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A profile of Fairview Orchards in Groton, Mass. Owned and operated by the O’Neill family, managed by Sean O’Neill.  Fall, 2012.
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Good perspective from a local apple grower on this year’s unusual weather. Every season is different. Some years you have the rain or the heat or the frost - the hope is for nothing that cannot be treated or mitigated. Lanni mentions the growers are holding their ”collective breath” and you know they’re all watching the thermometer closely. They’ll be praying the...
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This thread began with a contradiction and I apologize for it - cataloging storage disorders is not optimistic and it goes against the title. I work in an apple packinghouse and my daily work calls to identify defects and inconsistencies in the pack. I started a visual database to document for our growers the issues with their apples; a packinghouse walks a fine line in grading the apples in order...
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