Hugh,
Choose the business model that works best for you where you are located and consider your temperament. Not everyone is meant to be a retailer. It takes both savvy and patience..plus plenty of logistical strength. The bottom line is what type of farming enterprise will you enjoy the most and what will provide you the best net income. Retailing and PYO are not for everyone.but they work great for others. Good Luck, Kurt W. Alstede General Manager, Alstede Farms, LLC P.O. Box 278 84 County Route 513 S. (Old Rt. 24) Chester, New Jersey 07930 United States of America Tel: 908-879-7189 Fax: 908-879-7815 www.alstedefarms.com From: apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net [mailto:apple-crop-boun...@virtualorchard.net] On Behalf Of Hugh Thomas Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 6:27 AM To: Apple-crop discussion list Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Rotten to the Core: What pick-your-own apple orchards tell us about the American economy. I'm going to reply to this, mainly to see if it works, as I'm new on here. I have a question for anyone with a u-pick orchard. Do the kids do a lot damage to the trees and fruit, making heavy supervision necessary? I just planted a small high density orchard of about an acre and a half. Would a small u-pick operation be worth the hassles? Thanks for any input, Hugh On Fri, Sep 14, 2012 at 1:38 AM, Con.Traas <con.tr...@ul.ie> wrote: Hi Jon and friends, I get the feeling the article or author is a bit mixed up, and does not know exactly what point is the main one. However, there is no doubt that all things American make their way across to this side of the pond sooner or later, and demand for U-pick apples (or Pick Your Own as we call it here) is much greater than ever before, so in that way we are following in your footsteps. Not everyone that comes to pick is a yuppy though, and mostly it is just nice innocent entertainment for families with younger children. Personally I think that if we as growers engage with the children, these people will have happy memories of apples when they grow older, and hopefully better eating habits than they would otherwise have. On the issue of cost, I think it is probably more expensive to organise for people to come and do U-pick than simply to go out with your orchard crew and pick the apples yourself. Con Traas _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
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