An apple revival near Four Corners is restoring hundreds of historic fruits — and the local ag economy

Addie (left) and Jude Schuenemeyer, founders of the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project, with daugthers, Nora, 8, (far left) and Hazel, one year old, in their orchard, which is also a preserve for natural native grasses in McElmo Canyon near Cortez, Colorado on November 25, 2019. Through their 17-year-old orchard project the Schuenemeyers are preserving the genetic heritage of Colorado’s historic orchards. Special to The Colorado Sun/Dean Krakel