I came up with a list of questions to ask a few farmers I wanted to interview for this part of my project, focusing on the horticultural management of pears in New England. Here they are...
INTERVIEW QUESTIONS
1.
Describe what your mission is and what you do on
your farm.
2.
Why did you decide to grow pears?
3.
What percentage would you say they make in
volume and sales on your farm?
4.
Over the years, how has managing them compare to
other fruit trees you grow?
5.
How many trees do you have?
6.
Which cultivars are they?
7.
What characteristics did you look for when
selecting the cultivars?
8.
What do your customers look for in pears?
9.
Why do you think they aren’t as widely grown as
apples are?
Darienne,
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it would be interesting to follow up on your question about volume of sales, with a return to the previous question, or reverse the order, so that you can see if their reasons are particularly related to income potential or other factors?