Custom canning, freeze drying, and jam services also available. Hood-Crest Fruit is a taste of the good ol' days when attention to detail and quality were the norm. Hood-Crest Fruit has been enjoyed at dining room tables around the Northwest and beyond since 1946. What makes Hood-Crest fruit so great?
::Quality Fruit:: Our fruit comes from local Northwest orchards. The volcanic soils of our area
and mild climate create fruit that is unsurpassed.
::Quality Growers:: We work with wonderful growers who take pride in the quality of their fruit. By carefully monitoring their orchards they are able to pick the fruit at the perfect moment for canning and carefully transport the fruit to the cannery (sometimes just a trip down the hill!)
::Traditional canning process:: Hood-Crest Fruit is canned at the last remaining small, family operated cannery in the Northwest - the Muirhead Canning Company. Fruit is canned just like at home. Fresh, ripe fruit is handled with care and packed by hand into cans where it is sealed and heated in a hot water bath to preserve the premium quality and flavor.
::Our customers:: While you can find Hood-Crest Fruit at select stores and fruit stands around the Northwest, our main customer base are individuals who have tried our fruit, loved it, and loyally order fruit for home delivery each fall. We have *the best* customers around!
::Delivery:: Each fall we deliver fruit to the door of our Northwest customers. Russell Loughmiller, owner of the cannery and Hood-Crest Fruit, is often at the wheel meeting new customers and saying hello to old friends.
