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

[Ryan]

I grew up in Alberta, and every summer we'd get an influx of B.C. Okanagan
cherries -- the best cherries I've ever tasted.

I prefer Ontario peaches, though.

Ryan

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:42 PM, Kim Maser <prairiegrapes at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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