In September 2020, I took my kids apple picking at a small, quiet orchard in Massachusetts called Windy Hill Farm. It was our first weekend away from home since the pandemic had started.
The Indian government is expanding its railway network into remote parts of Kashmir. But many farmers in the Himalayan region fear the project will destroy their orchards and their livelihoods.
University of Minnesota apple breeder David Bedford treats the apples he breeds like his children. It makes sense because the time it takes to cultivate the perfect apple is nearly 30 years. Last ...
“As hard as it is, we couldn’t go on the way things were going,” said Wendy Oakes Wilson, general manager of LynOaken Farms and third-generation apple grower. “We know we’re making the ...