Keyword: spicerorchards https://freerepublic.com/tag/spicerorchards/ en-us Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:26:51 GMT Focus Forum 15 'There was nothing there:' Farming family says someone stole 22,000 apples from their orchard https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3787226/posts HARTLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- It's a place where thousands of families go every year to celebrate fall. Now, Spicer Orchards northwest of Detroit, Michigan is dealing with a crime like no other in its more than 50-year history. Someone stole more than 22,000 apples off acres of trees under the cover of darkness. After running the orchard for more than 50 years, the Spicer family has learned that you only pick apples when they are perfectly ripe. As harvest time nears, they check the apples every few days. On Sunday, October 6, the apples in the farm’s supplemental orchard on... KOAA https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3787226/posts#comment Fri, 18 Oct 2019 19:26:51 GMT