We are a small family farm located in southwest Colorado. Our primary crop is peaches, peaches, peaches! Everyone wants their fruit to taste good, but exactly what does that mean. Peaches that stay on the tree longer develop higher sugar (or Brix) and therefore make sweeter, jucier, more flavorful peaches.

Peaches picked too green will never have the sweetness, full flavor and juciness we all want in a peach.

Kiva Orchard owner, Bill Manning puts it this way, "I'm looking for flavor, flavor so intense that when a piece of fruit is bitten into, the consumer says 'Oh, wow!' and tells the retailer they want more."

Tree ripened fruit captures the imagination of the consumer, suggesting a closer link between the grower and a satisfied customer. Flavor develops brand loyalty. With that goal firmly in focus, Kiva Orchard is committed to organic management practices to maximize this outcome.

While higher Brix (sugar) levels, as measured by a simple refractometer, mean a deeper gold, more flavorful, more aromatic, sweeter, juicier peach with better keeping qualities, it also is an indicator of general farming practices, soil fertility, and ripening potential. Farming practices that encourage a vibrant, healthy farm have many rewards, one of which speaks for itself at harvest time in the rich flavor of the fruit.

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