PORTERVILLE, CA - Homegrown Organic Farms is continuing to pick up momentum on this season’s Asian pear harvest.  Kicking off nearly a month ago, the company will continue to ship product through September.  The season began with the Hosui variety and will move into the Shinkos as September gets underway.  Supplies should be steady throughout the season.  Homegrown will be shipping out of its Kingsburg, California facility. 

“We’ve been expanding our fall fruit category and are excited to have a few new growers to represent this year.  All growers are located in the Kingsburg area and will help support our Homegrown Organic Farms fall fruit program,” Cherie France tells us. “It seems that every year we grow our program and yet demand still exceeds supply!  It’s exciting for us to be able to further enhance our offerings by providing these items.”

Additionally, Homegrown’s volume of Asian pears are up from last year with the addition of new growers and acreage.

“Quality is always our number one priority and this season is no exception.  We have had tremendous success with our fall-fruit thus far and as long as the weather continues to cooperate we don’t anticipate any quality issues,” Cherie notes.  The company will be offering its Asian Pears in both double and single layer trays depending on size.  Homegrown also has its cross-commodity display bins available. 

Asian Pears are also known as apple-pears given their round shape and crunchy yet juicy and hearty texture.  “They ship well and have a great shelf life. As always, we offer a full line of resources to help retailers merchandise and promote Homegrown products including grower photos and bios.”

As the specialty fruit sector continues to grow, so is Homegrown Organic Farms.

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