Foods are kinda wild, right? What we eat is constantly changing. How and where we find it is always shifting. Things you grab ...

To apple historian John Bunker, it's a treasure trove of living history. "Apple varieties that were grown commonly in Maine, 100 to 200, to 250, years ago," Bunker said.

To apple historian John Bunker, it's a treasure trove of living history. "Apple varieties that were grown commonly in Maine, 100 to 200, to 250, years ago," Bunker said.

Of the 125 apple, pear, cherry, peach and plum varieties he describes, only a handful—the Winesap and Rome Beauty apples, and the Bartlett and Kieffer pears—are still grown widely today.

It’s important to learn the difference between 1-year and 2-year-old wood because apples produce fruit on 2-year-old wood and spurs, which are the small, thornlike shoots that grow along the ...

At one time, the U.S. boasted as many as 17,000 apple varieties, according to "The Illustrated History of Apples in the United States and Canada." Those were mostly grown and sold locally.

A 60-year-old orchard in Athens is serving the perfect fall treat -- a fresh apple slushy -- because everyone wants to feel festive, but no one wants to drink hot apple cider when the high is ...

The most produced varieties across the U.S. in the 2023–2024 growing season, according to the U.S. Apple Association, a trade organization, are Gala, Red Delicious, Honeycrisp, “others ...

Dozens of apple varieties, as well as pumpkins, are available for picking at this orchard less than two hours west of the city; U-Pick produce is cash only. Visitors can purchase farm-harvested ...

2024 best apple picking near Chicago: 10 great destinations for fruit, petting zoos, mazes, more It’s not too late: The season ends Oct. 31 at most orchards.

At the first ever National Apple Congress in 1883, delegates were given the chance to taste 1,545 distinct cultivars. The best dessert apple — by no means a local ‘find’ — was judged to be ‘King of ...

The 100-year-old orchard lets families drive right up to the trees to pick and taste. On weekends, the orchard offers pony rides, an apple maze and a haunted house.