10-Time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Champion Will Compete in Spike Chassis Entry with Mark Cooper and Sage Fruit INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 3, 2022) – 10-Time World of Outlaws (WoO) NOS Energy Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz announced today that he will compete in the 2022 Lucas Oil Chili Bowl Midget Nationals driving for Mark Cooper, the owner of Spike Chassis and co-entrant, Mike Curb of Curb/Agajanian Racing. Partnering with Sage Fruit, Curb Records, Carquest, Advance Auto Parts, Absolute Automation and DKW Transport Schatz will be making his fourth event appearance in the 36th runni ..read more

Sage Fruit Company of Yakima, Washington is excited to announce the launch of a new, Earth-friendly pouch bag beginning in June. During the 2021 cherry season, all Sage Fruit bulk, Organic Dark Sweet cherries will be packed in a Bio-Able Solutions bag. With increased consumer concerns over single-use plastic, as well as a heightened awareness of the availability of more sustainable options, Sage Fruit is actively seeking alternative solutions to traditional packaging. Unfortunately, traditional plastics do not rapidly degrade in our natural setting, and if they are not properly recycled, they ..read more

There’s no need for last minute gifts, during the holidays or otherwise, to be stressful or complicated. Follow along as Lori from the Produce Moms and Kaci from Sage Fruit demonstrate how to make easy, affordable and homemade gifts that everyone is sure to love. We’ve created a list of what you’ll need. Gather your ingredients and create these delightful gifts along with us! Slow Cooker Vanilla Spiced Pear ButterYields 8, 8oz jars 7-8lbs ? pears (any variety) 1 lemon 1 orange 1 cup brown sugar 2 tsp vanilla extract 3/4 tsp cardamom (or allspice or clove) 3/4 tsp nutmeg (or pumpkin ..read more

Apple harvest is in full swing in the Pacific Northwest! From August through the end of October, we’ll be hard at work picking all of your favorite varieties. Throughout the summer we’ve experienced mild temperatures. However, the warm days and cool nights have brought on good coloring of the fruit. The weather has also allowed for an earlier harvest than last year by 3-5 days. Popular varieties like Gala and Honeycrisp are some of the first off the trees, while our newest additions like Smitten and Cosmic Crisp will come later in September. At Sage Fruit, we specialize in growing both Conven ..read more

Although our summer fruit season has come to an end, that doesn’t mean things slow down here in the Northwest. In fact, they’re just getting started! While cherries kick off our harvest season in June, we continue with apples and pears well into the fall. There are ten commercially grown pears in Washington and Oregon, but our main varieties include: Bartlett, Bosc, Green Anjou and Red Anjou. Bartletts are among the very first new crop fruit to come off the tree, with their harvest beginning in early August. Like apples, the different pear varieties are harvested at different times.  202 ..read more

Step aside pineapple, there’s a new fruit pizza topping in town! It’s long been debated as to whether or not pineapple (fruit in general) belongs on pizza. Well, we’re here to add to that great debate, BUT instead of pineapple, we’re adding pears! Pears can be grilled or cooked, they pair well with cheese, and let’s be honest… Everything goes with bread! Hence why we’ve added them to one of our favorite foods. Now it’s time pineapples step aside for pears to triumph as the ultimate fruit to use as a pizza topping! We highly recommend giving one of the delicious recipes below a try. While you ..read more

  Welcome to the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where tree fruit is our specialty! Get to know Sage Fruit Company as we take you through the process of growing, packing and shipping the world’s best apples, pears, cherries, peaches, apricots & nectarines. The post Meet Sage Fruit Company appeared first on Sage Fruit ..read more

Have you tried a Smitten? Once bitten, you’ll be forever Smitten! The search for the next great eating apple began in New Zealand in 2005. By 2011, Smitten was introduced to the United States courtesy of Pegasus Premier Fruit. Today, only a few apple shippers across the country are responsible for the growing, packing and distributing of this unique variety within the domestic market – which includes Sage Fruit! Parentage Smitten is a cross pollination of Gala, Braeburn, Fiesta and Falstaff. Characteristics Smitten is a bi-colored, stripe apple. It has a bright, pink/red ..read more

Summer is the perfect time for family cookouts, so #GetYourGrillOn with Summer Fruit! We’re hosting our first ever Instagram contest with The Produce Moms and we’re giving you a chance to win a new grill! Grilling peaches for dessert? We want to see it! How about fruit kabobs? Snap those pics! Head on over to our Instagram now and enter for a chance to WIN…1 Grand Prize Winner + 2 Weekly Winners! How to Enter: Follow @sage_fruit and @theproducemoms on Instagram Take a photo of your summer fruit on the grill, tag @sage_fruit & the @theproducemoms and use the #GetYourGrillOn hashtag ..read more

  This past spring, we welcomed a new growing and packing facility to the Sage Fruit Family. With this new warehouse (Vanguard Pride Packing), we added more apples and cherries to our inventory….but, we also added A LOT of Northwest grown stone fruit. So, as much as we enjoyed the summer before, we now have three more reasons to love it – apricots, peaches & nectarines! While our apricot season is already over, we are just getting started with peaches and nectarines. What is a stone fruit? Let’s first establish what a stone fruit is. Very simply, it is a fruit that contains a large ..read more