Thursday, January 21, 2010

Twitter

In the interest of technology and all things trendy, Dressel Farms has joined all the Tweeters and created its very own Twitter account. You can follow us @DresselFarms for more frequent (and less wordy) updates on anything and everything happening on the farm. Our tweets will be broadcast on the frontpage of Dresselfarms.com as well as on this page and will also be linked to our Facebook page, so even if you don't have a Twitter account you'll be able to keep more tabs on us than you ever even thought you needed or wanted. Isn't technology ridiculous?

Monday, January 11, 2010

Helping with your resolution

How's that "I'm going to get in shape" resolution going? Need a hand? Check out this link. Apples make the perfect snack. They're healthy AND delicious just the way they are. How many foods can say that?

For all those people like me who didn't make resolutions (or have already given up)- I've got you covered, too. Click here and here. You're welcome.

Monday, January 4, 2010

Our New Building

Recently we've been getting a lot of questions about the large new structure being erected next to the winter sales room. If you've even driven past the farm you've surely seen the frame being put up. Right now it looks something like this:
















To answer your questions, this is eventually going to become a new cold storage building with 4 rooms each of which will be large enough to hold ~12,000 bushels (~1,920,000 lbs). Due to new developments in agricultural technology, as well as our installation of miles of deer fencing, we've increased our yields to the point where our current storage space is insufficient. We've been renting cooler space from another farmer who has exited the market, but we're quickly outgrowing his building as well.

The building will be state-of-the-art allowing us to effectively store apples for up to 10 months while still maintaining the freshness and crispness that meet our high standards. The frame and roof will be completed soon and then in April it will be enclosed and sealed airtight.