Re: Apple-Crop: ladders in pick your own

2008-07-07 Thread Ginda Fisher
I am a customer of pyo orchards, not a grower. But I've picked at a lot of places, some allow climbing, some allow (and provide) ladders, and some that provide picking poles - just a long pole with a sack at the end. Climbing is wonderful for children, but in addition to the liability issues

Re: [apple-crop] Food Cartel Imports Shrink Another U.S. Crop’s Production: Apple Orchards

2012-01-28 Thread Ginda Fisher
Do you know where apples used for sauce are produced? thanks, Ginda Fisher apple consumer On Jan 28, 2012, at 11:48 AM, Jon Clements wrote: Something a little more serious to chew on after the last post: http://www.larouchepub.com/eiw/public/2005/2005_30-39/2005_30-39/2005-31/pdf/31

Re: [apple-crop] Rotten to the Core: What pick-your-own apple orchards tell us about the American economy.

2012-09-14 Thread Ginda Fisher
. Ginda Fisher On Sep 14, 2012, at 7:19 AM, Con.Traas wrote: Hello Hugh, I would say it is worth the hassle, if the price you get is good. Making sure the apples are really ripe so they come off easily lessens the damage. Perhaps waiting until the trees are a little more sturdy would

Re: [apple-crop] Wall Street Journal Market Watch

2012-09-17 Thread Ginda Fisher
selection. Ginda Fisher apple consumer___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop

Re: [apple-crop] native pollinators

2013-05-02 Thread Ginda Fisher
I'm surprised. In my suburban-boston backyard, I have seen more bumblebees and other pollinators than in recent years. Maybe that's just because one of my neighbors sprayed less this year, or some similar very local effect. But just this weekend I was pleased by the number and variety of

Re: [apple-crop] Peach question

2014-02-21 Thread Ginda Fisher
that something that is harmless is, in fact, harmless. Ginda Fisher On Feb 20, 2014, at 12:53 PM, dmnor...@royaloakfarmorchard.com dmnor...@royaloakfarmorchard.com wrote: From what I have experienced, Mark, sounds like you are talking about callus tissue that can appear around the pit. The tissue

Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals

2014-04-28 Thread Ginda Fisher
Can anyone summarize what this chemical is, why and how it is used, and what the risks might be to farmers and consumers from its use? I feel like I walked into the middle of a conversation. Thanks, -- Typed with Swype. Who knows what I meant to say? On April 28, 2014 4:03:51 AM EDT,

Re: [apple-crop] apples and chemicals

2014-04-28 Thread Ginda Fisher
Sorry, I got this email chain on my cell phone, and thought it was from a different mailing list. (One for amateur fruit growers, and one that is much more prone to getting scares about various chemicals.) Ginda Fisher apple consumer On Apr 28, 2014, at 8:08 AM, Ginda Fisher wrote: Can

Re: [apple-crop] apple as art

2014-05-14 Thread Ginda Fisher
, I have to confess this project tickles my fancy. Of course, even if it works perfectly, you will have to trust the artist. There will be no way, walking among the wikipedia grove, to tell that the trees are any different than any other apple trees. Ginda Fisher apple consumer On May 14, 2014

Re: [apple-crop] Apple Bloom and Crop Potential

2014-05-18 Thread Ginda Fisher
If you are interested in data from a backyard gardener in a suburb about 10 miles west of Boston... Lots of winter damage to the ornamentals, but the fruits look good. Unusually, the crab-apples may have been damaged more than the eating apples, which bloom a little later. My Jonathan was

Re: [apple-crop] theft deterrence

2014-10-06 Thread Ginda Fisher
, or by the hour, or require a minimum purchase per person in the field so that you get enough revenue. But consider ways to make your customer want to come back and repeat an enjoyable experience. Ginda Fisher Apple consumer -- Typed with Swype. Who knows what I meant to say? On October 6, 2014 10

Re: [apple-crop] More GMO fears

2015-03-15 Thread Ginda Fisher
And I just ran into a Facebook petition against arctic apples. They sound very scary and evil from the headline. I decided I didn't have the energy to engage whatever friend linked to it, but you should be aware it is making the rounds. Ginda Fisher, Apple consumer -- Typed with Swype. Who

Re: [apple-crop] Arctic Apples again -

2015-03-30 Thread Ginda Fisher
there is misinformation on Facebook is sort of like saying there is misinformation in newspapers. Ginda Fisher Apple consumer -- Typed with Swype. Who knows what I meant to say? On March 30, 2015 5:52:00 PM EDT, dmnor...@royaloakfarmorchard.com wrote: I jsut read the last data from Facebook that indicates

Re: [apple-crop] arctic apples

2015-03-01 Thread Ginda Fisher
On Feb 26, 2015, at 10:34 PM, Jon Clements wrote: ... 6.) What ever happened to BST/BGH push-back and labeling? Ginda, I will let you look that one up. ... Jon I don't need to look that one up, because I've followed it. The differences between the milk and meat of BST/BGH-treated cows is

Re: [apple-crop] arctic apples

2015-02-26 Thread Ginda Fisher
with consumers on the topic if you don't want to. Ginda Fisher buried in snow in eastern MA ___ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop