#Vermont #orchards and #vineyards devastated by late-May #freeze: 'So powerless to protect it'

It was just one night when the temperatures across Vermont lingered in the 20s for several hours, but the flash freeze has resulted in devastating and unprecedented impacts on the state's orchards and vineyards.

by Dan D'Ambrosio, Burlington Free Press, May 25, 2023

"'The hard freeze will mean significant losses for our growers and those who make their living off fruits and vegetables. The extent of the damage may not be known for several weeks but early indications are discouraging.'"

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2023/05/25/vermont-orchards-vineyards-farmers-crop-damage-lost-may-freeze/70247869007/

#ExtremeTemperatures #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SpringFreeze #HardFreeze

Hard freeze in May affects #Vermont's forests as well, hitting trees that leaf out late

by Dan D'Ambrosio, Burlington Free Press, June 13, 2023

"'In addition to #orchards and #vineyards, it seems that thousands of deciduous trees had frozen foliage,' Lambert wrote in an email to the Burlington Free Press. 'I do not believe that foliage will recover; right now it's just brown, hanging off trees and looking quite dead.'"

https://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/story/news/2023/06/13/the-unusually-hard-freeze-in-may-affected-vermonts-forests-as-well/70277365007/

#ExtremeTemperatures #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #SpringFreeze

#introduction
We're artisanal cider makers near #Beaminster in West Dorset: Paul and Jo, and our rescue dogs various.

Interested in #cider #apples #pears #orchards and #dogs