INDIANAPOLIS (WTHR) — Peach lovers, listen up!
2019's peach crop is the best in 20 years, according to Matthew Pond from The Peach Truck. So that means this year's Georgia peaches could be better than the peaches thousands of Hoosier lined up for last June! Yes, the impossible may now be true.
The Peach Truck is coming to central Indiana on Wednesday, July 10 and Thursday, July 11.
This tour has grown considerably since 2012 when tour creator Stephen Rose brought his peaches up from Fort Valley, Georgia to sell out of the back of his Jeep in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Jessica. Now the Peach Truck makes stops in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Texas, Florida and right here in Indiana.
The fresh Georgia peaches are available by the half bushel, which is a 25-pound box for $42. You can eat 'em, bake 'em, can 'em or freeze 'em! Leave your cash at home because they only accept credit & debit cards.
And be prepared to wait in line. The cars were backed up for 30 minutes at Bennett's Greenhouse in Lafayette on Tuesday morning. (No one seemed to mind, though.)
You can also purchase The Peach Truck Cookbook and bags of Georgia pecans.
Here are this week's scheduled times and central Indiana locations for the Peach Truck:
Wednesday, July 10
Carmel - 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Salsbery Bros Garden Center, 4317 East 146th St.
Greenwood - 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Summerfield Ace Hardware, 2101 Independence Dr.
Fishers - Noon to 2 p.m. at Wasson Garden Center, 13279 E. 126th St.
Franklin - Noon to 1 p.m. at Tractor Supply Co., 1540 N. Morton St.
Shelbyville - 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Rural King, 1800 E. State Rd 44
Greenfield - 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Tractor Supply Co., 1645 North State St.
Thursday, July 11
Brownsburg - 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. at Frazee Gardens, 3480 N State Road 267
Terre Haute - 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at The Apple House, 2611 S. Harding Ave.
Plainfield - 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Tractor Supply Co., 129 N Perry Rd.
Bloomington - 1 .p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Rural King, 3201 IN-45
Indianapolis - 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. at Expo Bowling Center, 5261 Elmwood Ave.
Columbus - 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Rural King, Northern Village 2985 N. National Rd.