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I suggested a number of ways to save on energy costs and stretch a dollar. I asked for ideas. Here is one I had not considered. Apparently, there are apple orchards in Maine that allow you to “buy” or “rent” a tree for $40/ year. The orchard cares for it but when the fruit arrives, you get the yield. You can rent the same tree every year or do a McIntosh one year, a Cortland another or other variety. But, all the apples belong to you and you and can be picked at will.
There is a Chick’s Orchard in Monmouth, Maine that rents a tree for $40 – $50 per year. Has anyone else heard of renting an apple, orange, pear or other tree? Is this unique to Maine? This is certainly a down to earth way of buying apples and turning them into a healthy snack, pies, apple sauce, etc. that will last an entire year.
Peter Geiger is the Editor of the Farmers' Almanac. Read his full biography here.Free Weekly eNewsletter
Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather
February 8th - February 11th
- Northeast U.S.
Wet snow mixed with rain Mid-Atlantic north through New England; slushy accumulations of 4+" possible.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Accumulating snows Kentucky, Ohio, then clearing. Fair elsewhere.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet snow Tennessee, western North Carolina; wintry mix northern Mississippi, Alabama. Elsewhere, rain, then clearing.
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Drier, much colder.
- South Central U.S.
Snow parts of Arkansas, then clearing, cold. Clear, much colder elsewhere.
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Drier, but colder.
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Drier, but noticeably colder.
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