Antique apples revive Wisconsin fruit culture in Coon Valley
Retired farmer Lester Mundstock reintroduces about twenty antique Wisconsin apple varieties in his Coon Valley orchard. He sourced trees from New York nurseries and his own farm, highlighting historic names like Winter Banana, Snow, and Golden Russet. Wisconsin now has 2 million bushels annually from 10,500 acres, worth over $9 million.
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Eightyplus Farmer Plants Hope Amid Trouble Orchard
Frank Kratochvil, 82, and wife Gen Evie keep selling apples from their five acre Haugen farm while their trees suffer disease and decline. He plants 25 new trees this spring, insisting his crop remains tree ripened and fresh.
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