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  • April 15th 2013 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • The BIG Stomach

    The Big Apple is the big market for Hudson River Valley growers.

    RIGHT: Workers pack apples in the modern facility built two years ago at Crist Bros. in Walden, New York. The packing plant serves only their own production from more than 500 acres. LEFT: This is the orchard of the future—except the alleys are too wide, according to Cornell University’s Terence Robinson. This 3- by 14-foot tall spindle planting has been hedged into a narrow fruiting wall. PHOTOS BY RICHARD LEHNERT They call it “The Big Apple,” but for the farmers of New York’s Hudson River Valley, it might better be called “The Big Stomach.” New York City, with a population […]

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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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