Hoxsie’s Farm Market is ideally located to serve a million tourists during the week of July 4—but he needs sweet cherries to attract them. The National Cherry Festival drew a million people to Traverse City, Michigan, during the week starting July 4 last year, and, as the name says, it’s all about celebrating cherries. Half of the nation’s tart cherries and a fair amount of sweet cherries are grown in five counties surrounding the city. There’s only one problem: Neither fresh sweet cherries nor tart cherries are ordinarily available July 4 in that area. In most years, sweet cherries can […]
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