Each fall Monument Hill Kiwanis Club (MHKC) offers delicious peaches for sale to the public and directs all net proceeds back into the community. That’s a combination that works to everyone’s benefit.
Palisade peaches have an outstanding reputation for being large, sweet and only available for a limited time. C&R Farms is a long-time partner with MHKC. Located on the Western Slope, its microclimate provides warm winds from the mesas, long summer days and cool nights. That’s perfect weather for growing peaches.
This year’s peaches will be very competitively priced at $43 per 18 lb. box. Peaches will be available for pick up on August 2nd at Bear Creek Elementary School (1330 Creekside Dr) in Monument. You can order peaches on line at monumenthillkiwanis.org and clicking on the peach.
For the past two years, members of the Tri-Lakes community have ordered more than 1,000 cases of hand-picked (and delivered within two days) fruit. Those sales will net about $10,000 that funds grants back into the community. And while the formula for success may be simple, the execution is not. Distribution day requires 52 volunteers to keep things running smoothly in two shifts of two hours each.