Some farmers grow fruits or vegetables that we eat. This farmer is an apple farmer. He has a lot of land with hundreds of apple trees.

Farmers will plant their trees in the spring. It will take 4 or 5 years before the trees to start to grow apples. They have to make sure the trees get enough water and sunlight, so the trees will grow lots of apples during summer. In the summer the trees begin to grow apples.

By fall, the apples are ready to be picked. The farmers will get lots of people to help them pick all of the apples. Sometimes farmers will let other people, like you and your family, come pick their apples.

They will send the apples to markets and grocery stores so people can buy them. There are many different kinds of apples.

During winter, the apple trees lose all of their leaves and “sleep” until spring comes and they grow new leaves.

Read Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington.