Asian Olympic Pears (Add-On)
$7.00
Weekly Subscription:
Delivered and billed weekly. You can skip, cancel, or modify your order at any time.
How Do Subscriptions Work?There's no sweeter snack that an asian pear! Grown on a family-run orchard in Vermont, these winter gems have a russeted green-gold skin with cream-colored flesh that has a crisp, juicy bite and a sweet taste similar to butterscotch. Get creative with these peak seasonal flavors: slice and put in a salad, serve with a cheese plate, or bake them into a nourishing tart or pie.
- 1 lb
- Integrated Pest Management
- Grown by Champlain Orchards, VT
The Problem
Grocery store pears may look pretty, but they generally lack flavor and nutrients. The stores buy in bulk and are selling pears that have already been in storage for over a year! In storage, pears lose nutrients and dietary fiber, which means they also lose flavor (yikes!). Antioxidant activity in pears also decreases over long periods of storage time.
Our Food Fix
This pear variety is grown by Champlain Orchards, a farm that's just a few hours away from NYC. With such a super short travel time, there's no mystery behind how long your produce is being transported and where it's being stored; less travel time means more flavor! This farm grows a diverse variety of pears, apples, peaches, plums, and more to keep diverse nutrients in the soil that help maintain a healthy ecosystem, all while allowing us to enjoy new varieties of pears you won't find in the grocery store.
