Apricots

Drying Apricots
This year's apricots are juicy and sweet. We started drying apricots recently on June 24th and have many to dry yet.

When we harvest our apricots, we don't pick all the fruit right off the tree. We only pick the good ripe fruit. We will come back to a tree many times before all the fruit is picked. When the fruit is picked, we slice and dry it as soon as we can. In the video-tour you will see the large machine that slices the apricots in half before they are laid on the tray. The apricots are then laid with the inside face up on trays to be dried.

When the apricots are sorted, the most ripe and sweet apricots are set aside to be sliced by hand. These apricots are used to make Slab-Apricots, the sweetest and tastiest of all dried apricots because they are so ripe when they are dried.

Want to Sharpen your thinking?
According to studies at Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center in North Dakota, Apricots are loaded with the mineral zinc which aids the metabolism of neurotransmitters such as dopamine. This will enhance mental clarity helping you solve sticky situations faster.

Protect your eyes
Many times growing up I heard how good carrots were for my eyes. I began to think carrots were the only thing good for eyesight. A serving of our Dried Apricots contains 58% of our recommended intake of vitamin A which is a powerful antioxidant that helps prevent free radical damage from occurring to the eye's lens and other parts of the boy.

Drying Apricots Video
Get a glimpse of what it's like on a farm where fruit is dried. Take a look at our minute and a half video of us slicing and drying apricot.