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Jazz Apple

jazz apple

B.B. King says, “Jazz is the big brother of the blues. If a guy’s playing blues like we play, he’s in high school. When he starts playing jazz it’s like going on to college, to a school of higher learning.” And the Jazz apple is a highly-educated apple. Hybridized with great prospects, from Braeburn and [...]

Storage Tips

Apples should be kept in a cool (below 60/70°F) space away from sunlight and heat, where they will keep for two weeks. Refrigerated apples can last as long as six weeks.
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Royal Gala Apple

royal gala apple

Grown in the 1970s from a single Gala cultigen (from the Latin cultus = cultivated, and gens = kind), a branch cutting, this is a pink-red dessert apple.

Storage Tips

Apples should be kept in a cool (below 60/70°F) space away from sunlight and heat, where they will keep for two weeks. Refrigerated apples can last as long as six weeks.
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Fulford Gala Apple

Fulford is a sport from the Kidd apple of the Gala family. Like the famous Gala apple, just a bit bigger and redder.

Storage Tips

Apples should be kept in a cool (below 60/70°F) space away from sunlight and heat, where they will keep for two weeks. Refrigerated apples can last as long as six weeks.
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Gala Apple

gala apple

Sweet and mild, somewhat thin skinned, and striped. The Gala apple originated in New Zealand from momma Golden Delicious and poppa Orange Delicious.

Storage Tips

Apples should be kept in a cool (below 60/70°F) space away from sunlight and heat, where they will keep for two weeks. Refrigerated apples can last as long as six weeks.
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Farm Profile: Lehman’s Orchard (Michigan)

lehmans orchard farmhouse

Steve Lecklider wasn’t always a farmer, he was a professional clarinet musician playing classical music in South Bend, Indiana. Now he runs Lehman’s Orchard with his parents, both retired teachers. “We’ve all left the farm and then come back,” said Steve, the third generation in his family to run the orchard. Their farm in Niles, [...]

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