September 2nd, 2011
The wait is over! SweeTango(R) apples are ready for you to enjoy! Stop by the market to pick some up, for that great “crunch” and harmonious sweet-tart flavor combination! It’s time to let your taste buds dance with SweeTango(R)!
In case you haven’t been in Oceana County for the past few years, this great new apple is a cross between Honeycrisp (mom) and Zestar! (dad), developed by researchers at the University of Minnesota. Dave got in at the beginning of the commercial venture, and planted thousands of trees, so we have been able to sample them out for area residents and visitors for a few years now. This year, the trees are bigger and there are more apples, so they will be more available to more people across the nation. One special thing about SweeTango(R) is that it is a managed apple variety, and the apples don’t even get to be called “SweeTango” unless they meet stringent quality standards. This means that every time you eat a SweeTango(R), you get a great eating experience! Get yours at Rennhack Orchards Market, your local source for SweeTango(R) apples!
Tags: Oceana County, SweeTango(R)
Posted in Main Blog
August 23rd, 2011
The photos on our home page show some of the August bounty of our farm in Oceana County! There is a photo of our colorful bell peppers at the market, then a peach tree which has been summer pruned to let the sun shine in to make the peaches nice and sweet! Next, we are waiting for these apples to finish ripening so we can enjoy SweeTango(R) apples again–mm-mmm! The funny-looking red veggies are ladyfinger tomatoes. They are fun for kids to eat, and are easier to slice up than grape tomatoes for salads. The last photo is of our amazing sweet corn. We should have sweet corn through Labor Day, so enjoy those meals with corn on the cob! It’s tender and easy to eat, no matter how many teeth you have! 
Posted in At the Market, Main Blog, On the Farm
June 20th, 2011
We (Dave & Joann Rennhack) took a farm tour on Sunday, June 19 to check out our crops. I took a camera along, so you can see, too. On the photos on our home page, our earliest sweet corn is pictured with Dave kneeling, showing that it is knee-high by Father’s Day in 2011. The next photo shows some of our light sweet cherries, with bright yellow mustard (Dave uses special seed; it’s a natural biofumigant) in the background. Can you guess what Dave is doing amongst the apple trees? He is counting apples on a young tree, to make sure the fruit load is appropriate for the size. These lush-looking apple trees will be producing SweeTango(R) apples around September 10 or so. In the next photo are some early black sweet cherries, which will be much riper and darker in a couple of weeks. The photo with the tall posts & wires shows some small, young sweet cherry trees that Dave is growing on a tall spindle system; right now they are supported by bamboo poles. The sixth photo shows some little tomatoes coming along nicely.
Tags: black sweet cherries, light sweet cherries, sweet corn, SweeTango(R) apples, tomatoes
Posted in Main Blog, On the Farm, With the Family
