Gary, IN -- (SBWIRE) -- 10/23/2015 -- Fitness Life Stories will feature the new Scott Tucker apple orchard in an upcoming article within their "Local Farms" series. Planting and construction of Tucker's property will begin with a ground breaking ceremony at the end of this month.

"We think that it is very important to spotlight farmers like Scott Tucker," says Fitness Life Stories contributor Jane Gross. "People really sink their teeth into features like this because it gives them a secondary reason to eat healthy. Knowing where your apples come from is really comforting for a lot of people who are interested in buying locally and reducing their environmental impact."

The 100 acre orchard will grow red apples exclusively this year with some land being left for planting other apple varieties in later years. Tucker will plant semi-mature trees to allow for a possible harvest this year and a guaranteed harvest next year.

"Growing things in a sustainable way is the best way to give back to the world," says Tucker. "My apple orchard will not need extra irrigation, I aim for it to be self sufficient as much as this part of Indiana can allow. The secret is that I know the trees I plant here will be fine, because my neighbors have been growing some for years."

The apples grown on the new Tucker orchard will be organic and certified by a third party after the second harvest next year. Apples from the orchard will sell at local farmers markets and each weekend next fall at Tucker's roadside apple stand.

Fitness Life Stories will publish photos of the ground breaking ceremony with comments from Tucker on his new apple trees and the fruit they will bare.

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