Wilfrid Mennell Organic apple grower, Cawston Find a niche British Columbia, which produced around 4.5 million boxes of apples this year, is of a scale where it’s important to find a niche in the market, Mennell said, and the one that growers are targeting is quality. Because of their smaller scale, they’re able to pay attention to detail, and their high-density systems, such as super spindle or espalier, produce high yields of high-quality fruit. For example, they might produce 90 percent high-grade fruit versus 60 to 70 percent from a more traditional planting, Mennell said. “That gives you some advantage.” […]