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South Jersey farms lose most apples due to spring freeze, adapt for fall crowds

nbcphiladelphia.com · 8hShare

A spring freeze wiped out most of the apple crops at several South Jersey farms, leaving farmers to find new ways to keep their fall traditions and small businesses alive. At Mood’s Farm in Mullica Hill, about 90% of the apple crop was lost. By mid-September, trees that would typically be filled with apples had little to offer customers looking for a pick-your-own experience. “We are a pick your own farm so most people come to pick and if there’s nothing to pick we don’t have as many customers,” Patti Mood of Mood’s Farm Market said. For customers like Daisy Mimay and her family, that meant changing plans. After calling around in search of apple picking and coming up short, they headed to Mood’s Farm and filled buckets with grapes instead. “Whatever is available let’s pick them,” Mimay said. Johnson’s Corner Farm in Medford is dealing with a similar situation after losing almost all of its apples. “What are we going to do? We can either sit here and feel bad for ourselves or we can fig

First report: South Jersey farms adapt after late April freeze devastates apple crops — 6abc.com, 1d