MANSON, Wash. — They say that Lake Chelan Valley is really unique when it comes to growing apples -- it is a microclimate that generates some of the best fruit in the world. Growing apples is a ...

There’s no sound more satisfying in the fall than the crunch of apples and the whir of a cider press. Across the country, cider mills come alive each autumn with the scent of fresh fruit, cinnamon, ...

A crude, wooden contraption delivers the sweetest nectar this time of year. The device now tucked away in a workshop at our family farm was working hard a few weeks ago to press the “ugly fruit” that ...