Apple season is upon us! The first crispy bites of autumn have already hit the Greenmarkets, and among them is the Newtown Pippin, an heirloom variety native to Queens. (Red Jacket Orchards, among ...

Autumn in Carroll County is a special time, as the leaves turn red and gold, and the air fills with the crisp tang of fall and the aroma of spiced apple cider. Many families and visitors to the county ...

If you wanted to taste a Zabergau Reinette, an Ashmead’s Kernel or Newtown Pippin (one of Thomas Jefferson’s favorites), you were pretty much out of luck. Fortunately, interest in heirloom apples is ...