Our season has finally gotten under way and we are, once again, so fortunate to be in the business of harvesting food! We’re now shipping corn and pickling cucumbers and even have a garden planted for Scott’s Country Market. Our costs are still going up, however, and this is always a concern for us. It’s a long time between planting and receiving payment and our input costs keep rising. It seems everything on the farm is tied to the price of petroleum and while you may see the price of gas going down, we already have planted under the higher prices.
We are also fortunate to have enjoyed good weather up until now. As I’m sure you’re all aware, the end of the summer was not so kind to our neighbors in the Northern and Midwestern states. For many it meant a complete loss of crop and this is just devastating to everyone involved. As a result, there is a pretty empty pipeline of many fruits and vegetables right now. Even bringing them in from California and/or Mexico doesn’t offer a cost-effective solution as the freight costs to truck them into the east coast are exorbitant. These costs and shortages will mean some higher prices in the stores for many and we, along with the companies we supply and who supply us, are trying to do everything possible to keep the costs down.
Scott’s Maze Adventures, along with Scott’s Country Market opened this past weekend. We are glad to be up and going and we hope you’ll come join us for a great day on the farm. We’ll be open two weeks longer as well and besides our pumpkins in October, we’ll also be bringing Christmas trees in Thanksgiving weekend. Our weekends are full of lots of events and contests, not to mention all the different things to do out in the maze part, like our 60’ slide and brand new Jumping Pillow.
We’re looking forward to having everyone here this season. As ever, thanks so much for all your support and continued patronage and best wishes for a wonderful fall!
Anna Sciarrino
Director, Sales & Marketing
Anna@longandscottfarms.com
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