Whew! It's been quite a year so far at Depot Street Orchard. It wasn't long after we moved into our newly built home at the orchard site, that the season started in earnest. We thinned our trees and bagged the fruit in the spring and early summer. By the end of July, it was time to think about harvesting and getting our pears to market. It's been a whirlwind with lots of lessons learned. I like to think we've become wiser and more educated about pruning, thinning and bagging