Rohama Apple Farmer Producer Companylimited

We spend most of our days out in the orchards here in Ferozpora. It’s hard work, especially when the harvest time comes around and everyone is busy picking. This group started because we all do the same thing anyway, growing apples in Baramula. Manzoor Ahmad Bhat is where we usually meet up in Bhat Mohalla to figure out things like fertilizers or how to get the crates moved. The weather here can be tricky. Sometimes the frost hits early or the rain doesn't come when the trees are blooming, but that's just how it goes with farming. We aren't a big office with suits. It’s mostly just us with dirt under our fingernails and muddy boots. We’ve known each other for years, growing up in the same villages and seeing the same trees grow tall. It’s not just about the fruit, it’s about making sure the families around here have something to show for their work at the end of the year. When you walk through the rows in autumn, the smell of the fruit is everywhere and the red color on the branches is something to see. We just keep our heads down and do the work. There isn't much more to it than that. We share what we know and try to help each other out when someone has a bad crop or the trucks are late. It's a local thing, kept right here in the Baramula area where we live.