No. 46, Fall/Winter 1999
Tools for Small Farmers
Jean and Joe Briggs have been farming their orchard organically since 1990. Their orchard not only provides delicious organic apples, but also acts as habitat and a wildlife corridor for many animals and birds. The early harvest permitted by Arizona's warm weather, together with the quality and variety of apples grown by the Briggs, creates a market niche that allows them to compete with growers from California and Washington. |