The McIntosh apple that is known and enjoyed throughout much of the world was found in the Ontario bush. By Ian Austen Let’s take a Thanksgiving break from politics, the coronavirus pandemic and the ...

During my childhood in Pittsfield in the 1950s, my folks would often take me to a nearby orchard where they would buy fresh McIntosh apples. The orchard was off of East Street and Dalton Division Road ...

Furthermore, McIntosh apple trees like cold weather, and their fruits taste better when grown in sweater weather, too. Finally, these apples are best bought locally, lest they become bruised during ...

Apples are perennial American classics — loaded with flavor and meaning from at least biblical times. They're quintessentially fall (move over pumpkins), peak New England and right in season. We take ...

Bruce Rasch knows a thing or two about the apple business. A fifth-generation apple, peach and cherry farmer, Rasch and his family own several orchards in western Michigan and other parts of the state ...