Tuesday, August 28, 2012
"We don't anticipate any other issues with the apples," says Susan Butler, of Butler’s Orchard.
Delayed by a landowner dispute, apple-picking season has officially begun at Butler’s Orchard. Butler's opened its apple orchard Saturday for pick-your-own gala apples, Susan Butler confirmed. The family farm announced the news to its 462 Twitter followers during the weekend. Apple season was supposed to begin Aug. 21 but was suspended due to a dispute between the family farm's operators and the person who actually owns the land, Patch has reported. The Butler family would not comment on the nature of the dispute. Susan Butler said the current lease needed to be "renegotiated." Her brother, the late Todd Butler, had owned apple orchard's four acres of land. He passed away in 2010. “Everything's all been settled,” Susan Butler said. “…
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Owner: Apple-picking season was supposed to start Tuesday
Apple picking has been temporarily suspended at Butler’s Orchard due to a dispute between the family farm's operators and the person who actually owns the land. Pick-your-own season was supposed to open Tuesday with the early ripening Gala apples. But at around 8:30 p.m. Monday the orchard tweeted: Due to circumstances beyond our control the apple orchard will not be open until further notice. Stay tuned for updates! Farm operator Wade Butler told Patch that the Butler family did not own the four-acres that comprised the apple orchard, an arrangement that dates back to the 1980s. “We've had a long-term agreement with the landowner there, and we've just hit a little bit of a rough patch in the last few days,” Butler told Patch Butler …
Saturday, September 24, 2011
The trees are 'full' at Lewis Orchards, in Dickerson, Md.
Looking to pick some apples this weekend? Lewis Orchards is ready for you. “We’ve had an excellent crop of apples this year," said Linda Lewis, co-owner. "All of our trees are full.” Lewis said that Empire, Yellow Delicious, Fuji, Cameo and Suncrisp apples can be purchased pre-picked in the farm market. Pink Lady, Fuji, Stayman, Cameo and Suncrisp are the apple varieties available to be picked by the public. “The Suncrisps and Cameo are ready to go," said Lewis. "The others will follow with this nice, cool weather." Suncrisps are best for applesauce, pies and baked apples, according to Lewis. Cameo is a good all-purpose apple, great for use in salads, pies, applesauce, baked apples or eaten fresh. Lewis expects to have pick-your-own …
Buying your apples locally - and in season - reduces your risk of exposure to pesticides.
You might have heard the news last summer: Conventionally grown apples topped the list of the most contaminated produce in America, according to the watchdog Environmental Working Group's 2011 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce. Celery, strawberries, peaches and spinach rounded out the top five. I asked my friend, Germantown locavore Katie McCormick, what she thought about the news. Would she still eat apples or had she given them up entirely? "We do still eat apples," McCormick said. "We love apples in our house." As a locavore, McCormick prefers locally grown apples. But, she said, "If we're buying grocery store apples off-season, we only buy organic." If you want to reduce your risk of exposure to pesticides, McCormick's …
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Tiffany Arnold
12:14 pm on Wednesday, August 22, 2012
@Andrew Jones Really? They just tweeted that the orchard was closed: https://twitter.com/ButlersOrchard/status/238302124239380480 more ›