Guest guest Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 Hi All, There are lots of wild apricots so I'm having no problems filling the orders I've already gotten and am dropping the price to $3/lb (regardless of size of order). They are really exceptional, as they are every year. If you've ever wondered what is meant by the advice to eat organic " or better " , this is it. Not only are these trees uncultivated (they weren't planted but grow voluntarily, which means growing conditions are ideal), but they are unsprayed, unpruned, minimally watered and much of the fruit falls to the ground to re- nourish the soil each year (except this year I may get it all!). In addition, the fruit is unrefrigerated, which is very important with apricots. If you've only eaten apricots from a store, you've never really eaten apricots! The difference is really astonishing. I've also found a few conventional apricots trees that still have all their fruit even though the orchards have all been harvested. These trees were left because the fruit was too ripe to take to market. They are not as flavorful as the wild ones but they are bigger, more colorful, less perishable and still very tasty. Even though they are conventionally grown, the fruit is not on par with store-bought apricots because it is tree-ripened and unrefrigerated. All apricots that are sold in stores are picked unripe. I'm selling these for $2/lb. Minimum on both kinds is 5 pounds. If you've already placed an order, there's no need to call unless you want to change or add to it. Everyone else who would like apricots, please call as I have no access to email. Orders can be picked up between 7 and 9 pm on Sunday or between 6 and 9 pm Monday. If that won't work for you, please call to make other arrangements. I can also meet people in Chinatown on Tuesday afternoon (3-4 pm?) if that's more convenient, but please let me know. Thanks! Smiles, Nora 425.802.0165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Hi, Is it too late to order apricots? I don't see the earlier e-mails. If not too late, where do i pick them up? Thanks, Nan --- rawnora <nmlenz wrote: > Hi All, > There are lots of wild apricots so I'm having no > problems filling the > orders I've already gotten and am dropping the price > to $3/lb > (regardless of size of order). They are really > exceptional, as they > are every year. If you've ever wondered what is > meant by the advice > to eat organic " or better " , this is it. Not only > are these trees > uncultivated (they weren't planted but grow > voluntarily, which means > growing conditions are ideal), but they are > unsprayed, unpruned, > minimally watered and much of the fruit falls to the > ground to re- > nourish the soil each year (except this year I may > get it all!). In > addition, the fruit is unrefrigerated, which is very > important with > apricots. If you've only eaten apricots from a > store, you've never > really eaten apricots! The difference is really > astonishing. > > I've also found a few conventional apricots trees > that still have all > their fruit even though the orchards have all been > harvested. These > trees were left because the fruit was too ripe to > take to market. > They are not as flavorful as the wild ones but they > are bigger, more > colorful, less perishable and still very tasty. > Even though they are > conventionally grown, the fruit is not on par with > store-bought > apricots because it is tree-ripened and > unrefrigerated. All apricots > that are sold in stores are picked unripe. I'm > selling these for > $2/lb. Minimum on both kinds is 5 pounds. > > If you've already placed an order, there's no need > to call unless you > want to change or add to it. Everyone else who > would like apricots, > please call as I have no access to email. > > Orders can be picked up between 7 and 9 pm on Sunday > or between 6 and > 9 pm Monday. If that won't work for you, please > call to make other > arrangements. I can also meet people in Chinatown > on Tuesday > afternoon (3-4 pm?) if that's more convenient, but > please let me > know. Thanks! > > Smiles, > Nora > 425.802.0165 > > ______________________________\ ____ Get your own web address. Have a HUGE year through Small Business. http://smallbusiness./domains/?p=BESTDEAL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hi Nan, I replied privately but will post here too just for general info. I don't have any of the wild apricots left, unless the orders I've gotten don't get picked up by tomorrow evening, then I'll be wanting to sell them. I do have plenty of the conventional ones left. It really is obvious in these cots the difference between fruit as nature presents it and what has been done to fruit to make it a viable product. The conventional apricots seem to not bruise no matter how roughly they are handled, they decompose/ripen very slowly, look absolutely beautiful -- bright orange color with a rosy color where the sun shone on them, they are bigger, more uniform in size and thicker skinned. Judging by how perishable the wild ones are, I think if farmers hadn't found a way to alter apricots to make them marketable and transportable, we wouldn't have them in stores at all. I don't think that would necessarily be a bad thing because what ends up in stores is pretty much inedible anyway, imo! The changes that have been done to them aren't entirely to blame for that because these conventional cots