TODAY IN THE ORCHARD
Blake Apple
I spent the morning describing and photographing apples from our orchards and spent the afternoon picking more of the late varieties. It was actually hot by mid-day although quite delightful in temperature by 5 PM. Laura came over for most of the day, putting on more tree-guards and doing some packing of this week’s CSA apples. One of the apples I picked today was Blake, a variety that originated in Westbrook, Maine, then migrated to England where it became popular, and eventually found its way back to its original home. It’s an excellent cooking apple—one of our favorites—and a long story. Read more about Blake in Apples and the Art of Detection!