An article on the history of apple farming in the county, its eventual downslope, and its recent resurgence through a handful of curious and patient heirloom & organic farmers (interviewed here) trying their hands at the earliest agriculture methods of the region.

Notables: Zea Sonnabend, CCOF, Fruitilicious Farms, Newtown Pippin, Terence Welch, California Rare Fruit Growers, Peter Hauer, Sierra Beauty, Skinner's Seedling, Pleasant Valley Road, Henry Chapman Skinner, Laura Everett, Everett Family Farm, Soquel Cider, Watsonville Apple Growers And Packers Association, Gowan, Bellflower, Apple Annual Association, The Apple Show Where Apples Grow, Gizdich, Silvia Prevedelli, agritourism, Jake Mann, Rich Everett, David Hartzell, Laura's Orchard, Barrel Aged, Serendipity Farms