I have are actually very good when they are allowed to ripen at room temperature, which is not the case with store bought ones. Plus these were left on the tree much longer than commercial cots. I got them just as they were starting to fall. They came off the tree with just a touch. Great taste is extremely important, as this indicates the fruit is entirely digestible, and these conventional cots are very good tasting. I would encourage people who normally make a practice of eating organic to consider trying some of these. If they were organic they've be even better, of course, but they are still a very rare treat. Ripeness and quality always trumps the organic label, imo, because of the digestibility issue. Personally, I'll be eating the wild ones this week while the conventional ones ripen, and will be eating them next week. I have about 30 pounds of them left to sell, at $2/lb. Again, pick up location is my home near BCC in Bellevue or Tuesday afternoon (3:30ish) at Lam's in Chinatown. Please call or email if you'd like some. Best wishes, Nora 425.802.0165 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 And these apricots are amazing! They taste like the apricots I used to eat as a kid, right from the tree in Leavenworth. Folks you are really doing yourselves a disservice by not ordering from Nora. She has never let me down in the fruit department. Whatever she brings back from her safaris are well worth my drive to Bellevue. We have produce delivered by a local company and even his fruits are nothing compared to what Nora can find in abandoned fields of Washington. Thank you Nora for another taste treat. Shari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Hi, Nora- Sorry I missed out, but if you do have any left by tomorrow night, please let me know and I would like to pick them up. My number is 206-420-3893. I'd rather stay organic, so would prefer wild over organic. Thanks for all the info, and sorry if I didn't get them this go-round. Nan --- Nora Lenz <nmlenz wrote: > Hi Nan, > I replied privately but will post here too just for > general info. I don't have any of the wild apricots > left, unless the orders I've gotten don't get picked > up by tomorrow evening, then I'll be wanting to sell > them. I do have plenty of the conventional ones > left. > > It really is obvious in these cots the difference > between fruit as nature presents it and what has > been done to fruit to make it a viable product. The > conventional apricots seem to not bruise no matter > how roughly they are handled, they decompose/ripen > very slowly, look absolutely beautiful -- bright > orange color with a rosy color where the sun shone > on them, they are bigger, more uniform in size and > thicker skinned. Judging by how perishable the wild > ones are, I think if farmers hadn't found a way to > alter apricots to make them marketable and > transportable, we wouldn't have them in stores at > all. I don't think that would necessarily be a bad > thing because what ends up in stores is pretty much > inedible anyway, imo! The changes that have been > done to them aren't entirely to blame for that > because these conventional cots I have are actually > very good when they are allowed to ripen at room > temperature, which is not the case with store bought > ones. Plus these were left on the tree much longer > than commercial cots. I got them just as they were > starting to fall. They came off the tree with just > a touch. > > Great taste is extremely important, as this > indicates the fruit is entirely digestible, and > these conventional cots are very good tasting. I > would encourage people who normally make a practice > of eating organic to consider trying some of these. > If they were organic they've be even better, of > course, but they are still a very rare treat. > Ripeness and quality always trumps the organic > label, imo, because of the digestibility issue. > Personally, I'll be eating the wild ones this week > while the conventional ones ripen, and will be > eating them next week. I have about 30 pounds of > them left to sell, at $2/lb. Again, pick up > location is my home near BCC in Bellevue or Tuesday > afternoon (3:30ish) at Lam's in Chinatown. Please > call or email if you'd like some. > > Best wishes, > Nora > 425.802.0165 > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > ______________________________\ ____ Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. http://search./search?fr=oni_on_mail & p=summer+activities+for+kids & cs=bz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Shari - Which company delivers to you? I'm not too far away and would love to learn about more options around here. Right now we have delivery from the Klesick Family Farms. thanks! melissa On 7/16/07, SV <shavig wrote: > > And these apricots are amazing! They taste like the apricots I used to > eat as a kid, right from the tree in Leavenworth. > > Folks you are really doing yourselves a disservice by not ordering from > Nora. She has never let me down in the fruit department. Whatever she brings > back from her safaris are well worth my drive to Bellevue. We have produce > delivered by a local company and even his fruits are nothing compared to > what Nora can find in abandoned fields of Washington. > > Thank you Nora for another taste treat. > > Shari > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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