Maple Leaf Orchard News Today

1. Where to pick apples

1. Where to pick apples

Gabe Olson-Jensen’s fascination with pomology -- the growing of fruit -- took root early and soon will result in an orchard at River Falls High School. The Wisconsin FFA and the USDA recently awarded the sophomore $10,000 for his project “Implementing Organic Practices in Modern Apple Growing.”  In seventh grade, he became interested in fruit trees and contacted University of California-Riverside requesting information about citrus seedlings. He ended up being mentored by the ...