Jul
18
When it comes to finding different peach varieties to review, grocery stores usually aren’t the best option. Most stores just the peaches are yellow flesh or white flesh, without giving a specific variety. That is why I was excited this week to find two varieties I haven’t had at Busch’s in Saline, Michigan. The first …
Aug
28
If you are wondering if there is still time to pick peaches in Michigan this season, the answer is yes. But the peach season is almost over. The last season varieties are becoming available, so you should be able to find a couple places in Michigan still picking peaches through Labor Day weekend. After that …
Aug
27
If you have been reading this site regularly you will know that there are several peach series such as the haven series (including Red Haven) and Flamin’ Fury (all start with PF). Today we are going to look at a peach from the stellar series, called the Blushing Star. All Stellar peach have the name …
Aug
19
Click here for the most up to date news. We are seeing many mid-season peach varieties available across the state. Red Havens are coming near their end soon, so you better get out there this weekend and pick them. Other later varieties are ripening as we speak. Here are updates from across the state. 1. …
Aug
19
A good white peach can be hard to find. Most supermarkets carry white flesh peaches that are even harder than the yellow ones they carry. This is why it’s best to go to the source as I did when buying White Lady peaches from the Farm Boy produce stand on Hall Road in Utica, Michigan …
Aug
19
Donut peaches are one of the strangest looking peach varieties around. There are several different types of donut peaches. Today we will be looking at the Galaxy donut peach. I purchased some this past weekend from Alexander’s Farm Market in Whitmore Lake, Michigan. They got their donut peaches from the west side of the state. …
Jul
29
Another trip to the Ann Arbor Farmer’s Market, produced another variety of peach to talk about. The Sugar May is dark red skinned peach with a white flesh. You might think that white flesh is something different, but actually all peaches use to be white-fleshed. The orange-fleshed varieties were created and became the dominant peach …
Jul
10
Ever been to the supermarket and saw some peaches that look like someone sat on them? You might have been looking at a donut peach. One variety of donut peaches is the saturn peach. They are a peach that is more flat, less round than your everyday peach. Their flesh is white and it is …
Welcome to my blog! My name is Eric. I live in Saline, Michigan with my wife (Donna) and two daughters, Hannah (3 1/2) and Autumn (1). I started this blog in October 2009 to share my culinary experiences from making my own food from scratch to what I find at farmer's markets and grocery stores.
