[Growwine] Interesting article re: grapes vs tree fruits in the Okanagan

[Kim Maser]

There are still a lot of growers that have cherries and apples in the
Okanagan. Those guys that have made the shift to high density orchards and
produce high quality fruit are still doing well. . Take the apple variety
Ambrosia for instance it's a unique BC product and the growers producing it
have done very well. The orchardists that are growing high quality fruit are
doing quite well most years. Some orchards like KLO have diversified and are
doing quite well

http://www.k-l-o.com/

The big problem in the Okanagan is development golf courses,
high end condos and resorts are all putting pressure on the agricultural
base. There are a lot of land use issues in the region. I lived and worked
in the industry for 20 years in the Okanagan. I'm sure you will find there
are other areas in North America facing the same problems.

Cheers
Kim Maser

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 1:21 PM, Lon J. Rombough <lonrom at hevanet.com> wrote:

> How about making use of the brainpower here to help?  I'm not in Canada, so
> I can't do it.
>
> Collect up as many possible apple products as possible, find large-scale
> recipes for them.  Then prepare a good introductory letter.  Now, combine
> all that and mail it to the author of the original article and the
> publication it appeared in,  all the growers' groups, processors, and
> appropriate governmental agencies.
> Maybe nothing would happen, maybe it would.  Total time spent, using
> e-mail, probably wouldn't be more than a few hours and it MIGHT actually
> help.
> Maybe I'm oversimplifying this, but sometimes a nudge is all it takes.
> -Lon Rombough
> Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at
> http://www.bunchgrapes.com  Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best
> Talent in Writing" award for 2003.
> For all other things grape,   http://www.vitisearch.com
> A video about The Grape Grower :
> http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/18/the-grape-grower/
> On Jul 14, 2008, at 11:36 AM, melissa lounsbury wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Ryan <ryan.daum at gmail.com>
>> To: growwine at littlefatwino.com
>> Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 1:21:40 PM
>> Subject: [Growwine] Interesting article re: grapes vs tree fruits in the
>> Okanagan
>>
>>
>> "Apple business is tough
>>
>> B.C. tree fruit growers bristle as onslaught of vineyards sweeps through
>> their turf"
>>
>>
>> http://www.nationalpost.com/todays_paper/story.html?id=649279
>>
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