Guest Article: Reflections and Thanks From a Local Farm

By Kathy Morrison

Morrison Orchards has been delivering high quality fruits and veggies to our area for decades. Recently Kathy Morrison (an occasional contributor to these pages and an untiring defender of the environment) posted on local social media expressing her thanks for the many folks who have made Morrison Orchards a regular stop over the years. We reached out to her to ask if she might be willing to reprise her thoughts in a guest column. After a bit of arm twisting she agreed.

John is 78, I am 63 and the rigors of farming and fruit/corn harvest gets pretty overwhelming at times (gees how did we do it when our 3 sons were young? ) . We talk about cutting back, slowing down, traveling more, etc but then…the comments ….. they make staying the game all worth it.

“ My grandma is 95 and she said this was the best peach she’s ever eaten!”.
“Hi, I’m from Detroit and your cherries were the best we’ve ever had! What kind were they?”
“Hi this is Steve K, we made jam with those “softies” you sold us. It's the best jam we’ve ever had!”
“ We travel up here from Illinois because we can't find corn as fresh as yours!" (and often we’re able to say it was picked 40 minutes ago). ….
And on and on all summer, the kind words come to us.

HUGE HUGE HUGE! THANK YOU to our many customers old and new. Your appreciation and kindness make this a joy. We appreciate you buying local Michigan produce, whether from us or other area growers. Keeping it local and supporting small Michigan farmers is absolutely the way to go! THANK YOU from John, Kathy, and our son Max at Morrison Orchards!