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Valley Bounty: An a-peeling history: Bashista Orchards in Southampton marks a fruitful 100 years

“Our little part of Whiteloaf Mountain probably hasn’t changed much, other than I’ve added more trees and we got rid of the cows,” said Tom Bashista, fourth-generation farmer and steward of Bashista Orchards in Southampton.  Bashista’s great-grandfather, Jacob Bashista, came from Poland in 1909 with his wife, Sabina, and his brother, Frank. The family purchased […]

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