The cherries used in making this delicious dried fruit and scrumptious concentrate is grown on family owned orchards on the north shores of the Great Lakes. This is considered an ideal fruit producing area due to the long fall season known as "lake effect." The families behind this exceptional product is committed to organic agriculture and still slowly press and lightly filter their fruits using a Swiss made juice press that requires no press aids or enzymes. Canadian fruits are highly prized for their quality and taste.