Going apple picking is a fall tradition enjoyed by many. Orchards are often open to the public, allowing visitors to pick their own apples, take home a jug of genuine apple cider or grab a homemade ...

In one "Simpsons" episode, Nelson Muntz remarks after leaving a showing of the deeply bizarre and not particularly lunch-related film "Naked Lunch," "I can think of at least two things wrong with that ...

The Honeycrisp apple variety is popular around the world but poses problems for producers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kait Thornton, a fourth-generation apple farmer in Washington state.

Mark Falcone, right, lifts his granddaughter Charlotte Murray, 2, to grab a Honeycrisp apple from the highest branches Oct. 1 at Bellewood Farms in Lynden. (Hailey Hoffman/Cascadia Daily News) LYNDEN ...

Predictions of a strong apple crop are nice, but the proof of a strong season is in the packing. Fruit packing facilities are busy places this fall as boxes filled with Red Delicious, Cosmic Crisp and ...

ROCHESTER — As Minnesotans take a bite out of their favorite apple this fall, Terrance “Fred” Kappauf knows it wasn’t an easy route to get there. There are long days of pruning, cultivating and ...

Sergio Garcia empties a bag of just-picked golden delicious apples into a bin at a Valicoff Fruit Company orchard near Wapato in 2013. (Gordon King/Yakima Herald-Republic files) YAKIMA —Early summer ...