Where to find sweet Georgia peaches from The Peach Truck in Louisville in 2022

Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal
·3 min read

The popular Peach Truck will soon be returning to the Louisville area and we can almost taste the ripe juicy goodness dripping down our chins.

Starting in June, the Peach Truck tour plans to visit 24 states, including Kentucky and Indiana.

Haven't heard of The Peach Truck? It's a Nashville-based traveling food truck that delivers farm-fresh peaches from Georgia and South Carolina directly to the consumer. Stephen Rose, who grew up in Georgia eating aromatic peaches straight off the tree, started this fruit delivery service with his wife Jessica in 2012 because he says he was "tired of the tasteless grocery store peach options" in his new home in Tennessee.

Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, The Peach Truck partners directly with hometown farmers in Georgia and delivers peaches directly to the consumer within hours.

"Louisville really gets the energy of what we are trying to do with the Peach Truck," Rose said. "In Louisville, you all will come out no matter what the weather and wait in line because you really love the fresh fruit of the South. Louisville is one of our biggest stops on the tour."

The Peach Truck Cookbook
The Peach Truck Cookbook

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And that's saying a lot. The Peach Truck makes stops all summer from Michigan to Texas selling half bushel boxes (25 pounds) of super fresh juicy peaches for $50, bags of pecans for $15 each and The Special (two 25-pound boxes of peaches and two 10-ounce bags of shelled and halved pecans) sell for $110.

If you are wondering if your family can consume 25 pounds of fresh peaches, the Roses have you covered. Because they don't want a single piece of your yummy fruit to go to waste, The Peach Truck website has dozens of recipes for you to try and instructions on freezing and canning peaches. The couple has also written a best-selling cookbook. "The Peach Truck Cookbook" (Amazon, $16.99) is chock full of 100 recipes to ensure you enjoy your delicious box of peaches in numerous ways.

Here's what to know about the 2022 The Peach Truck Tour:

When does The Peach Truck come to Louisville and Southern Indiana?

The Peach Truck 2022 Tour will begin June 13. It's best to preorder your peaches and select a pickup location before these dates. Preorders and scheduling a pick up time and location are available at thepeachtruck.com.

Peach Truck Tour in Louisville 2022 dates:

  • Brownsboro Hardware & Paint, 4858 Brownsboro Road: July 31

  • Main Event Entertainment, 12500 Sycamore Station Place: June 14, July 12 and 31

  • Mall St, Matthews, 5000 Shelbyville Road: June 15, July 13

  • Middletown Commons, 13301 Shelbyville Road: June 15, July 13

  • New Cut Peddlers Mall, 191 Outer Loop: June 15

  • Brownsboro Hardware & Paint, 9521 U.S. 42, Prospect, Kentucky: June 14, July 12

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Peach Truck Tour in Southern Indiana 2022 dates:

  • Green Tree Mall, 757 E Lewis and Clark Pkwy, Clarksville, Indiana: June 14

  • Rural King 2960 E. 10th St. Jeffersonville, Indiana: June 15, July 13 and 31

Reach Kirby Adams at kadams@courier-journal.com or Twitter @kirbylouisville.

Peach Beer Cocktail

Servings: 6 and 1/2 cups, prep: 20 mininute, total time: 1 hour

Peach Beer Cocktail from "The Peach Truck Cookbook" (Amazon, $16.99)
Peach Beer Cocktail from "The Peach Truck Cookbook" (Amazon, $16.99)

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup sugar

  • 1/3 cup water

  • 1 large peach, chopped (1-and-1/4 cups)

  • 1 (3 inch) strip lemon peel

  • 3 (12 ounces) fruited wheat beers, chilled

  • 1/2 cup vodka, chilled

  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

  • 1 peach, thinly sliced

Directions

1. Combine sugar, water, chopped peach, and lemon peel in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, smashing with a potato masher to crush peaches and dissolve sugar. Let cool to room temperature, then strain, pressing on solids. (You should have 3/4 cup syrup.) Discard solids. Cover and chill until ready to use.

2. Add peach syrup, vodka, beers, and lemon juice to the syrup in a pitcher. Serve over ice with sliced peaches in the glasses.

Thirsty for more? You'll also find instructions for The Peach Truck's refreshing Peach Mojitos at thepeachtruck.com.

This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Where to find The Peach Truck Tour in Louisville 2022