Asian Pears Early Harvest Box

Handpicked in late summer at peak ripeness, these early-ripening Asian pears are among the sweetest and juiciest—perfect in salads, on meat-and-cheese-boards, and as mid-afternoon snacks. The early harvest box is a rustic medley of freshly picked, palm-sized brown and yellow-skinned Asian Pears that ship directly to you from the farm.

Joel Spira, a successful inventor, first tasted Asian Pears during a business trip in the 1970s and was so enchanted he carried home the seeds for his wife, Ruth Rodale Spira, a botanist, to plant in their backyard, starting this legendary pear farm. Grown by Subarashii Kudamono (“Wonderful Fruit” in Japanese) in Kempton, Pennsylvania, the orchard’s sumo-sized Asian pears are admired for their super crisp taste and firmness — not to mention their large size.