Hi! My name is Sam and I will be exploring Jaswell's Farm, an apple orchard in Smithfield, Rhode Island. I know about Jaswell’s Farm because it is a place of family tradition for me. Every year since I can remember, my entire family has taken a day in late September to go apple picking at Jaswell’s Farm. And when I say my entire family, I mean my entire family. When I go apple picking, there is a mob of 25 people swarming the apple trees to find the best and most delicious apples. It would take us hours to weed through the trees and find the perfect apples for apple pie. My dad and uncles would throw me and my other younger cousins over their shoulders so we could reach the apples on the very tops of the trees. My cousins, siblings, and I would run all throughout the orchard making sure we ran down every line of trees. Inevitably, everyone eats five or six apples just in those few hours. I am going to explore the subculture of farmers and the culture behind apple picking. Do other families like mine have the tradition of going apple picking? What is the regional culture of apple picking? I can't wait to explore the apple orchards!