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6 Apple-Picking Tricks to Get You the Tastiest Pie of the Season

The Stir | Posted 01.06.2013 | Taste
Read More: Apple Recipes, Apples, Apple Pie, Apple Orchard, Best Apple Pies, Apple Picking, Apple Pie Recipes, Taste News
The Stir

There's nothing like taking your kids walking through lush orchards and gathering apples to use for all different sorts of snacks and treats, from fresh-baked pie to caramel apples. Here, six tips and tricks on picking the most primo apples.

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When Field Trips Go Wrong

Bethany Meyer | Posted 12.18.2012 | Parents
Read More: Head Butt, Field Trip, Apple Cider, School Bus, Karma, Humor for Parents, Apple Orchard, Chaperone, Child Discipline, Discipline, Kids Say the Darndest Things, Parenting Humor, School Discipline, Field Trips, Kindergarten, Parents News
Bethany Meyer

My son is in kindergarten. With 29 other boys. I volunteered to chaperone their field trip to an apple orchard last week.

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Meet 92-Year-Old Beekeeper Stan Brown

Sharon Kitchens | Posted 12.11.2012 | Green
Read More: Apple Orchard, Beekeeping, Pollination, Beekeepers, Bee Stings, Honeybees, Old Age, Maine, Honey, Bees, Bee Sting Therapy, Green News
Sharon Kitchens

Stan Brown of Cumberland, Maine, is nearly 93 years old, one of America's oldest registered beekeepers.

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Get Out And Add Some Green To Fall

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.17.2011 | Green
Read More: Apple Orchard, Autumn Activities, Pumpkin Carving, Video, Eco-Friendly Fall Activities, Corn Maze, Fall Activities, Green Fall Activities, Nature, Green News

You've probably already reluctantly swapped your bathing suit for wool sweaters, maybe even your flip flops for boots. But rather than pining after su...

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Planting an Urban Orchard

Wesley Epplin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Apple Orchard, Food Movement, Orchard, Dave Snyder, Raft, Renewing Ameria's Food Traditions, Fruit Tree Planting Foundation, Seed Savers, Chicago Rarities Orchard Project, Uncommon Ground, Local Food Movement, Svalbard Global Seed Bank, Slow Food USA, Slow Food Chicago, Urban Orchard, Crop, Neighborspace, Chicago News
Wesley Epplin

Where will your next slice of apple pie come from? What if it came from apples you've never tasted before that were grown in your city? In Chicago, this hypothetical could soon be a reality.

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