Fall is peak season for many local pears. 

Some pears, like the Bosc pear, can grow throughout the winter, and are great baked into an upside-down cake or a galette. But fall is peak season for some special varieties, including the Red Clapp pear and the Seckel pear, also known as the sugar pear. These are great to eat fresh, shaved into a salad, or even for pickling. 

Amelia Tarpey is a program and publicity manger for GrowNYC Greenmarkets. She tells WNYC pears are going for about $3 to $5 a pound at Greenmarkets right now.