TASTE THE SEASON: Apples (also known as Malus pumila)
Apples are a staple lunchbox item and a regular resident in household fruit bowls, but there’s more to the ‘forbidden fruit’ than meets the eye. From McCarthy’s Orchard to Ashbourne Valley Orchards and a handful of smaller growers scattered in between, there’s an abundance of the sweet pomaceous fruit in the region. And as the summer sun starts to cool and
