Leobardo Najera sorts Honeycrisp apples while emptying his picking bag on Wednesday at the Piepel Family Farms orchard near Pangborn Memorial Airport. The pickers are paid by the hour as they color pick and remove any blemished apples, then load bins one apple at a time to prevent bruising. The nine acres of apple trees the picking crew is working are organic and about 12 years old, grown on a vertical trellis system.