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Cherries
Cherry FactsWI ranks #4Cherries grow on treesThere are cherry orchardsTakes 4-5 years before a tree can produce enough cherries for harvestFebruary is National Cherry MonthAverage American eats 1lb tart cherries/year250 cherries = 1 pie
Growing CherriesWinter: nutrients stored in the roots
Farmers cut off weak branches to keep the tree strong and produce more berries
Early Spring: buds on the cherry trees swell and turn green (new trees are planted too)May: the buds blossom into white cherry blossom flowersSummer: bees visit the blossoms and pollinate them
Petals fall off and leave behind green bud that will ripen
Late June: cherry remains green, but with the rain it begins to show reddish color
Growing CherriesJuly: Harvesting season!!!!
Machines with upside-down umbrellas shake the cherries off the tree into a tarpThe cherries are transferred (with a conveyor belt) to tanks of 45 degree water The cherries are kept in the water for several hours with the water being constantly flushedMachines remove the stems and pits from the cherries and then processed into the final product
The rest of the year: cherries are available to consumers
Cherry FactsDoor County cherries account for over 95% of all tart cherries produced in WI10.9 million lbs of tart cherries produced in WIAbout 7,000 cherries on the average size tree (enough for 28 pies)Montmorency is primary variety
Used for pies, preserves and juice
Maraschino cherries made from sweet cherries
Used in drinks and desserts
Cherry FactsU.S. cherry production:
More than 650 million lbs/yearCareer Opportunities:
Orchard owners (prune & fertilize)Crop scoutHarvest crewProcessing Food Scientists
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzdwFxoCNSohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GTdCIdIZ2I
Intro to Day 2
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMMzza8HK9M
Strawberries
Strawberry Facts
WI #5
Cool-weather crop
Only with seeds outside
200 seeds
4.85lbs
Growing StrawberriesSpring is best
Runners or stolons
Year 1: Pick blossoms
30-45 days for harvest
Strawberry Facts47,000lbs from 770 acresJune 1 and July 10Rose familyFlavor = weatherEvery statehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppDdjQug3n0TOMORROW: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE_cVKc_pn4
Cranberries
Cranberry Facts
450 = 1 lb
4500 = 1 gal. of juice
Soldiers used
Low-growing, vining plant
WATER!!!???
Harvest
Float
No Freezing
Growing CranberriesHarvest Sept.Two methods: wet and dryWet = flooding bog
Reels loosenCorralled, loaded and made into juices and foods
Dry = machine with teeth Collected in burlap sackLifted by helicopter
Cranberry Facts
57%
3.95 million
20 counties
State fruit on April 5, 2004
26 berries/person
Cranberry Facts
Edward Sacket in 1860
Cranberry marshes need support
lands (wetlands, woodland &
uplands)
Help water supply (control
flooding and filter/recycle water)
Cranberry Bounce1880, John ‘Peg Leg’ Webb = cranberry bounce
Poured down stepsBest went to bootomBounce board separator created
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmfh4vvJ2mI
Backdrops:
- These are full sized backdrops, just scale them up!
- Can be Copy-Pasted out of Templates for use anywhere!