{"id":1257,"date":"2012-03-22T17:51:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-22T16:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/?p=1257"},"modified":"2012-03-22T17:55:45","modified_gmt":"2012-03-22T16:55:45","slug":"friends-berries-and-apple-cider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/2012\/03\/22\/friends-berries-and-apple-cider\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends, berries, and apple cider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Wherever we go, Roy is always interested in the crops of the area. \u00a0Our trip to WA was no exception, and we were fascinated to see how raspberries are cared for to provide the best yields.<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-raspberry-canes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1260\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-raspberry-canes-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-raspberry-canes-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-raspberry-canes.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We were able to visit with friends Jim &amp; Carol, as well as see Jim&#8217;s brother&#8217;s cider press. \u00a0Jim &amp; Roy had the opportunity to discuss plans for the CEFA (ag\/farm) project and how FRB (Foods Resource Bank; connecting farmers in the U.S. with farmers overseas) and other possibilities might come into play.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-Jim-n-Carol.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1258\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-Jim-n-Carol-300x255.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-Jim-n-Carol-300x255.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-Jim-n-Carol.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-cider-press.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1259\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-cider-press-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-cider-press-231x300.jpg 231w, http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2012\/03\/blog-WA-cider-press.jpg 336w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">You can&#8217;t tell these guys are brothers, can you?!!?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/danforth?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=1257&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wherever we go, Roy is always interested in the crops of the area. \u00a0Our trip to WA was no exception, and we were fascinated to see how raspberries are cared for to provide the best yields. 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