Megan McVey of Saco picks apples at Orchard Hill Farm in Cumberland. Good spring and summer weather have played a role in this year's bumper crop, although the warm late-summer conditions have pushed back the ripening for some popular varieties by a week or two.
Megan McVey of Saco picks apples at Orchard Hill Farm in Cumberland.
Orchard Hill Farm employee Tom Gentilini moves crates of apples in the cold storage room in Cumberland. Maine’s apple crop is so good this year that at some orchards the laden branches touch the ground.
Apples are sorted into bags at Orchard Hill Farm in Cumberland. This year has yielded a bumper crop for some Maine apple growers.
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