Where We Live: July 2021
“Twin Peaks Orchards dates back to 1912, and summer has continued to signify stone fruit season. Warm days and cool nights lend to highly flavorful fruit like these juicy yellow nectarines.”
Words by Camelia Enriquez Miller, fourth-generation farmer and co-owner of Twin Peaks Orchards; photo by Francisco Chavira, @francisco_chavira, franciscochavira.com
FARM TO FORK
Enjoy Twin Peaks’ fresh-picked produce at the following local restaurants:
Farmhaus, 8230 Auburn Folsom Road, Granite Bay, 916-772-3276, farmhausgb.com
Hawks Restaurant, 5530 Douglas Boulevard, Granite Bay, 916-791-6200, hawksrestaurant.com
La Provence Restaurant & Terrace, 110 Diamond Creek Place, Roseville, 916-789-2002, laprovenceroseville.com
Poor Red’s Bar-B-Q, 6221 Pleasant Valley Road, El Dorado, 530-622-2901, poorreds.com
Reds’ Bistro, 3645 Taylor Road, Loomis, 916-259-4362, redsinloomis.com
FRUITFUL FACTS: DID YOU KNOW?
The nectarine is a subspecies of the peach, and due to its lack of peach fuzz is often referred to as a shaved peach; characteristically, they’re also smaller and sweeter.
Round, oval, and sometimes heart-shaped, plums are extremely high in potassium and are a low-glycemic fruit.
California produces 50% of the nation’s peaches. Varieties can either be clingstone, where the fruit clings to the stone, or freestone, where the flesh readily twists away from the pit. Clingstone is generally used for canning, but both types are available with white or golden flesh.
The bright orange-red color of nectarines is a result of the copious amount of beta-carotene that the fruit contains, which helps the body maintain a strong immune system, good vision, healthy skin, and protection from cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Sliced peaches will turn brown after cutting; lessen this by rinsing the slices in water mixed with lemon juice.
Round, oval, and sometimes heart-shaped, plums are extremely high in potassium and are a low-glycemic fruit.
California produces 50% of the nation’s peaches. Varieties can either be clingstone, where the fruit clings to the stone, or freestone, where the flesh readily twists away from the pit. Clingstone is generally used for canning, but both types are available with white or golden flesh.
The bright orange-red color of nectarines is a result of the copious amount of beta-carotene that the fruit contains, which helps the body maintain a strong immune system, good vision, healthy skin, and protection from cardiovascular diseases and cancer.
Sliced peaches will turn brown after cutting; lessen this by rinsing the slices in water mixed with lemon juice.
—Courtesy of PlacerGROWN Executive Director Carol Arnold