Enjoying the Vision: A Conversation with Ed Weaver, President of Weaver’s Orchard

By rebeccatalbotAugust 30, 2012March 3, 2017 Apples, Featured, Vendors

This week, we had a chance to speak with Ed Weaver, president of Weaver’s Orchard in Morgantown, PA, one of our main suppliers of apples (including Honeycrisp) and apple cider. 1. What is the story of how Weaver’s Orchard came to be? I am the third generation here at Weaver’s. My great grandfather was…

Wolff’s Winter Colors

By rebeccatalbotJanuary 13, 2012December 1, 2015 Apples, Berries, Featured, Seasonal, Winter Squash apples, blackberries, blueberries, carnival squash, clementines, grapefruit, grocery shopping, produce, winter

Winter came early to the east coast this year, painting over October’s vibrant palette and turning everything white. That’s the thing about winter that can really start to get to me: the way that color drains out of the landscape when the sun is shut behind clouds or the ground is hidden in a few-days-old…

APPLES PANDOWDY!

By chucksmithOctober 14, 2011December 1, 2015 Apples, Featured, Recipes apples, baked apple recipes

Any way you look at it, a farm is a business–a livelihood for those interested in growing large quantities of food to sell. But the business of farming varies greatly. In many cases food is grown because it is profitable. People need food. It’s as simple as that. Once in while however, a farmer grows…

A DIFFERENT KIND OF APPLE + Applesauce Recipe

By chucksmithSeptember 9, 2011October 27, 2016 Apples, Featured, Recipes apples, applesauce, honeycrisp, stayman-winesap

As I walk across the Wolff’s parking lot, it occurs to me that it has been raining for days. It makes the atmosphere of the market a little damp, but that doesn’t stop the crowds from visiting the store in search of apples. I suppose it’s part of the experience. It isn’t often that you…