Adam's Apples

A pensive Gingergold.

Gravenstein is August's gem, and it is here.  It's wonderfully crisp, and so bracingly tart that I saw a vendor at farmers market warn off a customer who expressed a preference for Galas.  ¶ 

Now there are three. Gingergold and Paula Red, both picked a little early, join Jersey Mac at this week's farmers market.  ¶ 

One of many pleasures of exploring an unfamiliar area on two wheels is the discovery of apples. But are there apples to be had, so early in the season?

Early Mac joined Pristine at Farmers market this week. Depending on your point of view, this a 100% increase in the diversity of apples available.

At farmers market today only one kind of apple, from just one vendor.  Not a great sign for this year's harvest, but if I had to pick just one of the earlys it would be this one: Pristine.