Good to know: WSU releases WA 38 apple
The latest release from WSU, WA 38, is an eye-catching, large, dark red apple with a remarkably firm, crisp, and
Lake Chelan sparkles
Julie Pittsinger checks on her four-year-old planting of Pinot Meunier, one of the grapes traditionally used to make Champagne. Julie
Cherry Central is testing new drying technology
A new method of drying fruit using microwave heating and vacuum technology is being tested in a wide range of
The story of champagne
Champagne is the wine produced from grapes grown in the northernmost vineyards of France. Even before the Champagne method of
Co-op launches management venture
Fruit packing cooperatives are becoming something of an oddity in the Washington tree fruit industry, which is dominated today by
Good Point: Proving safe produce is safe
Safe food is an unobjectionable term. No one wants unsafe food. To assure the safety of the produce sold to
Organic replant challenge
The Wonder Weeder has cultivating heads that roll along the ground and eliminate vegetation. Designed to avoid tree damage,
The aristocratic Bosc
For many in the United States, when they think of pears, the image is of the fully ripe, yellow, fragrant,