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- From: "Joyce Paski" <jpaski AT msn.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] U-pick apples
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 18:14:28 -0500
Hi, Tom: All three orchards I've frequented had well-manicured, fairly level sod aisles between tree rows. One orchard has a dirt/gravel road that runs around the perimeter of the orchard. This is basically used by the business for dropping off/picking up customers (using a tractor pulled, canopied passenger trailer complete with benches to sit on and plenty of room for strollers and bushel baskets) that want to pick at different areas of the orchard or that don't want to walk from a distant corner of the orchard up to the front check out area lugging a full load of apples. The tractor "train" makes a round every 10 minutes or so to pick up any customers that are ready to check out. I notice that many elderly customers use this feature. My oldest daughter is in a wheelchair and the level sod area is great for pushing her wheelchair. The tractor "train" is not accessible to us without causing other customers to be unduly delayed so we prefer to walk throughout this particular orchard down the sod aisles. Dirt/gravel and wood chip covered areas are difficult for wheelchair maneuvering, especially in wet weather. Two of the three orchards had asphalt paved parking areas. The third had a sod parking lot. As much as I hate pavement on farm land, I would recommend a paved parking lot if you expect a lot of traffic if only for ease of maintenance -- sod breaks down quickly in wet weather under heavy traffic.
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Re: [Market-farming] U-pick apples,
Joyce Paski, 04/20/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] U-pick apples, Tom at Limerock, 04/20/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] U-pick apples,
Joyce Paski, 04/21/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] U-pick apples, Tom at Limerock, 04/22/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] U-pick apples, tonitime, 04/22/2004
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