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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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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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Peaches, Apples, Pears and a Big Party with the Pigs.
THE BREEZE THAT TICKLES the farm today is a different kind of breeze—a fall breeze. That means only one more week of peach season, but new fruits to pick, especially Bartlett pears and a rolling selection of delicious boutique apples. … Continue reading
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Peach Pickers Needed Now!
THE FARM STAND is a no-holds-barred Battle Royale right now. It is standing room only and every piece of produce is fighting for your attention. Andre the Giant Eggplant has Husk Hogan lifted high for a body slam. Fans are … Continue reading
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How to Pick an Apple, and Something Kind of Amazing.
IN A SURPRISE MOVE that rattled stakeholders, the Tomato Council declined to issue a press release with details on the tardy tomato crop. “No comment,” said Cherry Roma, VP for Heirloom Compliance. Roma had previously gone on record saying, “You … Continue reading
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Happy Berrythday, America, and Au Revoir, Les Strawbs.
FOR PAGANS AND ASTRONOMERS, summer begins on the solstice. For us fruit farmers, it starts on the Fourth of July. That’s when the strawberries pull up stakes and head for the ferry, trumpeting the end of spring’s labor and the … Continue reading
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Tagged blueberries, cherries, fruit, Photos, raspberries, small farm, strawberries, u-pick
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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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Strawberry Soft Launch Saturday!
JUST A QUICK NOTE to announce the opening of u-pick season. You can pick strawberries starting at 8 AM on Saturday. We’ll be open every day til sunset for self-serve u-pick action. First come first serve! You can find some … Continue reading
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