Cover photo courtesy of Bri Loveall
Apple sleuths Dave Benscoter and Bret Clifton are on a mission to rediscover long-forgotten apple varieties once grown across the Inland Northwest. Through the Lost Apple Project, the pair has identified hundreds of “lost” heirloom apples once thought extinct, some traced to the Palouse’s early homesteads.
They’ll share their process for tracking down and reviving these historic varieties during upcoming Spokane County Library District talks: Jan. 6 at the Cheney Library, Jan. 21 at the Otis Orchards Library, and Jan. 31 at the Medical Lake Library. Each free event runs 90 minutes and explores how these rediscovered apples connect us to regional agricultural history and the resilience of old orchards that still bear fruit today.
