Photos from: Broetje Orchards: Farming with Faith




Dena Martin

Apples, apples, everywhere. The warehouse and packing facilities add to Broetje's 11 million square feet of controlled atmosphere and cold storage space for a total of 12 million square feet of storage and packing. Fruit that was on the tree in the morning is in a controlled atmosphere the same day. Fun facts: Prior to storage, apples are coated with the same wax that is used on M&Ms, for customer appeal. Costco is the orchard's largest buyer. Broetje Orchards bought exclusive rights to grow the Opal apple in North America. The apples is non-GMO and resists oxidation.



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