Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes The global trade in fresh fruit amounts to about 80 tons a year with a value of roughly $75 billion. This mass globalization of the fruit trade is relatively modern...
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes My first deep dive into apple history came in 2017. I’d been asked to be part of an evening focused on the Golden Russet, which would include some history, a chance to...
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes William Dabinett was born in 1861, the 69th soul in the small Somerset village of Middle Lambrook, United Kingdom. His father, also William, was a farm laborer and his...
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes The highway north from San Francisco winds its way through car dealerships and commercial districts, eventually opening up to vineyards, narrowing from eight lanes to...
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes So many of the apple varieties that come up in conversation when talking about cider have long histories, occasionally well documented, but more often not. GoldRush is...
Apple Tales with Darlene Hayes By Darlene Hayes There are a handful of apple varieties originating in England whose names quicken the heart of a cidermaker. One of these is Foxwhelp. It came as...