our farm
Summer 2017 - First season for us on the farm
Summer 2019 - 3rd summer on the farm with one new addition to the family
Spring 2021 - getting ready for our 5th season with our family of 4!
Our FRUIT
At our farm in South-East Kelowna (including our leased organic orchard, previously farmed by Lorena and Jim at Eastwood Organic Orchard), we have 8 varieties of peaches: Early Redhaven, Harbrite, Raritan Rose (white-fleshed), Redhaven, Sun Crest, Glohaven, Cresthaven and O’Henry, that are picked from mid-July to late September. Our peaches are big, freestone (except Early Redhaven), tree-ripened peaches. We have 3 varieties of plums: Santa Rosa, Green Gage and the Italian Prune, that are picked from early August to early September. We have six varieties of apples: Gala, McIntosh, Spartan, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Fuji, that are picked from early September to mid October, and sold into the winter.
EARLY REDHAVEN
One of the world’s most widely planted peaches, the Early Redhaven is our first variety on the farm! Delicious, yellow-fleshed peach that gets us all jazzed up about peach season. We pick these mid to late July.
Harbrite
Harbrites usually ripen in late July to early August. It is a medium to large sized freestone peach with red and gold skin. They have yellow flesh and can have a bit of red colouring close to the pit. We are always amazed at how sweet and juicy the Harbrite is.
RARITAN ROSE
The Raritan Rose is our ONLY white-fleshed peach variety on our farm. Many people go crazy for white peaches, and frankly, I find most lack flavour in comparison to yellow-fleshed. However, this variety is an exception. Robust peachy flavour, with a delicate rose-like aroma and after-taste.
Redhaven
A very common variety, the Redhaven is a great eating peach with yellow flesh. The freestone peach gets a nice red colour to it when it ripens. It is expected to be medium sized. At our farm they ripen early August.
Suncrest
Suncrest peaches produce large freestone juicy peaches with a little red blush. This is a favourite amongst many of our customers, since it’s flavour is quite unique and has a little tang to it. We planted 25 new Suncrest peaches on our farm in 2019, so are expecting much more of this variety in the years to come.
GLOHAVEN
Glohaven peaches are a yellow-fleshed, freestone peach with a slightly acidic flavour. They are unique in that they don’t brown as easily as other varieties, making them ideal for cooking as well as slicing and serving. They are absolutely delicious, and are the favourite peach of Eastwood Organics’ Jim and Lorena.
Cresthaven
Our most abundant variety, the Cresthaven is an excellent eating peach and absolutely great for canning. It’s yellow flesh holds up better than earlier peaches when processed and is still quite firm when ripe. We love its sweetness and for those of us who don’t particularly like the fuzziness of peaches, these guys barely have any. These will ripen to a deep yellow and red skin from mid-august to early September.
O'Henry
We save one of our best varieties for last. The late ripening O’Henry is a peach lovers peach. It has a ton of peach flavour and aroma while being both juicy and sweet. Great for eating and canning. It will ripen near the end of August to mid-September with a very dark red skin and firm yellow flesh.