Fresh Georgia Peaches and Michigan Blueberries
| Nothing says summer like Peaches and Blueberries! Next up we have our top rated Michigan Blueberries, that so many of you have been asking about. Big, juicy, and sweet! We can’t say enough good things about the blueberries from our grower in Michigan. We have been working with them for 3 seasons now and have had nothing but rave reviews from all of you. One of the things we love is they come in a box which is freezer friendly, The boxes come with a top lid so storage and access is very easy, so you’ll be enjoying blueberries for a long time. Peaches July is prime season for Georgia Peaches. Its when the biggest and sweetest varieties come in, so you won’t want to miss out on these beauties either. We only have a few weeks to get ready for this order and fill the truck so make sure to spread the word! ORDER HERE |
Spring Update 2014
We have so many fun things to share with you this spring! Here’s an update on what’s coming.
Also, if you haven’t already, place your order now for dry goods. The deadline to order is this Thursday morning at 9:00.
Deadline To Order: April 17th at 9:00 a.m.
Pick Up Date: April 24th or 25th, depending on location
Printable Price List
Place Your Order Here
Vanilla
As we mentioned last night, we will be ordering from our vanilla supplier today in just a little while. So the sooner you get your order in for any of these special vanilla items, the better.
After sampling many different brands, we believe the Singing Dog Vanilla extract is one of the best there is. But we’re eager to know what you think too. Order yours now and take part in our Great Vanilla Search just by offering your feedback once you’ve tried it.
All Things Maple
The especially cool spring weather has presented our maple grower with a later-than-average harvesting time. So our organic maple order will be later than usual as well. Right now, it looks like the delivery dates for maple syrup, maple sugar, maple candy, and maple nuts will be in early-ish June.
Although it won’t be delivered until June, we plan to start taking orders for all things maple sometime next week.ates for maple syrup, maple sugar, maple candy, and maple nuts will be in early-ish June.
And folks, this is amazing maple syrup. Fresh from Vermont, the BEST we’ve ever had! You won’t want to miss this stuff! (And it freezes perfectly, so you can stock up for your own family or even for Christmas gifts if you’re the type to plan ahead.)
Rapadura Organic Whole Cane Sugar
You, we, and everyone else has been anxiously awaiting our bulk Rapadura whole organic cane sugar, so here’s an update. It has taken F.O.R.E.V.E.R. for the ship to carry our rapadura from Brazil, where it is harvested and processed, to the U.S.A. And even after it arrives here in the states, it has to be inspected and also receive clearance from customs before we can pick it up at the dock and truck it to Tennessee.
The good news is…
The rapadura has arrived in the states, cleared customs, passed inspection, and is ready for us to pick up. Now, the only question is WHEN it will arrive here in TN. We hope it will be delivered in time for our April delivery. If not, then it will certainly be available on our May order form.
We’ll keep you posted.
Cod Liver Oil | Green Pasture Special
Green Pasture, the supplier of our cod liver oils and butter oils, is careful to maintain equal pricing on their products for everyone. No matter where you buy your Green Pasture cod liver oil and butter oil, the price is the same.
But we’ve been given special permission by Green Pasture to make a high volume purchase, and pass the savings on to you this May. This order will include Green Pasture’s famous fermented cod liver oils and their butter oils in many different flavors.
You can also have your regular priced cod liver oil or butter oil shipped directly to your home anytime through this link. The shipping is on us.
Tropical Fruits
We’re still working out the details, but in May, we plan to offer a nice selection of fresh tropical fruits. Keep an eye out for our emails on this one. We’ll know more soon.
Peaches
Peaches will be later this season; we’re thinking late June.
What happened to the May peaches?
There are peach trees that bear fruit in May, some that bear in June, and others that bear in July. And just as you’d expect, the trees that bear fruit in May bloom sooner than those that are ready for harvest in June or July.
All over the southern, peach-growing states this spring, the weather warmed enough that the May bearing peach trees bloomed a few weeks ago. But just after the bolssoms had been polinated and the fruit had begun to grow, there was a cold snap, and the delicate new fruit was frozen and ruined. So there will not be any peaches available to us in May.
Mind you, there should be plenty of peaches in June and July. It’s only the May bearing trees that were affected by the frost.
Livestock Feed
Livestock feed will be available to order for pick up on the following dates. The order form for the May delivery dates will open soon.
May 22nd or 23rd (depending on where you pick up)
June 26th or 27th (depending on where you pick up)
SAF Yeast Special
SAF yeast in 1 pound bricks is 1/2 price on our dry goods order form! So stock up now!
