It’s peak peach season in St. Louis, and who better to talk about this most glorious of summertime fruits than our area’s very own peach expert, Chris Eckert? Hot on the heels of Eckert’s Farm’s record peach crop, the seventh-generation southern Illinois farmer dishes about all things peach, including his favorite ways to enjoy the fruit, fun facts, and why some of the old wive’s tales you’ve heard about ripening are actually myths. Tune in for a taste of summer.

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Mentioned in this episode:
Melt n Dip: 15575 Manchester, Ballwin, 636-220-1168
Clover and the Bee: 1000 W. Lockwood, Webster Groves, 314-942-1216
Eckert’s: Multiple locations in Illinois

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