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Reedley Peaches

8/12/2011

 
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Reedley Peaches at Bi-Rite Market
Bi-Rite Market on 18th Street carries organic peaches from Reedley - my hometown.  I don't miss the heat of the San Joaquin Valley summers, but I do miss the tree ripened fruit hanging in our backyard garden, the fresh corn and the vine ripened tomatoes that my parents grew.  Every summer my parents would can vine ripened tomatoes and bring them up to San Francisco for us to enjoy.  They formed the basis of simple pasta sauces throughout the winter and needed no more than a little olive oil and herbs as they were so sweet and flavorful. 

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The Reedley garden - now gone
The garden is gone now, supplanted by a new home, just the memories triggered by visits to the local farmer's market and markets like Bi-Rite linger.  I smell the fruit and compare them to my memories of the ones sitting on the trees and vines in the 100 degree heat.  In Reedley you can still drive down a country road to an unattended fruit stand, bag your own fruit, and leave money in a slotted box.  

Impossible to find the same fruit here, but I'll take the best I can find - which is pretty darn good!  We're entering the peak of the harvest season for peaches and tomatoes.  Enjoy our bounty while you can. 

2 Comments
egger link
8/13/2011 03:32:30 am

hi, nice post..busy guy.The peaches we have here are kinda smaller then these ones.nice to read you.

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Larry link
8/13/2011 02:22:15 pm

Thanks egger
To think perfectly ripened fruit is usually thrown away at the packing sheds because it is too ripe for shipping and will spoil before it gets to market.

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