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Pluots and apriums do well in the farmers
markets here, and with good reason. Plenty of people sell lots o’plums,
though. I never see pie cherries. I wish I did. It may be
that growers have observed that they just don’t sell, or maybe nobody’s
wanted to try, or maybe they all go to the canning coops. I would
hope there are plenty of cooks still around who would love to cook with fresh
rather than canned pie cherries. I would certainly make a trip to buy
some. If I were selling them, I’d really try to gauge demand first,
and I’d have freezing/canning instructions for folks who need them.
Stephen Sadler, Ph.D. USDA 9, AHS heat zone 8, From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Richard MURPHY Hello Again, Clan; I'm asking for your
opinions, if you have a moment............. I'm trying to plan
another section of the orchard in zone 4, The purpose is to
supply a roadside stand (tourist & local) and Farmers markets. There are already 90
apple trees of various distinctions; no supermarket fodder. The lot is 30,000
square feet, good slope SSE, good sun, clayish soil. Question: If you had to
choose between a tart cherry (Evans, Meteor, etc) or a Plum ( PS: Last
year I did a 'Fruit Buying Habits' questionnaire survey at work. 70 people
responded to a number of market questions with various answers. Anybody
interested in seeing the results? Thanks as usual for
the comments; good or bad. Actually, there are no bad comments, are
there........ Murph |
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