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- From: "Richard MURPHY" <murphman108@msn.com>
- To: "nafex" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [NAFEX] u-pick prices shocker....
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:28:08 -0400
Hi Kids;
I went to a couple of U-Picks today. What mobs!! Yay!!
The first was Nashoba Valley in Bolton, MA.
They are also a winery and snazzy restaurant. Nice place.
Apples, u-pick, $12 per Peck holy cow!! (I was shocked)
At least they had some decent Golden Russets............
Very surprised that these folks didn't sell cider, or coffee, or scones, or
any of that stuff.
Hundreds of people. All out to do what's American; "go places and eat
things".
Un-tapped profit, also a shocker.
The next place, Shartner farm in Bolton, MA.
No winery, no restaurant, no nothin'. Nice, too. (for us 'regular'
folk)
Apples, u-pick, $10 per peck Jeezizzzzz.
Don't forget; this is Yuppie Land, right outside Boston.
La - de - dah folks in $40K SUVs and matching his / hers ball
caps.
I love them, one and all.
Interesting, down where I live, (Norton) about 50 miles south, we got one
decent orchard.
C N Smith in East Bridgewater.
When you see folks picking there, they are after 'econo-fruit', and not so
much the 'apple experience'.
The want to make pies and eat fruit. Yes, there are a few yups, but mostly
families.
They even sell 'utility grade' apples in the store. They go quick.
So, in retrospect, I should have grown a hundred U-Pickers for the masses,
and not so many Antiques.
Oh well, never too late.
How much are U-Pick apples in your corner of the world?
Are your customers driving Hummers or Chevys?
Either way, I hope you had a profitable year.
Richard Murphy
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[NAFEX] u-pick prices shocker....,
Richard MURPHY, 10/13/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] u-pick prices shocker....,
dmnorton, 10/14/2007
- Re: [NAFEX] u-pick prices shocker...., Spidra Webster, 10/25/2007
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Re: [NAFEX] u-pick prices shocker....,
dmnorton, 10/14/2007
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