Intro
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When you can get all of your produce in one place, like at a grocery store, it can be easy to forget where the fruit is actually grown. But have you ever visited an orchard?
In the fall, lots of fruit and vegetables are in season. That means they’re ripe and ready to be picked. If you’re interested in understanding how your food grows, you can visit a local orchard and maybe even pick your own apples. Many farms let people harvest berries, apples, pumpkins, and even trees by themselves. It’s a process known as “u-pick.” The farmers save time. The people picking fruit save money.
Of course, nothing tastes better than a freshly picked apple! If you pick a lot, you can also use fresh fruit for baking, making juices and jams, and freezing for later.
Learn about Marni’s apple-picking adventure in this English lesson.
Dialog
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2. Study - Read the dialog again to see how the vocab words are used.
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Marni: I had the best day picking barrels of apples out in the orchard.
Amanda: What you talking about? Do you mean selecting apples to put in your cart?
Marni: Oh, no, no, no. I’m not talking about going to the grocery store. I’m talking about going to the orchard, seeing the trees where the apples actually grow, and everything’s in season right now, so…
Amanda: So you did the whole “u-pick” thing?
Marni: Absolutely. It’s really the best way to get the freshest apples, and you really get this appreciation for how they grow and all the thought and care that was put into them.
Amanda: There’s no variety in an orchard.
Marni: That’s not true. Certain apples grow in places, but there are some farms that have different varieties. And who cares? It’s all about what’s in season and grown locally.
Amanda: What do you do with your apples afterwards?
Marni: Sometimes I like to make cider. Sometimes I make applesauce. Sometimes I just love a good apple. Come on. Come with me next time. It’s so fun. We’ll climb up the ladder. We’ll pick a bushel of apples.
Amanda: All right.
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Discussion
Marni tells Amanda about her time picking apples at a local orchard. Amanda is a little confused, though. She thinks Marni is talking about selecting apples from produce bins at the grocery store.
Marni prefers going to the orchard for apples when they are in season. She likes seeing the fruit growing on trees. Plus, she’s sure to get the freshest apples when she picks them herself.
Amanda doesn’t know if there is enough variety at an orchard, but Marni says some farms grow different kinds of apples. Marni also has several recipes, so she can use all the apples she picks. She asks Amanda to join her next time, and Amanda agrees.
Have you ever visited an orchard or a “u-pick” farm? How did you like picking your own fruit? Does fresh fruit taste better?
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