The grape vines among the orchards at Kiyokawa Family Orchards. Kiyokawa grows more than 100 different varieties of apples and pears. | Brooke Jackson-Glidden/EPDX
Even in the strangest of years, the summer and fall in the Pacific Northwest still retain some of their traditions. During the pandemic, people still hiked, picnicked, and camped, and on the weekends, families throughout Oregon and Washington still drive out to rural farms in pursuit of pick-your-own produce.
From summer to fall, u-pick options shift from berries to apples and pears, from the farms on Sauvie Island to the orchards in Hood River. During this time of social distancing,
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