Pearls of samarkand fairtrade organic cherries 100g pearls of samarkand fairtrade organic cherries 100g these are the worlds first organic fairtrade cherries grown by small farmer groups near samarkand in uzbekistan they are harvested when ripe and pitted at silk road organiks factory the same day before being sun dried it takes 1kg of fresh cherries to produce a 100g packet of sun dried cherries use in baking on cereals or as a tasty snack rich in magnesium phosperous and manganese