Deletion of Rogers Orchards

Comment: per the multiple |reliable sources
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS)

Comment: Yes, I am the author of the article.  And the article details an agricultural operation that will be celebrating its '''200th anniversary''' next year (which is pretty notable, by any measurement). Passes  without problem (New York Times coverage, hello?). The claim that this is "just a promotional article" is fairly silly since the article was intentionally written to avoid blatant marketing verbiage
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Reliable sources (WP:RS)

Comment: Multiple references from indepependent and reliable sources have substantial coverage of this orchard, satisfying . Peel away any spam, cut away any bad spots, and there is a tart and aromatic article here right to the core. (You can tell I've been reading about the Paula Red apples they grow
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: the notability references are not ''about'' the farms. With every one it seems to be "quick, we're doing an article to do with farming and need a soundbite!". From what I can read 2 of the 4 articles seem to be about some kind of farming subsidy; none of them are about the operation itself. Yes, the head of the farm is president of a state trade association, but that would be considered valid in an article about him; it doesn't then lend its notability to everything else the man is associated with. Despite this, I get the gut feeling that this would be a useful and valid article to have, although I appreciate gut feelings aren't considered a valid part of 
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)