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An Apple By Any Other Name
EMPIRE AND JONAGOLD, two of the best later-season apples, are now ready at New England orchards, farm stands, and grocery stores….
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Hot on the Orchard Trail (Macouns are in!)
THIS WEEKEND many orchards will begin harvesting Macoun, one of the most highly anticipated apples of the New England harvest. …
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Sheep’s Nose
Sheep’s Nose, also known as Black Gilliflower, may not be a particularly good fresh-eating apple, but it purees into a…
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Why the Iconic Apple?
CHANCES ARE you would not be reading this if I were writing about spinach or carrots. Healthy and delicious as…