Peeling Back An Apple’s Name
APPLE NAMES are as diverse — and informative and curious — as the fruit they describe. Early marketers tried to distinguish…
Heirloom Apples: A Bite of History
HISTORIANS, WRITERS, FILMMAKERS have tried in countless ways to imagine, preserve, and understand the past. Our connection to our ancestors informs…
Apple Season in Full Swing
IT WAS A GREAT DAY Saturday for apple lovers of all ages as they flocked to New England apple orchards…
Meet the Apples and Artists
TWO OF NEW ENGLAND’s leading strengths — the diversity of its apples and orchards, and its preeminence in ciders — will…
The Duchess is Waiting
THERE ARE TWO TYPES of early season apples: heirlooms that were once valued for extending the season, and newer varieties…
A World of Tree Fruit
WITH CLEAR SKIES and warm temperatures predicted, this weekend is an ideal time to visit a New England orchard. Early season…
A Corail is a Pinova, an Apple Crostata is Like a Galette
APPLE VARIETIES have a long tradition of having multiple names. Before it became Baldwin, the apple was known as Woodpecker,…
Why the Iconic Apple?
CHANCES ARE you would not be reading this if I were writing about spinach or carrots. Healthy and delicious as…
Early Heirloom Apples: Red Astrachan, Melba, and Yellow Transparent
THE APPLE’S unparalleled versatility as a food is well documented. Apples are good eaten fresh or cooked, can be served…
New England Apple Crisp
A FRESH APPLE PIE is a thing of beauty, delicious, substantial and versatile — elegant enough for a dinner party, familiar enough for…
Meet the Duchess of Oldenburg Apple
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG was one of four pioneers among Russian apples in America, along with Alexander, Tetofsky, and Red Astrachan….
Meet the Duchess of Oldenburg apple
DUCHESS OF OLDENBURG was one of four pioneers among Russian apples in America, along with Alexander, Tetofsky and Red Astrachan. All…