Time to Get Hopping (to New England’s Apple Orchards)
THERE IS NOTHING like a day of orchard hopping to get the juices going about the 2015 apple crop. We…
The Apples are Coming!
THE FIRST early season New England apples are already being picked! To learn more, and to find out what we…
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…
Cool Spring Warmly Received by New England Apple Growers
THE LONG WINTER and cool spring may be frustrating to heat-starved New Englanders, but it is good news for the…
Read All About it: New England Apple News
HERE IS a link to our special winter edition of McIntosh News, the quarterly newsletter of the New England Apple Association:…
My Favorite Apple
NEXT TO “What is the best pie apple?” the question I am asked the most — and which I frequently…
McIntosh Meets Cardamom
VERSATILE as apples are, I have not come across many recipes that combine them with the sweet spice cardamom. Though…
How to Eat a Fresh Apple
TWICE A DAY at least I reach into a paper bag in my refrigerator and pull out an apple. It…
What is the Best Pie Apple?
AFTER TWO MONTHS of intensive research, we are forced to admit failure — once again — in our perennial quest…
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…
New England Apples from Down Under
THE LIST OF APPLES grown in New England that originated in Australia and New Zealand is short, with just two…
Fall Foliage in New England Orchards
THE ORCHARD is a beautiful place in all seasons. October is an especially good time to visit — there are…