A group in Eastern Kentucky is turning reclaimed coal mines into apple orchards. Ryan Wilson, who manages the operation, says harvest is underway for AppleAtcha Orchard’s second commercial crop of Honeycrisp apples. “It’s 60 acres, 125,000 trees planted in a high-density orchard,” he says. The trees are planted on a trellis, 21 inches apart, and […]
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