BING CHERRIES 2009 HARVEST (10 LBS)

THESE CHERRIES WILL BE SHIPPED THE DAY THEY ARE PICKED. WE ESTIMATE THAT THIS YEAR'S HARVEST DATE WILL BE BETWEEN JULY 1 AND JULY 9, 2009. WE WILL ACCEPT ORDERS THROUGH THE END OF JUNE, 2008. THIS IS A SEASONAL ITEM AVAILABLE BY PRE-ORDER ONLY!

Price includes expedited shipping direct from the orchard!

Product Information:

Bing begin the season for the Batch's. The Bing cherry was our first foray into fresh, tree-ripened, picked-at-its-peak fruit. With great anticipation, we awaited the arrival our first box of cherries. When we opened that first box, the aroma was enchanting. We immediately dove in and consumed at least half of those cherries, right in the middle of our warehouse.

Over the course of the next few days, we ate our way through the cherries, at home and at work, sharing one or two with customers who happended to be in the store and a few with our UPS drivers.

In July, Washington-grown cherries are available widely in local grocery stores, and they look mighty good. So every yer, we buy some - just to check out our competiton. and every year, we are happy to report that our cherries - direct from the orchard at Batch Family Farms - are just better. They're bigger, juicier, firmer and more flavorful, and we are thrilled to offer them to you.

Bing Cherries are the most popular variety of sweet cherry. A taste of that mahogany red flesh is a signature summer experience in Washington state. Washington produces some of the finest cherries, apples and pears in the world, but most of that fruit is picked too early, because it needs to travel by truck or train across the country to reach your supermarkets.

At Batch's Best Farms in the high plateau of eastern Washington, fruit is allowed to ripen on the tree rather than en route to the store. Tom Batch's family hand-picks each piece of fruit, and then the cherries are checked for size, color, firmness, and even to be sure they have a stem, five times, before they are boxed and shipped. This means every cherry is, well, cherry-picked from all the rest!

These are the first cherries of the season. At ChefShop.com, they are available for just one day a year - the day they are shipped out to you.

Order today to make sure you will receive the fruit the way nature intended it to be eaten. Once you have tried big, juicy, sweet, tree-ripened Bing Cherries, you'll see why they are so exceptional.



Important Shipping Information:

* Please plan to be available on delivery day, so that your cherries don't have to sit outside in hot weather. We will email you a few days before the cherries are expected to arrive.

* Price includes two-day express shipping within the continental United States. Call us (800.596.0885) for Alaska or Hawaii. We are unable to ship fresh fruit to international destinations.

* Our system may add our standard ground shipping charge to every order. Don't worry -- this extra shipping charge will be removed from fruit-only orders as they are processed.

* If you order other items in addition to fresh fruit, please select the shipping you would like us to use for the rest of your order. The fruit will automatically ship separately via 2-day air, and we will adjust shipping charges accordingly. (For simplicity, we recommend placing a separate order for non-fruit items.)

* Our cherries are ripe and ready to eat right out of their box. However, we recommend removing the plastic bag of cherries from the foil liner, and chilling the fruit in the refrigerator for 24 hours before eating. This helps them crisp up after their journey. The cherries will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week. It's also always a good idea to wash all fruit before eating it.



For Gift Orders:

We will send out a special "Fresh Fruit Gift Card" to the recipient of your gift. Please note any personal message you would like included when you place your order.