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Guess What, Chicken Butt! The Apple Show Must Go On.
WHILE YOU FARM FANS have been cozy in your winter hideouts, we farmers have been breaking showbiz records. For the first time ever, we have kept the show going through February. And guess what—We’ll be open through March! The show … Continue reading
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$50 Booty, 50 Years Fruity, and the Story of Two Appleseeds.
SINCE THE 1890s, fruit breeders up in Geneva, New York, have been tirelessly studying apples. These days, Cornell scientists there operate the most extensive apple-breeding program in North America. The science has exploded over the years, but the geniuses of … Continue reading
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Breaking New Ground this Winter, and Apple Cider in the Polar Vortex.
WITH A NAME like Polar Vortex, it’s gotta be cold. But with a name like Tundra, you just know she loves it. Yes, the old girl knows how to handle winter: she lounges around on the cold hard ground. As … Continue reading
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Winter Things to Do… Ideas from You… and the Year in Review.
HAPPY NEW YEAR, ‘CREEKERS. It has been cold and quiet here in Appleville. We are still open, believe it or not. If you want to help us make good use of the slow times, there are a few easy things … Continue reading
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Winter Cider, Apple Sauce Trees, and a Fresh Crop of Books.
TREE HUGGERS and ecologists have a rule of thumb: For every tree you cut down, you must plant 35,000 more. Zorro couldn’t care less about that rule or any other. But Lewis Billy was contemplating the notion while brushing his … Continue reading
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An Apple Cider Sale, and Sidelights on Farm Life in Oil.
AS THE DAYS GET SHORTER, so do these newscasts. In today’s edition, we thank the several thousand (!) of you who tune in each week, and the handful of diehards who have been shopping at the stand this December. That’s … Continue reading
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New Indoor Farm Stand Open for Local Thanksgiving Supplies.
FOOD EXCITES the farm dogs, but snow makes them nutty. They are winter animals through and through. They run outside to gambol and snort when we hunker inside like… people. Yes, the ears go back and the eyes go crazy—just … Continue reading
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We’re Still Open and Local Apple Gift Boxes are Ready.
IT IS HARD TO KEEP a straight face around here. Sure, the dark times are coming and we work in a refrigerator; but, we feel a nervous excitement. It’s what we live for—seeing so many apples sail off to new … Continue reading
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New Local Apple Gift Boxes! And a Warm Farm Weekend.
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER, but apples are for NOW. Just ask Katrina. She couldn’t care less about your precious stones, but hold out an apple, and you have her undivided attention. So, something new for you and yours: A Local Apple … Continue reading
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We’re Still Open for Apple Picking, Donuts, Pears, Sprouts, and Cider!
ONCE UPON A TIME there was a lass who went apple picking. While traipsing through the orchard, she lost her wallet. How horrible! But, once upon a time—two days later—there was a lad who found her billfold in the grass. … Continue reading
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