Gravenstein

The Gravenstein Apple Is Coming!

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For fruit lovers, Gravenstein apple season is like Christmas in August. The harvest of this endangered Northern California heirloom apple happens in a very short window of just two or three weeks …

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Save an Apple and Help a Farmer

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

I wrote a couple weeks ago about how much I love Gravenstein apple season– and now it’s here! We will be making deliveries the weeks of August 21 and 28. You can experience this endangered heritage …

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The Joys of Summer Fruit

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Summer for many of us is tied to the memory of a perfect piece of fruit. The tartness of that just-picked blackberry; the smell of a peach so sweet you salivate in anticipation of biting into …

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The Best Gravenstein Apple Pie Recipe

By Pia Hinckle on

Each August, Sebastopol holds its annual Gravenstein Apple Fair to celebrate the county's treasured heirloom apple. FruitGuys Founder Chris Mittelstaedt was a judge at Sebastopol's 2009 Gravenstein …

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Eat the Endangered Gravenstein Apple

By Pia Hinckle on

“Farming is a complex math problem,” sighs Dave Hale as he looks sadly at piles of wood chips that had been Gravenstein apple trees in the lot next to his thriving Sebastopol, CA, orchard. He tended …

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What are Gravenstein apples and how can I order them?

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Q: What are Gravenstein apples, and how can I order them? A: We're so glad you asked! Ripened in the warm summer days and sweetened by cool evening fogs, delicious sweet-tart Gravensteins are a …

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Buy a Box; Save an Apple

By Miriam Wolf on

Like the snowy owl and the snail darter, foods can be endangered too. If farmers stop growing your favorite variety of tomato because it’s too hard to ship or too prone to pests, we come that much …

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The FruitGuys featured in the New York Times

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The FruitGuys Gravenstein Apple Box was featured in the New York Times Dining & Wine Section on August 8, 2013. Gravensteins: They Make a Dessert That Much Sweeter …

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Save The Gravenstein

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“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.” —Martin Luther (1483–1546, a German monk and church reformer) In a world awash with Red Delicious …

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Apple Russeting

By Julie Collins on

Shakespeare and his contemporaries called these gems “leather-coats.” The Victorians prized them for their look, texture, and taste, and often depicted them in works of art. And lucky for us, russeted …

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Ode to a Grav Grower

By Pia Hinckle on

Lee Walker has been farming with his family in their Graton, CA, apple orchard his whole life, except for a tour in the army and a few years playing pro baseball. Lee has kept growing Gravenstein …

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The Grav-ity of Change

By Chris Mittelstaedt on

Change has come slowly but steadily to the foods we’ve eaten over the last 70 years. While there has been no acute onset to clearly demonstrate the difference between the food of today and yesterday, …

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Great Gravenstein! This Heirloom Apple has a Story to Tell

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Joe has his hands in his pockets, rocking heel to toe gazing into a crate of Gravenstein apples. Barbara Walker, who operates the Walker Apples’ booth, listens to Joe with full attention whilst her …

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It Takes a Village: California Town Saves Heirloom Apple

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The Gravenstein Apple is dear to many apple lovers for its tart taste and superior juice, sauce, and pie abilities, but it is especially dear to the residents of Sebastopol, CA (Sonoma County) where …

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Gravenstein Apple

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The Gravenstein apple is the vanguard of California's apple season and the hallmark crop of Sebastopol in Sonoma County, CA. Every year, Sebastopol throws this tart-sweet, old-fashioned apple two …

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Award-Winning Gravenstein Apple Pie

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Here's a recipe for a prize-winning homemade apple pie! Sebastopol Area Chamber of Commerce Apple Pie Baking Contest 2008 Grand Champion Kayleigh Stump's Apple Pie Recipe INGREDIENTS Crust …

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