Russets for Walking and Cider
AN APPLE is the perfect walking companion, appealing to all the senses while providing a sweet, healthy energy boost. An apple…
Apples Good As Gold
MOST PEOPLE think “red” when they think apple. The vast majority of apples feature the color, after all, and popular cultural…
Russets: Small Size, Big Flavor
THEY ARE AMONG the most flavorful of apples. They excel in ciders, fresh and hard. Yet russet apples remain a mystery…
Double Vision (and Apple Squares)
MANY NEW ENGLAND ORCHARDS offer spectacular views of the surrounding countryside. Situated atop hills, overlooking valleys, or nestled in among the…
Celebrating Cider
IF APPLES were not remarkable enough for their variety for fresh eating or their versatility when cooked, they are utterly…
An Uplifting Apple Hash
IT STANDS TO REASON that the apple — that most gregarious of foods — would get along famously with the…
It’s a Beautiful Day in the New England Orchard!
THE BLOSSOMS are peaking now at many New England orchards, and close up or from a distance, it is a…
New England’s Insatiable Thirst for Apple Cider
A RENEWED INTEREST IN APPLE CIDER, fresh and hard, is evident wherever it is sold. Visitors to the New England…
Pears with Apples (Like Shamrock, Honeycrisp, and Hudson’s Golden Gem)
PEARS PLAY a supporting role to apples in New England. You never hear of a pear orchard with a few apple…
Classic Cookers: Northern Spy, Baldwin, and Rhode Island Greening
A CENTURY AGO they were the three most popular varieties in the Northeast. Today, Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, and Northern…