Just harvested my cherries, apricots, peaches, and plums. Seems the extra attention I gave my fruit orchard this year paved the way for bumper crops – another benefit of sheltering in place! I experimented with drying the apricots and peaches using a dehydrator. Nicole loves the slab apricots (I didn’t know that was a thing…) Using my new vacuum sealer, I preserved batches of fresh fruit that I’ll enjoy during the winter. There’s such a sense of accomplishment after harvesting organic fruit.
Bumper crop of cherries
Cherries from 2 different trees
First harvest of nectarines this season
Ripening peaches, apricots, and plums on window sills —
Drying fruit in my nifty dehydrator
Dried apricots, peaches and bananas
Just harvested my cherries, apricots, peaches, and plums. Seems the extra attention I gave my fruit orchard this year paved the way for bumper crops – another benefit of sheltering in place! I experimented with drying the apricots and peaches using a dehydrator. Nicole loves the slab apricots (I didn’t know that was a thing…) Using my new vacuum sealer, I preserved batches of fresh fruit that I’ll enjoy during the winter. There’s such a sense of accomplishment after harvesting organic fruit.
Bumper crop of cherries
Cherries from 2 different trees
First harvest of nectarines this season
Ripening peaches, apricots, and plums on window sills —
Drying fruit in my nifty dehydrator
Dried apricots, peaches and bananas
This year’s peaches, nectarines, and plums were delicious! Love to devour a peach in a few bites while it drips with sweet nectar down my chin. We picked them ripe right off the tree!