Though for many people winter is a time to rest and relax, here on the farm we are still busy! During the Holidays Karen marketed our Apples, Cider, and fruit butters at the Brandywine River Museum. We have been busy working on our final cider pressing, fruit butter making, and dealing with the snowfalls. Whenever there is a measurable snowfall we have to be concerned about the weight of the snow on our greenhouse and high tunnel. We place heaters inside to help with melting it off, and then often someone has to push the snow off the roof as well, so that it doesn't collapse.
We are nearly done finalizing our 2010 CSA pricing, and soon will be updating the website with the new information.
Next week the huge winter chore of pruning the apple orchard will begin. Typically this takes about a month, working 1/2 days for two people. The peaches will be pruned in the spring, after the thaw.
We'll have more news soon, in the meantime stay warm and enjoy the winter!
Jeff
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