Start with a lb of asparagus. Rinse thoroughly. Cut about an inch from woody ends, and toss them into a cup or so of chicken broth. Simmer while you do the rest. Cut the tips off and simmer just until tender (you can put ‘em in with the ends, then remove and set aside). Cut up the stems into roughly 1″ pieces. Saute with a diced sweet onion until onion is the way you like it. Add the broth from the woody ends, plus a little more if necessary. Add dill weed (plenty!), thyme, and black pepper to your liking. When the asparagus is very, very tender, blend it with an immersion blender (or the regular blender, whichever you have handy!). In a little pan, bring about 1/2 cup heavy cream to a boil and reduce it slightly. Stir this and the tips into the
soup. Add a little sea salt & pepper if you want it. People will covet your lunch.”

Thanks Tricia!

Jack reminds Josh "roots down"

Watch the video:

There’s a new press release at UofMHealth.org describing findings of Dr.
Bolling’s Cardioprotection Research Laboratory. Their studies report on
the benefits of including cherries in the diet: reduction of
inflammation and cardiovascular risk, reduction of atherosclerosis and
other heart disease risk, and improved antioxidants. See the release at
http://www.uofmhealth.org/News/Tart+cherries.

Josh, Casey, Jack, John

Jim and Rose, 2010 National Cherry Queen Maria LaCross, John and Betsy

Here we are receiving from the National Cherry Festival the 2011 Very Cherry Promotion Award! We are very proud to of this! Thank You!

Excerpt by Richard Lehnert of Good Fruit Grower Magazine:

The National Cherry Festival Committee gave two awards during cherry industry meetings in Traverse City this week.

The Very Cherry Promotion Award went to John and Betsy King and Jim and Rose King, who grow fruit, operate two farm markets, and run a successful Internet business in which innovative tart cherry products play a big part. King Orchards, Central Lake, Michigan, sells such products as dried cherries, cherry juice concentrate, and Balaton cherry salsa, as well as more conventional products such as pie fillings. They avidly promote the health benefits of tart cherries.

I don’t normally send email to companies about their products, but your frozen Montmorency cherries are out of this world! I placed my first order last Wednesday and they arrived in perfect condition on Friday. They are so good that my husband and I are eating them frozen by the handful. I haven’t even made pie yet! We live very close to Plymouth, MA or “Home of the first Thanksgiving” and my husband said “There would be NO pumpkin pie if the pilgrims had these cherries”. I can hardly wait to start pie baking. I will absolutely be ordering from King Orchards again. And telling all my friends too!

Happy Holidays,

Susan Campia

Waquoit, Massachusetts