Ramrock Orchard
Flathead Lake, MT
Ramrock Orchard converted from a conventional cherry orchard to an organic cherry orchard approximately 7 years ago. They have been in the cherry business for 15 years and for approimately 9 of those years, they grew conventional cherries. In essence, they sold the conventional orchard to focus solely on organic cherries.
Keep in mind that these high altitude cherries are hand picked by approximately 20 harvest workers who come from the state of Washington. The types of cherries they grow are Lamberts, which they pick first, followed by Lapins, as they ripen shortly after the Lamberts. In most cases, they are picked later than the Washington state harvest. Due to the Glacier climate, high altitude, the location by Flathead Lake, which is the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi river, and the local weather conditions, they experience warm days (approximately 80 degrees) and cool nights (approximately 50 degrees) and are able to produce sweeter, larger cherries, thus making this a prime area to grow Flathead Lake Organic Sweet Cherries.
