[gnarledmaw]

Lawn people definitely have some issues. Then again, I once lived across the street from a person that would vacuum his shrubberies with a really loud shopvac early every Sunday morning right before he would start scrubbing his drive way (No, he wasnt a mechanic, for him that would be dirty and yucky). It could be worse.

As Freshprince points out, once upon a time people knew that the apples in the store were there because they shipped well, not because they tasted good. Different kinds of apples also have different purposes and special purpose apples arent ever in the store.

Unfortunately for those that know better, many orchard owners have gotten away from having much in the way of the non commercial varieties, not that it makes much of a difference as the modern urban agritourist doesnt know the difference anyway.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

We’ve got an orcharidist up the road from us in Athol, Idaho who grows heritage apples. There is a whole society dedicated to discovering lost and abandoned orchards from long ago and reviving the apples. We get some amazing varieties, but I have to admit I really like the newly developed “Cosmic Crisp.” (You have to love that name, too!)

[kiryandil]

Then again, I once lived across the street from a person that would vacuum his shrubberies with a really loud shopvac early every Sunday morning right before he would start scrubbing his drive way (No, he wasnt a mechanic, for him that would be dirty and yucky).

Sounds like my neighbor, "Small Engine Bob"...