The man who saves Heirloom Apples

This is a very interesting article that is worth reading about Tom Brown:

Take the Junaluska apple. Legend has it the variety was standardized by Cherokee Indians in the Smoky Mountains more than two centuries ago and named after its greatest patron, an early-19th-century chief. Old-time orchardists say the apple was once a Southern favorite, but disappeared around 1900. Brown started hunting for it in 2001 after discovering references in an Antebellum-era orchard catalog from Franklin, North Carolina.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heritage-appalachian-apples

I love that he is doing that. His work is so important, and now is the perfect time for this--not only because he's finding the last specimens right before they vanish off the face of the earth, but also because more people than ever seem to be interested in learning to cultivate and to homestead, etc., and so many people will be ready to help him propagate these.

Our times are really such great times for people who want to get back to basics, and live holistically, and have a lot of fun growing and eating really good food.