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Asian Organic Pears
The history of the fruit dates back more than 3000 years ago when first cultivated by the Chinese. They are called salad pears, pear apples, Nashi (Japanese for "pear"), Oriental, Chinese or Japanese pears. Oriental horticulture practices are credited for producing a large, high quality pear, of perfect shape, color, and conformity. Their orchards are trellised for high yield and meticulously groomed. Most of the labor is performed by hand. To be the best, you learn fro We continue to expand and refine the techniques used in our orchards. We have learned how to size and shape the fruit and when to harvest for the best short and long term eating and storage properties. We are blessed with good soil. Our mild climate with warm days and cool nights provides optimum temperatures for the highest quality fruit. Our gourmet quality Asian pears are grown in individual bags, tree ripened, and then picked and sorted by gloved hands. Our pears received first, second and t
Testimonials NEWS RELEASE:
Nov 23, 2007; THE HONOLULU ADVERTISER and HAWAII'S NEWSPAPER ONLINE:
"The Poe family started prize-winning Morning Star organic Asian pear farm in 1992...our tasters thought these pears were the best they'd ever eaten."
"Dear friends at Morning Star Ventures, Dear Randy," "Thank you! Your prears are wonderful." "Best pears we have ever eaten and thank you so much Tom Brimborn for giving us this great gift." "Thank you for the pears, they are really wonderful. We cannot get them locally. Our son-in-law thinks they are the very best he has ever had, as do we all!" "Randy, the pears are the most delicious and most beautiful we've ever seen. Thanks so much." "EXCELLENT PEARS. Really enjoyed." "Very good! We enjoyed them very much."
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Morning Star Ventures LLC, our family owned business, would like to introduce you to a crisp, extra-sweet fruit that looks like an apple but has the genetic makeup of a pear. Asian pears are bursting with very sweet juice but without the grittiness of European pears. They do not change texture after picking and storage as other pears do; in fact they are the longest storable fruit. 
m the best. In 1995, Morning Star Ventures visited the famed Tottori Prefecture on the North coast of Japan.We visited many orchards and agriculture experimental stations, gleaning valuable knowledge from the masters. 
hird place during one year of the Oregon State Fair. Our orchards produce the 20th Century and Shinseiki varieties. We specialize in these two yellow skinned pears because they are similar to and pollinate one another. These are the best known and most popular of the many varieties. They are both round, pale yellow fruit with an extremely juicy, crisp, and sweet white flesh. The fruit is fully ripened on the tree for the best possible flavor. The pear retains its freshness and crispness throughout a long storage life. Asian pears have a shelf life of 10-12 days at room temperature, but will last much longer if refrigerated. Each pear is individually bagged in the spring and grows within the bag on the tree until the harvest. The bags are imported and placed one at a time by hand on the most perfect pear in the cluster. This is a very labor intensive and, therefore expensive process. The bags protect the fruit from direct sun, birds, and insects without using chemicals. The resulting premium pear has a very thin and delicate skin. Our theory is that the energy saved from not forming the normal, non-bagged, thicker, darker skin results in a larger, sweeter fruit with beautiful pale color that is highly prized in the Orient. 
