I don't know how to break this to Georgia, the supposed peach tree state. And to my friends in Bedford, NY that think New York peaches are 'all that'. They are going to be devastated.
But California ranks first in the U.S. in the production of peaches, producing 71% of the total U.S. crop. We produce nearly 100% of the peaches destined for the can, and an impressive 50% of the fresh market peaches. These facts are facts. And from these facts we can deduce that California must grow some pretty damn good peaches. Case closed.
Peaches are at the very height of perfection right now in California, so I ran down the hill to the Hollywood Farmers Market and picked a peck of them for this week's Market Matters post.








