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  • October 2012 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert
  • Last Bite— The Honeycrisp explosion

    Planting continues, despite the difficulties of producing the variety.

    [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] It’s been described as “explosively crisp!” and “an apple of almost magical qualities. In 2006, the Association of University Technology Managers called it one of 25 innovations that has made the world a better place, along with others like the ­nicotine patch that helps smokers quit, cochlear implants that allow deaf people to hear, and the Internet search engine Google. That same year, it became the state fruit of Minnesota  after the kids in Andersen ­Elementary […]

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