Whither the fruit pies of summer 2026? We’ll refrain from T.S. Eliot references – but suffice it to say that April’s unseasonable freeze was not kind to Pennsylvania’s 2026 peach crop, which, along with the apples, literally withered on the branch. Linvilla Orchards, a beloved Media farm, reported that up to 90% of its stone fruit crops blackened from the chill and dropped to the ground – an augur of scarcity for summer farmers’ markets and pie bakers, and an economic blow to farm revenues. Hopefully, we can still count on the cherries.
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