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Past Blog Entries
27 Apr Our Exclusive Opal
We are in the midst of Spring Bloom Thinning out in the orchards and busy packing our apples in our warehouses. Currently one of the varieties that we are packing is our exclusive Opal Apple. The Opal is a cross of a Topaz
25 Apr Health Fair 2018
On April 6th, Broetje Orchards participated in the fourth annual Vista Hermosa Community Health Fair. This year they had 38 different organizations and 480 participants. Broetje Orchards had a informational booth
23 Apr Apple Blossoms!
Apples Blossoms have arrived! Not only is this a very breathtaking process to witness but it is a simple reminder that apple harvest is only a few months away. This is an important step in the life process of an apple tree.
04 Apr Nature’s Hard Worker
Springtime has arrived here on the farm and trees are beginning to wake up. One of the familiar sights during this time of the year are the boxes of bees in the orchards. This year, in partnership with Laflor Bee Keepers
22 Mar National Ag Week
This week is National Agricultural Week and more specifically March 20th was National Agricultural Day. It takes a lot of teamwork to make sure only the highest quality of fruit and vegetables reach tables of their customers.
19 Mar Manager’s Retreat 2018
From planting and taking care of the trees to packing the fruit and selling the fruit, a lot of teamwork goes into our work. On March 16th, Broetje Orchards held it's 4th annual manager's retreat. It did not disappoint.
09 Mar Out of the Cold…
Spring time is right around the corner and currently on the orchard everyone is busy preparing for the warm weather to arrive. In the last month, we have seen some cold nights where we had to do frost control and run our wind
08 Mar Celebrating Women
Today is International Women's Day and across the globe women are celebrated for their social, economic, cultural and political achievements and also for the injustice that some have overcome. We recognize
