Apple harvest underway in the Similkameen – Keremeos Review

Apple harvest underway in the Similkameen

It's harvest time in the Similkameen as grapes and apple crops ripen ahead of schedule this year.

Sep. 18, 2014 8:00 a.m.
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Nanjit and Tegvinder Saran were busy completing the packing of a front yard full of gala apples on September 18. The Saran orchard on Barcello Road in Cawston is one of many in the valley who are busy harvesting apples.

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