Good Fruit Grower

Cidrerie du Minot was a dairy farm before the Demoy family converted it to an orchard and cider-making and sales facility in the 1980s. Apples that hang on the tree well into winter aren't crucial to making ice cider, but they lend an air of authenticity similar to that surrounding ice wine. www.goodfruit.com GOOD FRUIT GROWER OCTOBER 2012 25 PHOTOS COURTESY OF CIDRERIE DU MINOT

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• Affecting lives through education: Many scholarship recipients will be the first in their families to go to college.
• Big demand for cider: Cider apples can be grown in both cool an warmer climates
• Growing a cider culture: Washington State University has a leading cider research program.
• Raspberry harvester studied for cider apples: Cider apples are small, which makes them expensive to hand harvest.
• U.S. cider takes U.K. honors
• From bin to bottle: how hard cider is made
• Cider is cool
• The ciders of Quebec: In that part of Canada, apple cider is always what Americans call hard.
• Clobal apple outlook: Production is down in many countries, but China expects record crop.
• Apple pricing will be challenging this year
• Insect- resistant apple varieties: Resistant apple varieties could reduce the need for insecticides.
• Stinkbug biocontrol
• Fireblight expert retires: Larry Pusey discovered a biological control for fireblight.
• Looking for a bipartisan solution: Former Washington State candidate for governor argues that its time to support the politicians who support agriculture.
• Growing great learners: A preschool at Royal City, Washington, helps cultivate good students.
• Clean vines keep viruses out: A lot goes into assuring growers have access to clean plants.
• Strong demand for vines: Growers who havent planned ahead may have to compromise.
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