“A lot of the Michigan growers have told us we probably couldn’t have picked a worse year to take over,” says John Behrens, owner of Farmhaus Farms and Farmhaus Cider Co. Coming off an exceptionally ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Hair tied up, dressed in flip flops and a loose-fitting shirt, Adam Shafran carefully examined the branches of a 20-foot tall tree growing close to the side of his Seminole County home ...

Plucking a fresh apricot straight from the tree in summer can be a real treat, as homegrown fruits taste far superior to any ...

Apricots are a versatile fruit to grow in your backyard - eat the crop as fresh fruit, use it to make jam, or dry it for a ...

Every spring, San Joaquin Valley residents and out-of-towners drive through the east side of Fresno County to enjoy the delicate pink and white blossoms that appear on thousands of peach, plum, ...

At the end of August I get the call. “The apricots are ready,” my mom says excitedly. I grab a few buckets, jump in my car, and drive the 100 or so miles from my home in Dillon, Colorado, to her place ...