Apples and Pears Are In

This year's pear harvest is in, with Doyenne de Comice, Beurre Hardy, Conference, President Heron and others now at the market from our local organic orchardists Sandy and Tony (and their newborn Diego). Their early apples are also in -- Royal Gala and a new variety with a name that sounded like Ican.

Tony the organic orchardist at the market in Preuilly.

 

On Sunday I picked some from each of Reine de reinette, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Granny Smith, Melrose and Jonagored but there are still plenty on the trees in our orchard. This year our pears didn't flower, so no fruit.

Homegrown apples from our orchard.

Apples and pears grow extremely well in the Loire Valley. To read more about them, go to my posts on Apples in the Loire Valley [link] and Pears in the Loire Valley [link].