Growing up on the East Coast, I tend to equate apple season to crisp weather and leaves changing from green to yellow or red. Even after 30 years living in Northern California, I am continually caught ...

A mother-daughter duo delivered a one-two punch at this year’s Gravenstein Apple Fair pie baking contest. Jody McNaughton of Santa Rosa took first place for her Gravenstein apple-cranberry pie, while ...

With thick, hollow trunks and lichen-draped limbs propped up on crutches, the century-old Gravenstein trees at Walker Apples look less like a working orchard than an arboreal infirmary, or the rear ...

Ever since I was old enough to make an edible pie I’ve made myself an apple pie for my birthday. It’s my favorite dessert, although I prefer eating it for breakfast. To me, that’s a birthday ...

With thick, hollow trunks and lichen-draped limbs propped up on crutches, the century-old Gravenstein trees at Walker Apples look less like a working orchard than an arboreal infirmary, or the rear ...

In fall, my thoughts naturally turn to apples. Specifically, Gravensteins. For many years Gravensteins were the hallmark of Sebastopol, Calif., the small town where I grew up about an hour north of ...

Before Slow Food came on the scene here in the US many of us were unaware that there were regional fruits that needed saving. Now there is actually a system for endangered edibles. Take the ...

Place cut tomatoes in a bowl. Top with the oil and balsamic vinegar. Chiffonade the fresh herbs and sprinkle on top. Toss to coat with the balsamic and olive oil and season to taste with the salt and ...

Victory was a long time coming for Susan Sheehan, but it made her win in the apple pie baking contest on Aug. 10 at the Gravenstein Apple Fair all that much sweeter. Sheehan, 55, had entered the ...