Before I talk about apples, we have to wish our son in-law happy birthday! Grayson's 27 today, and he's part of our family now! Yay!
Happy Birthday, Grayson!
Notice how I'm listening carefully! Tim personally enjoyed a Kanzi as he told us what he knew about them. Kanzi apples quickly took off in Europe 5 years ago with it's tart flavor. Northern Europeans like tarter apples that are more acidic such as Jonagold, Jazz and Pink Lady. Southern Europe such as Spain likes a sweeter apple such as the Gala. Americans also tend to like a sweeter apple. I think I must be more Northern European because I like an apple that has some tartness. Some of the Swede is coming out in me.
Kanzi means "hidden treasure" in Swahili. According to Tim, this apple is grower friendly, minimal russeting, no bruising or splitting. It has a storage regimen like a Braeburn meaning it can store until June. Directly out of the field Kanzi has a strong flavor that decreases gradually in storage. With this in mind, Columbia Fruit Packers along with their sales desk CMI like to wait until the first of the year to begin marketing this apple for optimum flavor.
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Columbia Fruit's planting is 1452 trees per acre. Last year they picked 40-50 bins to the acre and peaked on 72's.
Kanzi is developed, owned and marketed in Europe by Greenstar Kanzi Europe (GKE). They are based out of Belgium. Columbia Fruit Packers in Wenatchee won the competition with other sheds in the United States to have this apple as one of their club varieties.
Here is a younger block.
We liked this garbage can design for the Safe Quality Foods requirement. It's made out of a recycled chemical barrel and it has a spray on label. In Spanish, basura means garbage. Cheap and easy!
Tim took us out to lunch at the Grainery in Quincy. Here's a list of their different paninis. If your new to paninis, they are delicious toasted sandwiches. Tim was a great host!
In addition to Tim, my other resources for Kanzi were as follows:
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