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Superfresh Growers’ orchard update looks at sustainability

The winter season is upon us here in Washington State!

Winter is an especially vital time for Washington growers as the mountains fill with snow that will soon melt to fill the lakes and rivers for our 2020 growing season.

Dave Gleason, Horticulturist and Proprietary Variety Developer, explains in our latest orchard update — Orchard Update: Episode 48, Sustainability and the Future of Farming — how this slower season is crucial for planning.

Our farm team uses this time to analyze the previous harvest and discuss how we can improve for the coming crop.

In this orchard update, Gleason also draws attention to what is on the forefront of everyone at Superfresh Growers® BB #:113721 minds, sustainability!

Establishing new orchards and examining soil health is important in order to sustain healthy growing practices for years to come.

As multigenerational growers, we use our more than 125 years of experience to ensure that the next one-hundred years of farming is viable for generations to come.

Varieties such as Autumn Glory® and Cosmic Crisp® apples are making waves not only for Superfresh Growers, but for the apple industry as a whole. New and delicious varieties like these are just a few of the reasons why consumers love Washington apples!

Gleason says that learning to grow and market these new varieties requires an examination of our entire business model, describing it as a “holistic approach to apple management”.

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