Like most fruit, pears in grocery stores were bred to store well and be transported long distances without bruising. These commercial varieties tend to lack flavor and depth though. Solebury Orchards grows some of the most amazing heirloom and newer varieties with INCREDIBLE flavor! A sustainable local farm, they are committed to growing the healthiest fruits using integrated pest management practices, which is a fancy way of saying that they use predatory insects and "trap" plants as alternatives to chemicals.