Dave came to me first thing Monday morning, and said “I have something for the newsletter.” I glanced at it and said “Great. I need you to read it for me though.” Here’s the transcript: For those of you with limited cooking skills (includes me), a few tips now that more apple varieties are available. […]
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Goodbye September, Hello October.
It is sad to see September leave us. It was such a great month! The peaches were fantastic from beginning to end. The farmers market have been bustling. Last year, October was a downer. We keep a log of each market from year to year. We record what produce we took, what our sales were, […]
Whatcha Munchin’, Sidney?
Sidney is munchin’ on Yellow Nectarines, and specifically the Redgold Nectarines which we will be bringing to market this weekend. Sidney says, “These are my favorite fruit we grown on the farm and we grow a lot of different fruit! Because I don’t like to eat the fuzzy skin on a peach, I choose nectarines […]
How about ’em Honeycrisp?
Top Two Comments at the Farmers Market: 1) Boy! Those peaches are delicious! 2) When will you be harvesting Honeycrisp? Our Top Two Replies at the Farmers Market: 1) Thank you! They do taste good, don’t they? 2) By early September we should be harvesting our Honeycrisp. Customers have been loving our summer apples, but […]
Mini-Flat Special
The Mini Flat Specials has been a huge hit at the Farmers Market. It is definitely the bargain of the season at Kuhn Orchards. This weekend’s Mini Flat includes: 2 Blackberries (pints) 2 Raspberries (half pints) 1 Seedless Grape (pint) 1 Blueberry (pint) Regularly priced, this bundle of berry and grape goodness would cost $31.75, […]
Anthony’s Approach: Determining When to Harvest Apples
While we are only about half way through our Peach harvest, we need to keep a close eye on our apple crop as well. While it is very fanciful to imagine that we just walk out to the orchard, grab a bright red apple off the tree, and take a bite out of it to […]
We’re Starting to Harvest Our Grapes!
We are quite happy that we have started our grape harvest for the year. If you haven’t tried our grapes…they are a must try at the farmers market! I tout them every year because they are just that delicious. We grow multiple varieties from now through the fall so there’s a good chance that you’ll […]
Winter CSA Enrollment: The Basics
We are very excited to announce that we are accepting Winter CSA Memberships. We delivery CSA boxes to members during the winter months: November/December thru April. This way you can continue to enjoy locally grown produce when the farmers market isn’t in session. A typical CSA box will include 2 varieties of apples (about 5 […]
Last Call: Fill-A-Box Orders (newsletter)
It’s last call for the August Fill-A-Box Special, which includes Yellow & White Peaches, Donut Peaches, and Yellow & White Nectarines. The half bushel box weighs about 25 pounds, and is just $40. Give me a moment to convey how great of a deal this is…. If you were to purchase this quantity of fruit […]
Summertime Apples (newsletter)
We have a number of Summertime Apples: Zestar!, Ginger Gold, Summer Mac, Dandee Red, and Summer Rambo. Ginger Gold Apples We are noticing that many of the apples have a characteristic called “water core.” Water core is when the center of the apple has a patchy transparent or glossy appearance, and it is because the […]
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