Apples, family & a brilliant business idea: My day at B.J. Reece Orchards and what Ghana can learn

It started as a simple family idea. My sister said, “Let’s go do something outdoors, something for bonding.” So, we found ourselves driving up to Ellijay — Georgia’s Apple Capital — to the famous B.J. Reece Orchards for apple picking. I thought we were just going to pick apples. We came back with full bags, sticky fingers from fried apple…