Tag Archives: Fruits and Vegetables

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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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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