Harvest Calendar
Peaches
Mid-July through September
Free stone peaches are the staple of our fruit farm. We grow nearly two dozen varieties, each with its own unique texture, color and flavor profile.
Sweet Cherries
Late June
By the time our earliest crop of the season, sweet cherries, are ripe, we're clambering for fresh fruit. In the coming years, Rancho Durazno will see our cherry harvest burgeon as our new orchard of young sweet cherry trees reaches maturity.
Apricots
Late June-July
Our several varieties of apricots provide a lighter, more delicate sweetness than peaches, and our apricot jam is a farmers' market favorite.
Plums
August-September
We don't always have plums. Our small crop often withers in the Grand Valley's tempestuous spring weather. When the plums do arrive—in reds, golds and deep purples—they're a treat everyone scrambles for.
Melon Master Jean-Francois Pasquali and his Charentais melons.
Charentais Melons
June-September
We are fortunately to have Jean-Francois Pasquali on the Rancho Durazno team. Jean-Francois grew up in southern France learning to grow these specialty melons on his family’s farm. They’re similar in color and texture to a cantaloupe but just so much more amazing!