The one thing you need to know is that the “best-to-use-by” date on these sealed yeast packs is May of 2014. So if you decide to store some up for a while, we recommend placing them in your freezer. This will help keep them fresh for a long time:)
Regular Price $3.93
Sale Price 1.97
Plums Pears And A Bonus
On September 12th and 13th, we’ll be delivering a truckload of Stanley plums, Bartlett pears, and a bonus – two different kinds of peaches; freestone peaches and Baby Gold cling peaches! We had thought this week would be our last peach delivery for the season, but since our plum and pear orchard will still be harvesting peaches too, we’ll be getting more! Learn more about each fruit below.
Deadline To Order: Monday, September 9th at 9:00 a.m. (central)
Pick Up Date: Thursday or Friday, September 12th or 13th (depends on location)
Click this link to order: http://bunchesmore.com/index.php?action=guest-app-cart&cid=104
Stanley Plums
This elongated plum is a bit different from plums you’ll commonly find in stores. The Stanley plum is often used for canning, drying, and baking, but we love to eat them fresh too! Try Stanley plums in plum crumble, plum jam, plum tart, canned, or in this beautiful traditional German plum cake.
This is the only time this season that we’ll offer Stanley plums.
Bartlett Pears
One of the juiciest pears you’ll find, we love the Bartlett for it’s amazing flavor. Bartlett pears are great for canning, and if you’re careful to put them in the fridge when they’re still hard, they can be stored fresh like that for a few extra weeks.
Baby Gold Cling Peaches
Baby Gold peaches are a classic for canning. They’re unique in that they stay nice and firm when you can them. Ever have store-bought canned peaches? You know the way they feel in your mouth when you bite into one – firm, but soft, and almost a little chewy? Well, those are made from cling peaches like these. You’ll need a sharp knife or spoon to cut the pit away from the flesh, but patience has its rewards… Come mid-winter, those pretty canned peaches will make a lucky fellow a nice breakfast or dessert.
New to canning? This blog post is one of the most helpful guides we’ve found on canning peaches.
Freestone Peaches
As the name implies, freestone peaches have a pit that comes away from the flesh easily. These really are the very last peaches of the season. If you need to fill a few more bags for your freezer supply of fall smoothies, this is your last chance.
Follow this link to order.
Tim & Erin
931-593-2616
P.S. Feel free to order by phone.
Fall Preview 2013 And A Note From The Orchard
What’s Next? (and a note from the orchard)
Heads up!
We’ll be opening up our order form for a last load of peaches very soon… should be within the next few days.
And over the next several months we’ll be bringing in some other things too! Here’s a peek at what we’re preparing:
August:
We’ll be getting a final load of northern peaches and few varieties of summer apples from an orchard we’ve had good
experience with. (See the note from the orchard below.)
September:
Pears, plums, more early apples, and a truckload of wheat, dry goods, and organic animal feed.
October:
Concord grapes, dry goods, and an abundant variety of apples. If you remember, last year was not a good year for apples (Remember how the late spring frost of 2012 killed most of the apple blossoms?). This year is like the reverse swing of nature’s pendulum; apple trees everywhere are heavy with delicious fruit!
Here’s a look behind the scenes into one of our recent emails from the peach orchard we’ll be ordering from later this month.
…We anticipate great quality and volume of peaches through Labor Day so I do not see a problem getting your truck loaded up at the end of August. We will have both yellow and white peaches available at that time. All the fruit that will be shipped to you will come directly from our orchards. We’d need your final order on the 26th. We have been having great quality this year, and as long as we stay hurricane free we should be in good shape.
We do strive to harvest tree ripened fruit that has the maximum sugar content, and typically we try to harvest, pack, and ship to the customer within 48 hours to keep the quality high for end customer. We would have a fuzzy peach in a box that came straight from the field. I think that’s what you’re looking for.
-Maggie
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Postal Delivery & UPS Shipments:
Over the next few months we will be offering more products via postal delivery (several hundred more). If you don’t live in our local delivery range, or if you’d like to have Bulk Natural Foods shipped to your door, we think you’re really going to like this!
We won’t, however, be shipping fresh fruit this year or in 2014. (We haven’t quite figured out how to make that work yet.) Only dry goods items will be ship-able for a while. So, woo-hoo! We’ll keep you posted as we move forward on this.
We can currently ship out about a dozen of our more popular items through our store: things like raw almonds, rapadura, superfood, Celtic sea salt, and the Nutrimill grain mill. (If you’re not already milling your own flour, definitely look into this power kitchen tool. Freshly ground wheat flour or any combination of gluten-free flours take minutes to make yourself, they’re healthier and taste remarkably better than any pre-milled flour you could buy.)
Anyway, we’ll be in touch about the upcoming PEACH order. Watch your emails for more information.
