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I am used to thinking of September as a kind of calm-before-the-storm hiatus of the fall parade of apples.
Today however I counted 17 different varieties at farmers market, including Ribston Pippin, Ashmead's Kernel, Wickson, and Westfield Seek-No-Further.
In 2009, in a post entitled "A Pause at the Market," I wrote that in early September there had been only 3 kinds of apples for sale at farmers market.
I asked, "Does an apple farmer dare to dabble in little-known fruit when the market wants McIntoshes and Macouns?"
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My haul from the market today, from left: Westfield Seek-No-Further, Wickson, Ribston Pippin, Ashmead's Kernel, and Macoun. |
Today I brought home some very fine varieties, including 3 of my 5 top-rated apples.
Early September was not quite as rich as that this year, but I think the days of having only 3 apple choices are behind us.
Farmers are growing more varieties, some shiny and new and some quite old.
I like to think this is in response to a growing public curiosity about the pomacious fruit.
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