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Edible Heirlooms Old-Fashioned Fruits and Veggies Return to the Table by Avery Mack
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f the 7,500 varieties of apples in the world, 2,500 are grown in the U.S., but only 100 commercially. As of the 1990s, 70 percent were Red Delicious; more recently they’re being replaced with Gala, Granny Smith and Fuji types from taller, thinner trees that can be planted more compactly for easier harvesting, yet are more sensitive to disease and require trellis supports. Mass-produced fruits and vegetaISLZ OH]L ILLU TVKPÄLK V]LY [OL `LHYZ to make them look appealing and ship ^LSS ^OPSL ZHJYPÄJPUN [HZ[L *VUZ\Ters in search of health-enhancing U\[YPLU[Z HUK YVI\Z[ ÅH]VY JHU ÄUK them by instead connecting with the WHZ[ [OYV\NO MVVK HUK ÅV^LYZ “Heirloom seeds have remained intact and unexposed to commercial pesticides,” says Jere Gettle, owner of Baker Creek Seed Company, in MansÄLSK 4PZZV\YP ¸;OL`»YL YLSPHISL·WSHU[Z grown now will be the same next year; not so with hybrids.” This cleaner, tastier alternative to the status quo
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