Tim & Erin
From Our Mailbox
My order of peaches was super fantastic! LOVED EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM! -Karissa
The peaches were again outstanding. Delicious, sweet, juicy, and perfectly ripe! -Monica
LOVE the peaches. We have been enjoying our first ever order of peaches and blueberries and mango. Peaches by themselves, peach cobbler, peach mango salsa tomorrow. Thank you for the fresh fruit. -Rebecca
The peaches are beautiful and the carrots have more flavor than any I’ve ever tasted! Forty pounds of bananas is a LOT of bananas, but they’re delicious and I’m clearing out enough freezer space to hold them for smoothies and baking for weeks to come. Thank you! -Jennifer
Oh my goodness! The family started eating peaches before I even got back into the car! Sweet, juicy and perfect even though they were 2nds. Wish I had bought 2 boxes so I will have some left to can. Thanks so much for the opportunity to purchase such yummy, healthy food. -Connie
Peaches and a Surprise July 2013
Erin, The peaches we got last week are just AWESOME! OUR kids sure think so.
So we are bringing in another load next week. Want some?
The Ottos LOVE Their Peaches
On the order form, you’ll also find these delicious seasonal fruits. Note that there is an early order deadline for the bananas.
- organic and conventional blueberries
- organic mangoes
- organic and conventional bananas (order deadline July 3rd early morning)
- FREESTONE IPM peaches (number 1s and number 2s)
- organic cling peaches
Place your order here
The pick up date is: July 11th or 12th, depending on your location
Order deadline: July 8th, 8:00 a.m.
Something Special Tomorrow
One more thing.
Tomorrow, if all goes as planned, we will be adding something special to the order form.
Something that is best in July.
Something incredibly sweet.
Any guesses? Watch your emails tomorrow, and we’ll let you in on the surprise!
Surprise Hint
Tim & Erin Otto
Simple Peach Slushy
With all the peaches we’ve had lately, we’ve been making this refreshing slushy quite a bit. It’s so easy that I don’t think I can really give you a recipe, but I’ll tell you what we do. For our 8 cup capacity VitaMix, we put about 3 cups water in the blender container and then add frozen peaches while the motor is running until the container is full. Add a spoonful of honey or a pinch of stevia powder, and it’s done.
This slushy is equally good made with frozen strawberries instead of the peaches. Yum!
Orange Peach Sherbet Smoothie
Minus the sugary sweetness of the store bought frozen treat, this really does taste like orange & peach sherbet. I use a Vita Mix for mine, which is powerful enough to handle this super thick smoothie. If you’re using an ordinary blender, you will probably need to add another orange or two.
When I make this smoothie with organic oranges, I often add a half inch piece of the rind for extra flavor and vitamin C complex. Try peeling your oranges with a knife so you can leave on some of the nutritious white pith too. The carrot is added for color and beta carotene, but you can’t taste it.
2 oranges, peeled, seeds removed
1 cup frozen peaches
1 frozen banana, broken into chunks
1 small piece orange rind (optional)
1/2 carrot (optional)
Put the oranges in the blender first, then slowly add the frozen ingredients and orange rind while the blender is running. Use the Vita Mix tamper or add extra oranges as necessary. Serve with a spoon.
Double Dare Peaches
This recipe is from Laura Murray, who found it on allrecipes.com, one of my favorite recipe sites. If anyone makes it and has a photo to share, send it to me, and I’ll post it up!
My husband loves this!
Take a bite and enjoy the sweet from the peaches, feel the heat sneak up on you, then put out the fire with ice cream!
1/4 cup butter 2 habanero peppers, seeded and halved
8 fresh peaches, peeled, 1/4 cup brown sugar
Pitted and sliced 1 teasp. Ground cinnamon
1/2 gal. Vanilla ice cream 1/4 cup crushed peanut brittle
Melt the butter in a large skillet over med. Heat. Add the habenero peppers and cook 5-8 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove and discard the peppers (or chop and add to whatever salsa you have) Now stir the peaches into the flavored butter. Increase the heat to med. High. Cook and stir til peaches begin to sizzle in the butter, then stir in the brown sugar and cinnamon. Continue stirring until the peaches are tender and the sugar has turned into a golden brown glaze.(3-5min. More)
Spoon peaches into individual bowls, scoop ice cream over them, and sprinkle with peanut brittle to serve.
Lazy Peach Pie (Peach Cobbler)
Melt 1 stick margarine in a 13×9 or 8×8 glass casserole
Mix: 1 c. sugar
1 c. self-rising flour
1 c. milk
Pour into casserole. Add one qt. canned peaches with about 1/2 the juice.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30 – 40 minutes or until golden brown.
Serve hot as is or with a scoop of ice cream. YUM YUM!!!!
Icy Strawberry Mango Smoothie
Ingredients
1 cup plain yogurt
1 quart strawberries, hulled
1 frozen banana, broken into chunks
2 mangoes or peaches, cut up and pitted
8 ice cubes
Directions
Pour the yogurt into a blender and add the strawberries, banana, and mangoes (or peaches). Blend until smooth and then add the ice cubes, one at a time. Serve right away.