It is apple picking time in upstate New York. I was reminded of this when I saw these crates of apples at Red Jacket Farms in Geneva, NY. We drove through there on the way home, and so I had to stop and buy a bag of just-picked McIntosh apples. Then I saw these crates. Their size is deceptive - each of these crates is perhaps three or four feet tall, and they are moved around by forklift trucks. This is just a small section of the stored crates. A lot of apples! And when I bit into the Macs, they split with a crack. There is nothing like a fresh Mac.
Amazing. Now I want an apple and do not have any. Do they pick the apples, load them into a truck and then transfer to these crates for shipping?
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I always think of stopping at Bishops and Dad would get a basket of fresh apples. We would all munch on the drive home...Of course, I want an apple now! bsk
ReplyDeleteYou know, that's a good question. I am not sure of the purpose of the apple crates. I am thinking that most likely they travel to the orchards to receive the freshly picked apples. But I actually never thought of WHAT the crated were used for!
ReplyDeleteWe love Mac's in our house. We go to Lyman Orchards every year and pick them ourselves...guilty Irish CAtholic confession-we usually each eat one as we pick.....
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