Hello! Matt here with The Farming Report. With week the subject is...........Cherries!
Here are the fun facts!
•Cherries were brought to America by ship with early settlers in the 1600s.
•Michigan is the leader in producing tart cherries. They produce 200-250 million pounds of tart cherries per year.
•In 1852, Peter Dougherty,a Presbyterian missionary living in northern Michigan, planted cherry trees on Old Mission Peninsula (near Traverse City, Michigan). Much to the surprise of the other farmers and Indians who lived in the area, Dougherty's cherry trees flourished and soon other residents of the area planted trees. The area proved to be ideal for growing cherries because Lake Michigan tempers Arctic winds in winter and cools the orchards in summer.
•There are 7,000 cherries on an average tart cherry tree and it takes 250 cherries to make a cherry pie.
•The third week of July is usually the peak of cherry harvest in the US.
•Cherry pie filling is the number one pie filling sold in the US.
•Michigan is the leader in producing tart cherries. They produce 200-250 million pounds of tart cherries per year.
•In 1852, Peter Dougherty,a Presbyterian missionary living in northern Michigan, planted cherry trees on Old Mission Peninsula (near Traverse City, Michigan). Much to the surprise of the other farmers and Indians who lived in the area, Dougherty's cherry trees flourished and soon other residents of the area planted trees. The area proved to be ideal for growing cherries because Lake Michigan tempers Arctic winds in winter and cools the orchards in summer.
•There are 7,000 cherries on an average tart cherry tree and it takes 250 cherries to make a cherry pie.
•The third week of July is usually the peak of cherry harvest in the US.
•Cherry pie filling is the number one pie filling sold in the US.
Abbie Wagner don't like cherries and will avoid them at all costs. :)
Hope you enjoyed this post!
~Matthew~
I LOVE cherries!
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