Curtis Kelenske looks down half mile rows of tasseled sweet corn, studies for a bit, then pulls down three seemingly random cobs. He pulls back the husks for a deeper gander, then arranges them in order of maturity.
“We’ll have corn on the shelves by Thursday,” he pronounced, garnering approving nods from his family.
Sweet corn season has officially begun in Centerville Township just a few days later than in Kasson Township, where his friend Ryan Noonan last weekend opened Buzzy’s corn stand along M-72.
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