Until now, Owens has worked with orchards established conventionally and converted to organic. This year, Anthony Owens will start his second decade as a grower of organic apples. That’s likely a record for his location. Back in 2001, Owens and a few other growers in Henderson County, North Carolina, decided to shift to organic production and capitalize on the increasing interest in organic produce. Today, Owens is the last man standing in this group. He is one of the few growers of organic apples on the entire East Coast, and ­perhaps the largest. Despite Mother Nature’s “help” providing new lessons […]