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Peter is the passionate-about-delicious-fruit mastermind of Seedling Orchard in South Haven, Michigan, and Seedling Enterprises, the distribution, interactive and educational arm of the farm. While working in the restaurant industry, he frequented farmers markets to find the best produce available and forged lasting friendships. When his favorite fruit sellers mentioned that they were retiring, he bought their 100-year-old, 81-acre orchard.
Peter grows almost 80 varieties of fruit on over 5000 trees; apples, peaches, pears, plums, nectarines, cherries, apricots. The delicious fruit produced at Seedling includes 25 varieties of apples, 12 varieties of peaches, 12 varieties of cherries, 6 varieties of pears, 6 varieties of apricots, 5 varieties of plums…and more on the way!
He also produces varietal ciders and flavored blends in their own cider mill. All ciders are 100% natural, with no preservatives, and are cold pasteurized to keep the taste of true old-fashioned cider.
Fruits are left to hang on the tree as long as possible to allow the flavor to develop fully. Seedling tastes and tests the sugars to be sure the fruit is picked ripe and at the peak of flavor. Waiting for the peak flavor makes the fruit harder to ship and increases waste, but producing the best tasting fruit is the farm’s top priority.
Seedling Farm uses an integrated pest management system to grow the best quality fruits with the least amount of impact on the environment. Peter is committed to farming sustainably to ensure the land remains viable, to preserve groundwater and to provide his customers with the healthiest, tastiest fruit.
Before Good Fruit Goes Bad: http://seedlingfruit.com/sweettalk/goodfruit.html
Seedling Recipes: http://seedlingfruit.com/recipes.html
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