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Entering the Fruitful Forest

AN APPLE ORCHARD has many attractions: A FRUITFUL FOREST filled with bright, colorful apples; home to bluebirds; lightly fragrant; beautifully maintained;…

Support Your Local Orchard!

HIGHLY VARIABLE is about the best way to describe the 2023 New England apple crop. Most people by know now that…

There is Art in Every Orchard

THERE IS SO MUCH MORE to a New England orchard than fresh, nutritious fruit. Apples are living history, after all, direct…

The Colors of August: Ginger Gold and Paula Red

APPLES COME IN MANY SHADES, mostly reds, greens, and yellows. Two of the best early season apples include their color…

When to Eat a Yellow Transparent

WHEN DO YOU EAT a Yellow Transparent apple? The short answer: soon. That’s because their season is short, and they do…

Sizing Up the Apples

APPLE SEASON is just weeks away. The earliest varieties, heirlooms like Red Astrachan and Yellow Transparent, in fact, will be ready for picking within…

Apples, Strawberries, and Cider

THIS WILL BE A CHALLENGING YEAR for many of the region’s apple growers. After losing most of the peach crop due…

A Great Glass of Ciders (and You Can Take it Home!)

SATURDAY’S FIRST-EVER SPRING CIDER SOCIAL will bring together the magnificent orchard in bloom; crisp, locally grown apples; impressive guest speakers;…

A Historic Spring Cider Social May 13

GET A TASTE OF SWEET THINGS to come by strolling through an apple orchard in bloom and sipping some of the…

In Memoriam: Frank Carlson

NEW ENGLAND LOST a giant of the apple world March 31 with the passing of Frank Carlson, age 79. He was…