New England’s Apple Crop Approaching its Peak
A BRIEF TOUR of Vermont orchards Monday shows how New England’s 2016 apple crop is shaping up. Mid-season varieties like…
Scenes from New England Apple Day
NEW HAMPSHIRE Gov. Maggie Hassan, Rhode Island Chief of Agriculture Ken Ayars, Massachusetts Commissioner of Agriculture John Lebeaux, Massachusetts State…
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 Apples from Neighboring New York
ALTHOUGH THEY SOMETIMES COMPETE in the marketplace, New England and New York apple growers have a long tradition of cooperation…
Peg’s Amazing New England Apple Squares
I HAVE COOKED with apples for many years and written about them almost as long. Still, it felt a little audacious…
Green New England Apple Orchards
NEW ENGLAND’S APPLE ORCHARDS are the site of more and more solar and wind installations and other renewable energy systems. It…
Apple Pies! Pies! Pies!
MORE THAN 60 pies from around New England graced the tables at the 3rd Annual Great New England Pie Contest…
Red Apple Farm Turns 100; McIntosh Apples Ready!
BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, and an early crop make this a perfect time for apple picking. McIntosh, the region’s most…
Classic Cookers: Northern Spy, Baldwin, and Rhode Island Greening
A CENTURY AGO they were the three most popular varieties in the Northeast. Today, Baldwin, Rhode Island Greening, and Northern…
Nothing Beats a McIntosh Apple
COMPARED TO MANY VARIETIES, McIntosh is a finicky apple. The creamy flesh beneath its thin skin bruises easily, and, more…
Entering Apple Pie Zone
REV UP YOUR KITCHENS, ladies and gentlemen We have now officially entered the year’s biggest apple pie-making zone: Thanksgiving week. These…
New England Apple Pie Crust
Apple pie should be eaten “while it is yet florescent, white or creamy yellow, with the merest drip of candied…