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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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Tagged apples, country life, crops, Farm Life, food, Food Art, Food Photography, Food Writing, Fruits and Vegetables, Local Food, Photos, pick your own, small farm, u-pick
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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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Tagged apples, country life, crops, eggplant, farm, Farm Life, food, Food Art, Food Photography, Food Writing, Fruits and Vegetables, Local Food, peppers, Photos, raspberries, Small Farms, u-pick
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Farm Kid Frolic, and Four Words About Strawberries.
YOU NEVER THINK, “Mother Theresa wasn’t all that,” when you are in the bathtub. You don’t say, “Grrrr,” in anyone’s general direction. And you don’t pray that your neighbor’s emerald lawn turns the color of old apple butter. That’s because … Continue reading
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Tagged Farm Life, Photos, Small Farms, strawberries, weeds
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Veggiestock Hits Farm Country With “Pecks, Hugs, and Rock-n-Roll.”
IN THE WEE HOURS, millions came out to look at the moon. They had just watched the lunar landing on live TV. It was 1969. Today, people still remember that night in high definition. Other folks can say where they … Continue reading
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