apples
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An apple is more than a sweet fruit
When you pick that perfect fruit, know how much work went into it.
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Local orchards have lots to offer despite drought
This year’s drought has impacted local apple orchards, but there’s still plenty of fruit to pick from.
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Ask a Master Gardener: Manage apple tree pests this winter
The apple harvest is over, but there are still some important pest management practices to follow to ensure healthy trees in the spring. The pests we need to…
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It’s been a great year for apples
After battling a devastating cold snap and heavy rains throughout 2023, orchards around Addison County have enjoyed a much sweeter apple season this year.
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Ask a Master Gardener: All about apples
They’re the most familiar of fruits, but how much do you really know about apples?
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Jessie Raymond: Self-taught pruner makes the cut — barely
Last week, I spent an afternoon pruning one of our three old apple trees. You probably didn’t know I could do stuff like that, but that’s OK; until…
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Ways of Seeing: Paid by the apple
At age 31, I’d never worked with my hands. I experimented with hand tools as a kid at my father’s cellar workbench when he was working.
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Orchards persevere in spite of weather
Local apple growers have had to battle a late spring frost that decimated young fruit crops in May, as well as excessive rain that drenched the region this…
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Fall fun unfolding at county orchards
Though many Addison County apple growers saw their crops damaged by a late spring frost in May, local orchards still have plenty to offer visitors this fall.
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Sparse apple crop won’t deter Happy Valley’s McManus
A cruel spring frost robbed Middlebury’s Happy Valley Orchard of roughly 98% of its 2023 crop. So Conor McManus’s credo this year can best be described as, “If…
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Apples gathered in great quantities this season
Both new orchardists and longtime growers said they enjoyed a pleasant apple season this year, with plentiful crops augmented by mild weather that drew Vermonters and out-of-state visitors…
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It’s been a sweet season for apples
Trees in Bridport, Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven and Shoreham produced a bumper crop in 2021, and in some cases those trees are still giving.
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The secret to perfect applesauce
One of my favorite ways to cook apples is to make applesauce. On its own or with cottage cheese or yogurt, it makes a delicious breakfast, side dish…
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Champlain Orchards reopens to the public
SHOREHAM — After closing down more than a week ago to manage an outbreak of COVID-19 among its staff, Champlain Orchards is open again for pick-your-own apples. “It’s…
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Apple season starts slow but picks up
ADDISON COUNTY — The story of this year’s apple season has four chapters, so far: a dry summer, August rain, gorgeous pick-your-own weather, and COVID-19. A minor summer…
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Champlain Orchard buys Douglas Orchards
SHOREHAM — Two popular Shoreham orchards have come together under one owner. On July 8 Bill Suhr and Andrea Scott of Champlain Orchards announced that they had purchased…