Slow Food Russian River & The FruitGuys present The Gravenstein Apple Box
Available August 15-26th, 2011
This month, you can support the Slow Food Gravenstein Apple Presidium by ordering The Gravenstein Apple Box, a project of Slow Food Russian River and The FruitGuys.
The Gravenstein Apple: Among the hundreds of California apple varieties, the heirloom Gravenstein Apple is beloved as one of the best eating and baking apples. A fine balance of sweet and tart, its full-bodied flavor intensifies when made into sauce, juice, pie, or vinegar, yet the Gravenstein Apple is in danger of becoming commercially extinct. Suburban development, the popularity of wine grape production, and competition from Chinese apple juice concentrate are among the factors that have greatly reduced the number of orchards and apple acreage in Sonoma County, California.
What You Get: Enjoy 16 pieces, approximately 5 pounds, of delicious fresh Gravenstein apples delivered within 2 days of harvest from local orchards, along with two recipes. Cost $20. Free shipping within California. The box is 75-100% post consumer recycled cardboard.
What You Support: Your purchase supports Sonoma County’s remaining Gravenstein Apple orchards. The Gravenstein Apple is in Slow Food USA’s Ark of Taste, a list of 200 endangered American foods.
How to Order: Gravenstein apples have a short and precious harvest season and will be available for Tuesday though Thursday delivery the weeks of August 15th and August 22nd only.
Please note: Online order is no longer available for this product, please give us a call to place your order.
If you would like to purchase a box of Gravenstein apples and have it delivered outside of California, call us at 877-FRUIT-ME (877-378-4863) or email info@fruitguys.com for shipping rates and to place your order.
All Gravenstein apples will be coming out of our South San Francisco facility. Apples must be shipped overnight to ensure quality and shipping charges will increase the further from California they are delivered. Example shipping charges:
California $0
Las Vegas $23
Phoenix $25
Denver $25
Chicago $30
Philadelphia $30
New York $30
Enjoy and be fruitful!
1-877-Fruit-Me, info@fruitguys.com
