Cherry season has arrived. I got an early start during our recent visit to California where the yummy fruit ripens earlier, and now Washington cherries are ready to peak and it’s a bumper crop this year. 78,000 tons were harvested last year and 150,000 tons are expected for 2009. 30% of it goes overseas, mostly to Asia. Growers take all necessary precautions to keep their cherries in good shape, even bringing in helicopters to blow harmful rainwater off of the fruit.