA, I'm just wondering if anyone can go picking or if I can get a location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 Hi All, Apricot season has arrived sooner than anticipated because of the heat wave in Eastern Washington. I won't have much info about them until I see them but first reports are that they are very tasty, dark orange/reddish in color and plentiful. Also, they are unsprayed and fertilized 'naturally' by the horses that reside in the pasture where they grow. They don't even get much water, so the fruits are small and concentrated in flavor. And no refrigeration, of course. Refrigeration all but destroys apricots. I heard from a blueberry farmer in California that " free range " cots were selling at the San Francisco farmers market for $6/pound. I don't have quite that much nerve but I think these are worth every penny of $4/pound. They are free, but picking them in 100+ degree heat, transporting them, and spending weekends scouting the countryside for trees is not! I'll drop the price to $3.50/lb for anybody who wants 10 pounds or more. I'll have to require a 3 pound minimum as well. Please give me a call or email your order. It'll be first-come, first-served since I'm not sure of the quantity I'll be able to get. Btw, you are not committed to buy until you try them. I ate 30-40 pounds of these by myself last year -- they are stupendous. They will keep for a couple weeks in a cool place like a basement or garage. Please plan to pick up on Sunday evening or Monday morning/evening. Thanks! Nora 425.802.0165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2007 Report Share Posted July 9, 2007 I would like 6 lbs, Nora, and could pick up on Sunday afternoon. However, if you have more than people buy, I could take some of the extra on Monday as well. Thanks for doing this. Hope you get a nice tan out this. : ) Blanc On Jul 9, 2007, at 7:34 PM, Nora Lenz wrote: > Hi All, > Apricot season has arrived sooner than anticipated because of the > heat wave in Eastern Washington. I won't have much info about them > until I see them but first reports are that they are very tasty, > dark orange/reddish in color and plentiful. Also, they are > unsprayed and fertilized 'naturally' by the horses that reside in > the pasture where they grow. They don't even get much water, so the > fruits are small and concentrated in flavor. And no refrigeration, > of course. Refrigeration all but destroys apricots. > > I heard from a blueberry farmer in California that " free range " > cots were selling at the San Francisco farmers market for $6/pound. > I don't have quite that much nerve but I think these are worth > every penny of $4/pound. They are free, but picking them in 100+ > degree heat, transporting them, and spending weekends scouting the > countryside for trees is not! I'll drop the price to $3.50/lb > for anybody who wants 10 pounds or more. I'll have to require a 3 > pound minimum as well. Please give me a call or email your order. > It'll be first-come, first-served since I'm not sure of the > quantity I'll be able to get. > > Btw, you are not committed to buy until you try them. I ate 30-40 > pounds of these by myself last year -- they are stupendous. They > will keep for a couple weeks in a cool place like a basement or > garage. Please plan to pick up on Sunday evening or Monday morning/ > evening. > > Thanks! > Nora > 425.802.0165 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 Ooops - another person who didn't meant to reply to the whole list! That message was for Nora only, sorry. Blanc On Jul 9, 2007, at 7:34 PM, Nora Lenz wrote: > Hi All, > Apricot season has arrived sooner than anticipated because of the > heat wave in Eastern Washington. I won't have much info about them > until I see them but first reports are that they are very tasty, > dark orange/reddish in color and plentiful. Also, they are > unsprayed and fertilized 'naturally' by the horses that reside in > the pasture where they grow. They don't even get much water, so the > fruits are small and concentrated in flavor. And no refrigeration, > of course. Refrigeration all but destroys apricots. > > I heard from a blueberry farmer in California that " free range " > cots were selling at the San Francisco farmers market for $6/pound. > I don't have quite that much nerve but I think these are worth > every penny of $4/pound. They are free, but picking them in 100+ > degree heat, transporting them, and spending weekends scouting the > countryside for trees is not! I'll drop the price to $3.50/lb > for anybody who wants 10 pounds or more. I'll have to require a 3 > pound minimum as well. Please give me a call or email your order. > It'll be first-come, first-served since I'm not sure of the > quantity I'll be able to get. > > Btw, you are not committed to buy until you try them. I ate 30-40 > pounds of these by myself last year -- they are stupendous. They > will keep for a couple weeks in a cool place like a basement or > garage. Please plan to pick up on Sunday evening or Monday morning/ > evening. > > Thanks! > Nora > 425.802.0165 > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I'm in eastern WA, I'm just wondering if anyone can go picking or if I can get a location? Hi there, In the last 3 years I've spent countless weekends looking for fruit trees and have sampled apricots from 20-30 different trees/orchards/locations in eastern Washington. These trees I'm picking from this weekend bear by far the highest quality apricots I've ever had, except for the wild apricots I ate as a kid. Obviously I've got a lot invested in finding this treasure, in addition to the fact that it is on private property, so I can't divulge the location. Sorry. I am constantly amazed at how undervalued wild fruit is, not only by SAD eaters but by raw fooders as well. It is FREE, yet it is so valuable that mere money can't even buy it and eating it leads to the highest levels of health possible! I would encourage you to get out and look. That's all I did, except I have the handicap of being 150 miles away. Whatever your location is over there, I guarantee if you start looking you will find fruit. You have to do it between June and September because it's difficult to tell the difference between bearing and non-bearing trees when there is no fruit on them. Let me know where you're located off list and maybe we can go hunting together sometime when I'm over there. Smiles, Nora Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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