Sacha wrote:
Today's Daily Telegraph gardening supplement has a good article on older
varieties of apples, especially those grown for cider and juice making.
It's worth reading for the wonderful names of the apples alone - all old
English types and as the article says, how hard it is to find English apples
in supermarkets nowadays! I can thoroughly recommend the apple juice made
by the Bradley family, BTW, they supply our tea room!

I don't know if things have changed but I remember the 'shock horror'
many years ago of the EC declaring many old species of fruit and
vegetables illegal to grow for selling commercially. Initially they
forgot to tell everyone the 'for selling' bit but then later stated that
it was okay for the home enthusiast to grow for own use.

Hopefully they've seen sense on this but I've not heard much since I was
a member of the HDRA.


Richard.


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We trade our health in search of wealth,
We scrimp and toil and save;
We trade our wealth in search of health,
But only find the grave.