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Pear Sale, Extended Apple Sale, and November Farm Hours.
RAISE YOUR GLASS of apple spider. Today we are subverting the dominant paradigm. Everybody knows that we ran out of pumpkins early. We were the dopes in that farm flop; but, now we are turning our slackjaws into smirk-o-lanterns with … Continue reading
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The Giant 50-Cent Sale Continues and Zorro Gets a Promotion.
PAUSING FOR A MOMENT between sleeping and waking, Zorro reflects on just how far his star has risen. A few short months ago, it seemed that his career had stalled. He only had a minor role on the back of … Continue reading
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Huge U-Pick Apple Sale… Only 50¢ Per Pound… Bring Friends!
LOYAL FARMKETEERS, we are going to be straight with you in this week’s Crop Alert. None of our customary gobbledygook. No cheap Photoshop pranks. Just the facts of the case, so to speak. But first, we will ask you to … Continue reading
Apple Picking, Pumpkin Patching, and a Special Deal for College Students.
THIS WEEK, a few lucky apples and a jug of cider climbed Libe Slope for a hilltop tour of Cornell. We wanted them to get comfortable with the campus experience. They and many of their friends will say goodbye to … Continue reading
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Cider Sale, Honeycrisp Sale, Mini-Pies, and Apple Butter.
PLAINSPEAK this week—the picking is copacetic and the stand is cornucopic. So we’re skipping the usual nonsense like marrying berries and newscasting vegetables. Just the dope is reported below. The turn of October means two big sales—cider and Honeycrisp—and two … Continue reading
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A Profusion of Pickable Apples, and Particulars on the Pigs Party.
THE VEGETABLES ARE PANICKING. They know it is time for the apples to shine, and they don’t want to be left on the vine. So, they’ve been photobombing. Just to say, “We’re still here.” You can’t get an apple picture … Continue reading
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High Apple Season Kicks Off with Empire, Fuji, Macoun and Cortland.
BRITISH PEOPLE ARE such badasses. They bite into scarred and scabby apples as readily as they levy taxes on overseas colonies. They festishize the pippins and russets and kernels. A gnarly, busted up skin is believed to reveal an Old-World … Continue reading
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Save Up to 33% on U-Pick Macs, and Load up on Juicy Ripe Tomatoes.
YOU COULD SEE IT in his face, weathered and wizened. You could hear it in his scratchy voice—this was his last broadcast. Yes, Eggder R Furrow left the “Farm O’Clock News” last night after a year of intrepid reporting, which … Continue reading
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Crossing Bartlett Bridge: Last Call for Peaches and Pears!
IT IS A JOURNEY that we take every year—from Peachtown to Appleville across Bartlett Pear Bridge. While peach season is winding down and apple season is warming up, a humble little pear crop gives us something to go on. Yes, … Continue reading
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9 Rows of Strawberries, 28 Spinning Toasters, and 1 Italian Wedding.
YOU BERRY MONSTERS are a wonderful site each morning, vacuuming up the ripest specimens, vanishing by the sleepy afternoon, and reappearing for a final sunset sweep. Bravo and thank you, friends. Strawberry season continues this week. Successive waves of berries … Continue reading
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Indian Creek Farm 