BusinessMay 29, 2001
MEMO: SMALL FRUIT TOUR TO BE HELD WEDNESDAY
An orchard and small fruit tour will be held Wednesday in Cape Girardeau County, sponsored by University Outreach and Extension and the State Fruit Experiment Station. First stop on the tour will be at Pioneer Orchards Market, owned by Sam Beggs, at Jackson, Mo. The market has a mix of fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and greenhouse plants. While in Jackson, tour participants will visit Pioneer Orchard, owned by Stanley Beggs. This orchard specializes in apples, shipping them nationwide...
An orchard and small fruit tour will be held Wednesday in Cape Girardeau County, sponsored by University Outreach and Extension and the State Fruit Experiment Station.
First stop on the tour will be at Pioneer Orchards Market, owned by Sam Beggs, at Jackson, Mo. The market has a mix of fruits, vegetables, ornamentals and greenhouse plants. While in Jackson, tour participants will visit Pioneer Orchard, owned by Stanley Beggs. This orchard specializes in apples, shipping them nationwide.
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The next stop will be at Pioneer Orchard, owned by William Beggs, in Cape Girardeau. This orchard specializes in peaches. Following a lunch, the tour will travel west, to Millersville to visit Iller's Berry Farm, owned by Don Illers. The farm has a mix of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries.
Reservations for lunch are required. Additional information is available by calling horticulture specialists Tim Baker at (573) 888-4722.
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