A day out at the Borders Organic Gardeners’ Apple Day, and an interview with Laprig Valley Apple Juices. For many, apples are the quintessential flavour of autumn. But if we do eat an ‘apple-a-day to keep the doctor away’, it often comes from a selection of just 5 varieties available in supermarkets, which are usually imports. At a local apple festival I peruse around 130 varieties currently growing in the Scottish Borders, learn about our unique apple heritage in this region, the most delicious way to eat apples, and the vital need to protect and restore orchards here and across the UK. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Featured in this episode: Robert and Carla Bailey of Laprig Valley Apple Juice * Visit their website, Instagram and Facebook * and take a look at Ruberslaw Wild Woods Campsite, where many of their apples grow in a 1914 walled garden Borders Organic Gardeners’ Apple Day * Visit their website to read more about their work and become a member Woodside Garden Centre * visit them for inspiration, advice and very nice cake in their tearoom John and Elizabeth Towner’s wonderful book, on apples and orchards: * “Apples and Pears: a history of orchards in the Scottish Borders and North Northumberland”, by John and Elizabeth Towner. Published in 2024 by the Berwickshire Naturalists Club. ISBN 978-0-9516434-9-5 Thank you also to, Borders Forest Trust, Andrew McCarthy of Anton’s Hill Walled Garden, and the Crailing Community Orchard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Produced & Presented by Charlotte Maberly Music by Iain Fraser from his album Koterana - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  Thank you to the Borders Food Forum and Abundant Borders for their continued support. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit foodscapepodcast.substack.com