And naturally, berries, plums, peaches and apples can be snapped right off the vine by your very own hands.

BBC: A Fall foliage tour of New England

Now it is true we all have a stake in making sure that farmers during bad weather -- we have had a horrible situation in Michigan now, where cherries and apples and grapes and peaches have been hit because of weather situations.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Towards the back, an orchard: figs, peaches, plums and pears, pomegranates, apples, apricots and medlars.

BBC: A dream of Georgian vineyards

Fruit farmers complain that unscrupulous agents have damaged the reputation of their export-oriented industry by dumping poor-quality apples, pears and peaches on the European markets.

ECONOMIST: South African farming

It has almonds, apples, peaches, pears, apricots, plums, lemons, persimmons and pomegranates, along with lettuce, radishes, carrots, chard, kale, broccoli, fava beans, cauliflower, onions, potatoes, strawberries and spinach.

WSJ: In Napa, Kelly Fleming Blends House and Winery

More time is then left to devote to his income-generating greenhouse, which uses waste slurry left over from the biogas digester as fertilizer for his grapes, strawberries, apples, plums, cherries, peaches, eggplant, cucumber, tomatoes and squash.

CNN: 'Green' revolution under way in rural China