HASSO HERING

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Filbert farm: Kickstarting an orchard

Written March 3rd, 2017 by Hasso Hering

One of my bike routes takes me along Bryant Drive outside of Albany, where filbert orchards are taking over acreage that used to grow grass-seed and wheat. In one of those fields, Ted Bender is planning to start his own hazelnut operation, and he’s going about it in an unusual way.


 
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