Friendship and hospitality. It was an amazing experience. That's an understatement. Do you have emotional ties to brands? I sure do. There are brands that I'm loyal to because those are the brands I knew as a kid. As I grew older, I got to know them a little bit better and the loyalty was solidified.
During the holidays, my Mom would bring home their beautiful Royal Riviera Pears. Her clients would give her generous gifts for Christmas and even though I love love Moose Munch, we looked forward mostly to those pears. If you have never tasted one, you have missed out.
They are wonderfully juicy and wonderfully sweet. Sweet perfection. Fast forward and I'm an adult, a few years ago a co-worker of mine injured herself at work. We found out she was going to have to have surgery and we wanted to be able to show her we cared. I made the order online and had such fun picking out the cutest basket that included Moose Munch of course!
For me, it was all about friendship and hospitality. I am fortunate to have a friend and her name is Sandy. Her grace and wonderful hospitality inspires me. As soon as we arrived at her house for dinner, the first event for the trip, I felt so welcome and so at home. There's a lot of science involved in growing pears. Harvests are not done by machine but by hand.
There's a lot of love and care that goes into each pear. Simply gorgeous, right? Hi, Cassie! That's a lot of pears and they harvest them from September to November. The Rogue Valley is surrounded by mountains and desert so they have the perfect climate. That doesn't always mean they don't have freezes though. They have an intricate system of propane tubing under the trees, in case there's a freeze, they can heat up the trees so their crop isn't ruined.
