Articles by Pam Montgomery, Founder & CEO

A slow spring means there’s still time to view the fleeting phenomenon. Learn more about how this year's blossoms are affected by La Nina and in stride with the ornamental blossoms in DC.

We are excited to announce that we made the cut for the 2022 Good Food Awards! We couldn’t be more proud because the Good Food Awards are a bit different from other specialty food awards. They believe what we believe—caring for our employees, environment, and local economy is essential to making delicious, high quality food.

Goodbye and good riddance: find out about Chukar’s elimination of Styrofoam and commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.

What do we mean by “Grown Here, Made Here”? Get the scoop…

In 2020 we forayed into the wine business. Learn more about why it just makes sense to add wine to Chukar’s repertoire.

Chukar started with a single product—Bing cherries dried with no added ingredients. Learn about the strict standards that still guide our product sourcing…

Northwest sweet cherries are the first fruit picked in June and are historically a symbol of the beginning of summer harvest.

From the beginning we sought out local growers who would commit to letting cherries ripen on the branch. The flavor and nutritional difference between a fully ripe cherry and one that is picked green is remarkable. Learn why picking cherries ripe makes all the difference...