FRESH & SWEET MICHIGAN CHERRIES! 20 LB Box

Price $79.49

  Our cherries are coming from Michigan, grown near the Great Lakes where the environment is just right to make some of the sweetest cherries around. Cherry Pie, Cake, Ice Cream, Fruit Syrup and Jam are just some of the many possibilities to enjoy your fresh cherries! To remove the cherry pits, you can purchase a Cherry Pitter to make it easy to use them for your favorite recipes.  

These cherries are grown using IPM practices and will be coming straight out of Michigan.

Your cherries will weigh approximately 20 LBS per box.

What is IPM?

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a method of reducing pests, and the diseases they cause, using a combination of common-sense techniques. When the amount of pests in an orchard is reduced naturally, there is less need to apply pesticides. And even when the natural methods fail to some degree, IPM growers are careful to limit their spraying to areas that really need the pesticides, rather than spraying the whole orchard. Read more about IPM…

Interesting facts:

• Cherries have high levels of anti-oxidants.  A study by the United States Department of Agriculture suggests that fresh cherries may help sufferers of arthritis and gout. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that these are yet unproven claims.
• Cherries are drupes, or stone fruits, and are related to plums, peaches and nectarines.
• The English colonists brought cherries to North America in the 1600’s
• On average, there are about 44 cherries in one pound.
• In an average crop year, a sweet cherry tree will produce 800 cherries…