Here’s What’s New in Apple Town

Kaari Stannard is the The Packer’s 2020 Apple Woman of the Year. Stannard, owner and president of New York Apple Sales, Glenmont, N.Y., is just the second woman recognized with the award, which was established in 1964. The first woman honored was U.S. Apple Association president Ellen Terpstra in 1998.

We know that it’s more important than ever to consume fresh fruits and vegetables, which can help boost the immune system, overall health, and is cause for a good mood! Produce (ahem, read: apples!) is essential to a healthy lifestyle, and now more than ever is a great time to stock your pantry and your belly full […]

From Yes! Apples We’ve been thinking about you in these uncertain times, and wanted to take a moment to let you know that we are standing united with our fellow apple growers across the country, from Washington to Michigan and beyond. Our farm partners are maintaining a safe and reliable source of apples for our customers, […]

Four apples that look alike, but they’re four different varieties – and they taste different. When people say “I don’t really like apples” my reaction is that there are dozens of varieties, how many have they really tried? The four varieties here – Evercrisp, Koru, Ruby Frost, and Snap Dragon, are all grown in New […]

Booth No. 3061 at the 2019 Produce Marketing Fresh Summit in Anaheim, CA, on Oct. 17-19, will be the launching pad for Yes! Apples, a new and exciting consumer brand of fresh apples from New York Apple Sales Inc, headquartered in Glenmont, NY. The company will blast off the new apple season with its Yes! […]

The U.S. Apple Association named a new chair to lead its board of directors. Jeff Colombini, a third-generation California grower and tree fruit business owner, will serve the 2019-20 term. Colombini succeeds Chair Kaari Stannard, owner of New York Apple Sales Inc. in Glenmont, NY. Passing-gavel. Colombini is president of Lodi Farming Inc., a company […]

Glenmont, NY-based New York Apple Sales was feeling a bit pessimistic during the initial growth patterns of apples coming out of dormancy prior to bloom earlier this year. But conditions since then have resulted in a much better outlook. Vice President of Marketing, Jim Allen, said the 2019 is now surprising the company, and in […]

Once June passed, the growing conditions for New York Apple Sales Inc.’s growing-partners blossomed into near perfect conditions, according to Vice President of Marketing Jim Allen. “From the Eastern Hudson Valley, north to the Canadian border, and west to Niagara Falls, plenty of moisture and abundant sunshine along with warm temperatures is painting this year’s crop […]

Officials at Coast to Coast Growers Cooperative, which is comprised of New York Apple Sales in Glenmont, NY, and Starr Ranch Growers in Wenatchee, WA, said that the seventh season of KORU apples from New Zealand is once again an outstanding crop in quality, size and volume. The import program began arriving on both east […]