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“If we had
known in 1984 that
we were talking
about a labor camp
on a 30-acre parcel,
we would have been
all over the place!”
- Meredith
Gorfein
With that facility and the equipment to work 450 acres of fruit trees, “we have a tremendous investment. . . it’s very important that we use it to its fullest potential ... No matter what it costs to grow the apples, we have to sell them at the market price,” he told the BZA, adding that the margin of profit per apple bushel is just 25 to 50 cents.
Some 30 women work at the packing house in Sperryville. In addition, Mr. Sharp testified, he employs several fiill-time managers. “I feel we’re helping Rappahannock County keep land in agricultural use; (that) our business . . . will help maintain the agricultural character of the area.”
A dependable labor supply during harvest season is necessary for realizing the maxi
95.5%