| Author |
Merit Badge Chit Chat:  Apples  |
|
|
Allison Clark
Chapter Guru / Farmgirl Guide / Sharpshooter
76 Posts
Allie
Nacona
Texas
USA
76 Posts |
 Posted - Mar 02 2021 : 11:33:02 PM
|
Hi everyone, I just started the Apple merit badge. I love apples. When I grew up I lived on a ranch in Santa Rosa California. I lived with my grandmother. she owned 83 acres. We had everything you could imagine. We had a big apple orchard. I use to help pick them and can apple sauce, apple juice, and several other things. We would go to the farmers market we would sell it there. So when I started to do this merit badge it brought back so many memories that I had not thought of in so long. It was a good thing. I went to live with my aunt a few years later and she owned 56 acres. We pretty much the same thing. But most of her rance was grapes, well that's another story I will tell you all later. I was supposed to tell you two things that I learned doing this merit badge. I learned that the apple tree did not start here in the USA and that I wish I was a kid again so I could climb the trees again and have no fear of falling. Apples are one of the fruits that most people love.
Allison Clark |
|
|
ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4715 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4715 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2021 : 05:07:36 AM
|
Great apple picking memories Allison, thanks for sharing. I love apples and our neighbors had an orchard when I was little. I loved climbing the trees and picking a delicious apple for my afternoon snack. Not sure the neighbors were happy with my poaching but their orchard and strawberry patch were my candy store.
Dawn in IL
"It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold, when it is summer in the light and winter in the shade." Charles Dickens |
 |
|
|
YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
6797 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
6797 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2021 : 06:23:16 AM
|
Allison, I enjoyed reading your story about apples. Have fun working on the Apple badges.
FarmGirl Hugs, Sara
FarmGirl Sister #6034 Aug 2014
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015 & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders & your hand over my mouth.
|
|
|
|
Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2021 : 07:26:28 AM
|
Oh, Allison! What wonderful memories! Im just a little jealous... We have always had to go to the farm, but apples and apple pickin'- EVERYTHING apple- are some of my most favorite things ever!
What are your favorites? I'm interested to hear which ones you like, why you like them best, and what apples you use for the different apple dishes and cider you make!!
Have fun working in your badge!
Hugs,
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
|
|
|
|
Red Tractor Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
6517 Posts
Winnie
Gainesville
Fl
USA
6517 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2021 : 12:59:55 PM
|
Allison, what a great story about your apple experiences!! I enjoyed the lovely photo as well. Where I live in Florida, apples cannot grow because of the weather conditions. I am, however, an apple enthusiast. This past Summer, I started a little journal about tasting every apple I found in the local grocery stores. To date, I have 24 different ones logged in and love them all.
We do a month long Apple Festival every September here at the Chatroom. I hope you will join in the fun and discussions that always take place. It is our time to honor and celebrate altogether all things delicious and useful about Apples!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
|
|
|
MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
6685 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
6685 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2021 : 1:37:43 PM
|
Allison, that is such a fun experience as a child. I love apples and would have loved to make all those things as a kid. Great job! Have fun with the Apple badges!
Krista |
|
|
|
nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl
2991 Posts
Heather
Wapakoneta
Ohio
USA
2991 Posts |
Posted - Mar 03 2021 : 5:15:24 PM
|
What wonderful memories! Thanks for sharing.
~Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
September 2014 Farmgirl of the Month
"The purpose of life is to enjoy every moment" - Yogi teabag
|
|
|
| |
Merit Badge Chit Chat: Apples |
|
Apples
