. . "0"^^ . "Anyone who posts an outlier-- a really negative review when everyone else posts good ones-- has an obligation to explain themselves. You should convince readers that you aren't a jilted ex, or a Yelp ad salesman using a phony persona to ding a merchant for not buying ads.\n\nSo let me qualify this pan very carefully.\n\n1. I don't have kids, don't do fall festivals and am pretty much allergic to fun. Every word written about the hay rides, corn mazes and pumpkin-related escapades might be 100% true.I wouldn't know. As Alton Brown put it, \"I'm just here for the food,\"\n\n2. My folks are from Geauga County; my wife's folks are from Portage County. Both sides of the family make trips to the farm markets in Amish Country. I've spent a lot of time in family farm markets and will not be easily impressed.\n\nWith that said, blah. Red Wagon Farms is 20 minutes away from where I live, so I would REALLY like to like their produce.It would save me three hours of round-trip driving to see the fams It's just not impressive.\n\nFor one thing, the prices are high. I don't mind paying premium to support local farmers, or for really good stuff. I never got anything worth the money-- or even that I really wanted to eat again.\n\nI tried the strawberries and the tart cherries (they make better pies). The cherries were more sour than tart. The picked strawberries were underripe and underflavored.\n\nThe apples were OK. I got decent apple butter and an adequate pie. Nothing I couldn't get from the produce in at, say, Shaker's IGA in Olmsted Township. (Didn't try the cider, since I wasn't impressed by the raw materials.)\n\nThe slicing tomatoes were hard and tasted mostly of water. The romas were hard and didn't improve when I roasted them for sauce. Same with the green peppers. (I didn't try the hot ones; they looked unappealing. I don't like banana peppers.)\n\nI tried the green beans steamed, baked and southern-stewed. None of the ways provided much.\n\nAnd the corn is simply a waste of time. If you like it, drive to Dussel Farms in Brimfield or Rufeners in Suffield; Heinens deals with a couple of good providers.\n\nI have no complaints about the selection or the service. I just wouldn't want to eat anything they grow."^^ . "1"^^ . "2016-04-08T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . "1"^^ . .