The Colonel may be coming to town

Photo of our rooster….. ”The Colonel“ 
     It was l dark as I  loaded  the back of my truck  with the  40 pound  crates of apples this morning . I kept thinking to myself…”Why am I doing this again? ???
It  can’t be for the money.    If that was the case, I would be way ahead to work a half a day [...]

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We were vendors at the Farmer’s Market

 
“I had rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world”  
                                                                                       George Washington
        Today was a good day. 
      5:45 this morning, while it was still dark I was outside loading  wooden crates of Ginger Gold and Royal Court  apples to sell @ the  farmers market.  
     I woke up the rooster.  Normally he doesn’t start crowing until about [...]

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We’re Headed for the Farmer’s Market

       Apple trivia:  Did you know that an apple will ripen 10 times faster at room temperature than in a frigerator?
      We have a bumper crop of apples this season.  Last night my son and I picked two cortland trees, each yielding about 7 crates of apples :

     Tonight I noticed the Suncrisp apples were [...]

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