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Contact: Tara Hamilton
Phone: 559.284.3976
Email: tarahamilton@me.com
Website: www.fruitjubilee.org
Life's a Peach, 5 Years Running!
More than a dozen local farmers know the time is plum ripe to let you indulge in summer's first fruits Saturday June 23rd from 5:00 pm to 8:30 pm. Bask in the heady scent of organic stone fruit as you savor 60 varieties of peaches, plums, pluots, nectarines and apricots. MOA Oasis Garden at 5790 N. Indianola Ave.
, Clovis, CA 93619 hosts this annual event that brings farmers and the local community together. Tickets are $5 and kids under 12 are free.
Highlights include Fruit Tasting and Sales, Farm Tours, Kids Craft corner, Workshops including a Jam Making demonstration, Japanese Tea Ceremony, Flower Arranging and a Recipe Contest in 3 categories: Stone fruit drinks, Artisan treats and Pies.
The public is invited to celebrate stone fruit grown the organic way here in the valley since 1889! Buy fruit direct from farmers like Peterson Farms, Olson Organics, and Blossom Bluff Orchards. Purchase prepared Artisan foods like fruit pies from Fresno's Chicken Pie Shop, pastries from La Boulangerie, entrees from Dusty Buns, fruit drinks from Organic Fresno, savories from Sierra Nut House and fresh fruit ice cream from La Reina de Michoacan.
Contestants for the recipe contest should send their name, contact phone no., and recipe category to tarahamilton@me.com Judging will take place at 7 pm. Winners will receive $50 gift certificates to Organic Fresno or Blossom Bluff Orchards.
This celebration of rural culture and organic stone fruit has developed a strong following over the last 4 years and is not to be missed by foodies, locals and rural tourists. Live music, educational demonstrations and connecting with the farmers growing your food make this evening peachy keen!
Organic Stone Fruit Jubilee on Saturday, June 23rd 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., at MOA Oasis Garden, 5790 N. Indianola Ave.
Clovis, CA 93619. Tickets are $5 and Children under 12 are free. Tickets are sold at the gate.
For more information the media can contact Tara Hamilton directly at 559.284.3976.
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