A is for Apple
Crunch, crunch, munch munch. You may be familiar with your Bramley cooking apple, your Cox’s and your Royal Gala, but there are around 1,200 varieties of British apples.
And yes, despite the vogue for buying fresh produce, orchards in the UK are in decline, mainly due to the lack of British apples in large supermarkets. So what’s to be done? “Consumers still need to ask for more varieties of British apples,” says Vicki Hird, Senior Campaigner of the Real Food Team at Friends of the Earth. “We also need to be a bit more adventurous with taste, appreciating some of the taste sensations that are available, rather than just going for the sweetest fruits.”
Apple Day, which will take place on October 21, is the perfect opportunity to celebrate the great British apple heritage, with fun family events, including apple-tasting and cookery demonstrations. For details, visit www.commonground.org.uk
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