A young woman with curly hair wearing a white t-shirt, reaching up to a branch in a tree, surrounded by green leaves and grass.
A hand holding a ripe, multi-colored apple with a background of blurred outdoor scenery.
Person barefoot on a ladder, carrying a white bucket on their lap outdoors.
A yellow house with a white roof and windows in the background, surrounded by sunflowers and greenery, with a wooden fence in the foreground.
A person's hand reaching into a large pile of yellow cherries or small yellow fruit.
A woman harvesting ripe red berries from a leafy shrub outdoors.
A branch of a plant with small, round, reddish berries and green elongated leaves, with a blurred background of more foliage.
A white container filled with small, round, red berries mixed with green and yellow leaves.
Close-up of a pear tree branch with ripening pears, with a person in the background out of focus.
Three women walking on a grassy field with two small dogs, carrying buckets, surrounded by trees and bushes on a partly cloudy day.
Colorful historic buildings on a shopping street with parked cars and a church steeple in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A black chalkboard sign listing wine prices and names, attached to a wooden post with yellow flowers and green foliage around it, outdoors in a vineyard or garden setting.
A woman with short brown hair, a tattoo of a bird and a rose on her upper arm, and wearing a blue tank top and backpack, tasting a pear in an outdoor green setting.
Barn with solar panels on the roof at Rose Hill Farm, established in 1798, under a cloudy sky.
Hand holding a ripe, red and green apple with a blurred green and yellow background.
A sign on a wooden pole points to the right for Redfield and to the left for Wickson Crab, with apple trees and blue sky with clouds in the background.
Smiling woman with curly hair in a yellow top standing outside next to a rustic wooden sign that reads 'Traditional New England Food Products'.
An orchard with apple trees on a sunny day, with fallen apples on the ground.
A smiling man with a beard and wearing a baseball cap and glasses around his neck, standing outdoors during dusk with string lights and trees in the background.
Man in black sweater and baseball cap standing on the grass, looking at a landscape of rolling hills and a colorful sunset sky.
In the fall of 2021 I traveled thousands of miles on the backroads of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast to connect with orchardists, cidermakers, researchers and friends during peak harvest. The trip served as a reminder of the passion, curiosity, and special community that exists in the fine food and beverage universe.