Hello Fellow Apple Growers:
I understand that this may be a foolish question given this year's weather
in the Eastern U.S.; but does anyone know of anyone with extra large
wholesale pumpkins for sale? We have the ability to truck from far away if
necessary and we are looking for a couple of tr
Hello Again,
We are looking for extra pumpkins.medium and large face pumpkins..as opposed
to "extra large." Sorry for any confusion and thank you again for the
consideration.
Kind Regards,
Kurt
Kurt W. Alstede
General Manager,
Alstede Farms, LLC
P.O. Box 278
84 County Route 513
Fellow Growers,
As the General Manager of our family owned farm it is extremely rare that I
find myself on the tractor seat any longer. I spend my day insuring that
all of the components of our business are running properly and moreover,
that we are in compliance with a myriad of regulations,
Bravo David,
I couldn't have said it better
Every time I fill out that huge pesticide use report that completely
duplicates the records that we are already documenting and submitting for
WPS I pull my hair out. I am sure that they are sitting in some file
cabinet being used for absolutely no
Only in a site like this can we start with an article suggesting that fruit
causes obesity in children and end up with population control philosophy.
My wife and I have three children so I guess that we have added to the
capitalist frenzy!
Back to farming now.
Kurt W. Alstede
General Ma
To Jim Bittner's quote I say AMEN! Yet, also like Jim we are finalizing our
organic certification on 8 acres of fruits and vegetables. Many "gullible
wealthy" buy from us so we need to give them what they want.
Best,
Kurt W. Alstede
General Manager
Alstede Farms, LLC
84 County Rt. 513 (Old Rt.
Hello Fellow Growers,
We are doing the same thing as Jim Bittner.everything applied on a per acre
basis using 50 gallons per acres except for 100 gallons for the thinners and
oil. We have all high density plantings and have had very satisfactory
results.
Best Regards,
Kurt W. Alsted
I had the pleasure of serving with the author, Blake Hurst, on the AFBF
Young Farmers' and Ranchers' Committee more than 20 years ago.a great guy
and a great article.
Kurt W. Alstede
General Manager
Alstede Farms, LLC
P. O. Box 278
84 County Route 513 (Old Route 24)
Chester, New Jersey
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From: "Kurt Alstede"
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Subject: RE: Apple-Crop: Water regulations, State of NJ, Department of
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> Hello David,
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> The DEP is out of control...and t
Hello David,
The DEP is out of control...and the former head Lisa Jackson is now head of
the EPA under Obama...so you know where the EPA is heading. The NJ DEP is
out of control and intrudes more and more into our daily personal and
business lives. I am convinced that we have to force a change i
Hello Matt,
A respected greenhouse grower in our area told me a long time ago..."Nickle
and Dime them to death." Most of our prices are seeing increases this year.
Kind Regards,
Kurt W. Alstede
General Manager
Alstede Farms, LLC
P. O. Box 278
84 County Route 513 (Old Route 24)
Chester, New Jer
Hello Annette,
We had cockroaches in one of our labor housing units and were able to very
easily clean them up with the use of our local pest exterminator. We have
found it preferable to use a licensed exterminator so that the liability
trail was very clean in regards to accountability since p
Hello Apple Growers,
We use ½ bushel card board totes that are custom printed with our name,
address, web site, and phone number as well as art work. They fold together
easily and are sturdy. We sell them to customers for 75 cents each which is
slightly more than they cost us. Greater than 9
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Hello Tara,
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Hello Tara,
I have used wireless credit card machines for our pick your own operation
for several years. Credit card payment was warmly welcomed by our PYO
customers; so much so that we installed a new electric service and phone
lines to our pick your own check out sheds to operate permanent c
Fellow PYO growers,
If some people don't complain about your prices, then you can be assured
that you are not charging enough!
Kurt W. Alstede
General Manager
Alstede Farms, LLC
P. O. Box 278
Chester, New Jersey 07930
United States of America
Tel. 908-879-7189
From: a
Fellow Growers,
Isn't Al Gore the new weather expert? Perhaps he could share his keen
insight on the greater occurrence of hail in New England.
On the serious side, when I am faced with some hard trouble I always remind
myself of James chapter 1, verses 2 through 5:
"Co
Hello Fellow Growers,
For any of you that may also be sweet corn growers you may be interested in
a Hahn 440 Hi-Boy sprayer. The machine is in excellent working condition
and has been used through last season and we are replacing it only because
we desired a larger machine. It is powered by a
Hello Fellow Growers,
Our conversation has been wide ranging since its inception when we discussed
the benefit of locally produced versus organic and I commented upon my
disgust over the term "sustainable." Since that time a lot of ground has
been covered including further comments on sustainable
Growers,
Does anyone else disdain the word "sustainable" as much as I do? Setting
aside the USDA definition, I cannot help but have a minds eye image of being
stuck under water and breathing through a little straw that just pokes above
the surface. Indeed, I am sustaining, but the situation r
Fellow Growers,
I think that Steve's conclusion about the gullibility of consumers is a
little misdirected. I have found that what consumers (people) really value
and desire in America is personal relationships. Certification may well
serve and be necessary for the 900 mile "local" model as well
Hello Jon,
You are right on as was the Time Article. In the final analysis, people
trust the face and the person that they can see and touch...their local
farmer. We have seen this to be the case in all of our direct marketing and
have cultivated it in all of our advertising and marketing effort
Good Morning Gentlemen,
We have been using students from the Czech Republic and Slovakia for over
eight years now who come to us using the J-1 "Work and Travel" visa program.
This is the same program that Olga is suggesting. Overall, we have been
very satisfied with the quality of students that w
Good Day Gentlemen,
Has anyone else noticed the declining number of students and apprentices in
Horticultural disciplines? We are currently searching for an additional
supervisory level employee for a position that has the potential to grow
into management but am finding that qualified candida
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