Royal Blenheim Apricots. buy & eat me now. Northern California & beyond.

Now is the time.
The time is Right Now.
If you live in California, USA or anywhere close by, and you love apricots

{photo by Anita Crotty of Married ...with Dinner}

The Royal Blenheim Apricot is in season right this minute.

AND YOU DO NOT WANT TO SEE THEM GO EXTINCT IN YOUR LIFE TIME

support the few farmers left growing them.

All this information just in from my favorite group, Bakers Dozen.

Dear Bakers Dozen Members:
The Blenheims are Here!  If you’d like to organize a carpool to pick some up, here are some sources:

 ♦Apricot King—Patty Gonzales’ orchard
Email:  [email protected]
Phone:  831/637-1938

Visit their farm in Hollister, or check them out at these local farmer's markets:

Santa Cruz
2:30 to 6:30 Wednesdays – Lincoln & Cedar, one block off Pacific in downtown Santa Cruz
Los Altos
4 to 8 p.m. – Thursdays, downtown Los Altos
Palo Alto
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Sundays (California & El Camino)
Mountain View
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Sundays (Hope & Evelyn Streets)

 
♦Andy's Orchard
1615 Half Road
Morgan Hill, CA 95037

Store Hours:
10:00am - 5:00pm Weekdays
10:00am - 4:00pm Weekends
(408) 782-7600 and ask for Lorene

or
•    Sigonona's Market (Palo Alto)
•    Cosentino's (San Jose) carries Andy's fruit
•    Local Farmers Market @ Garden Accent
•    11155 Lena Ave, Gilroy, CA 408/846-4555 Thur  2-7 pm
or look on the local harvest website.

More lovely photos can be found on Flickr of Royal Blenheim Apricots on the branch, taken by Spidra Webster.

Comments

[Elise]

I had no idea the Bleinheims were so scarce these days. Our next door neighbor had a couple of Bleinheim trees that are dropping apricots like mad right now, didn't realize how lucky we are! They really are outrageously good.

[Veranda]

So many fond memories of fresh apricots. When I was growing up my grandparents had a house right in the middle of a large apricot orchard in the Santa Clara Valley. Sadly, now its all gone.

[kayenne]

those look soooooooooo lovely... save for mangoes... we don't have local stone fruits here... and i love them so much!

[kevin]

I live in LA where the season for Blenheims is pretty much past -- i just finished preserving them, but it sounds like they're still coming in further north.

[julian]

Thank you so much for letting me know! I'm so glad they're @ the SC farmer's market.

[Grant Lawseth]

I live in Oak Park, CA , next to Thousand Oaks. I have not found any good apricots in the stores this season and both my trees had a yield of maybe 20 pieces each. Will you ship fresh apricots to me? I want about 40-50 pounds. I want them fresh and sweet.
If this is possible, please tell me the cost including shipping.

[Heather]

NOOOOO!!!! I hope that they never go extinct. I grew up with them, too. Every summer my grandma, mom, and I would make apricot jam. I just revived the tradition this summer: http://mooflyfood.com/apricotjam/ I got my apricots from Peter Wolfe ranch in Brentwood: http://peterwolfe.com/