Shifting seasons and shorter harvest windows are changing the way we process fresh cherries. A new fruit dehydrator has been installed at our WA headquarters.

Washington State's governor issued physical distancing and subsequent stay-at-home guidelines. Overnight, the Chukar Management Team had to reevaluate everything—current operations and payroll, There's no road map for this. It is simply people improvising with a common goal of safety, survival, community connection, teamwork.

We are excited to debut a new line of Certified Organic products. With less than 1% of US farm land holding an Organic certification, it is exciting to find Organic cherries right here in Washington State.