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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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Find Your Thrill on Strawberry Hill, and on Face-bock-bock.
TO A STRAWBERRY, you are Godzilla. You stomp and chomp with great smashing and gnashing. But the berries like it. They love it. They live for it. They celebrate strawberry season as the time to embrace the ultimate fate of … Continue reading
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Indian Creek Farm 