MORP News

Heritage Apple Trees
January 1, 2021 / 2021, State News

BEST PLACE TO BUY A HERITAGE APPLE TREE Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project

All apples are not alike, as any apple-phile will tell you, and the deeper you fall under the spell of...
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October 26, 2020 / 2020, National News

Good News Podcast: Colorado Orange Apple

A ballad of a long lost apple. Listen to the story at Good News Podcast... By Good News Podcast |...
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October 21, 2020 / 2020, Regional News

The legendary Colorado Orange apple returns

In an interview with KSUT, Jude Schuenemeyer talks about why the Colorado Orange apple is special. He also gives us...
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October 8, 2020 / 2020, National News

In Search of the Elusive Colorado Orange

In a broadcast that originally aired on The Food Garden Life Radio Show, we chat with Jude Schuenemeyer from Colorado...
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October 6, 2020 / 2020, State News

“Extinct” Colorado fruit rediscovered and up for auction

Roughly a year ago, a Colorado couple found a species of fruit on a tree near Cañon City that was...
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September 25, 2020 / 2020, National News

LOST APPLE FOUND

With its tangerine-blushed peel, the Colorado Orange apple had one seemingly insurmountable strike against it. Long-lasting and hardy with a...
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September 21, 2020 / 2020, National News

This ‘Extinct’ Colorado Apple Could Be Available in Grocery Stores Soon

Try describing the look and taste of a Honeycrisp apple. Even when holding one in your hand, this task isn’t...
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July 21, 2020 / 2020, State News

Conservation Project to Bring Heirloom Apples Back to Western Slope

A 36-acre property near Cortez in southwestern Colorado soon will be transformed into a sustainable community apple "orchard hub." With...
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July 20, 2020 / 2020, State News

MORP Announces Property Purchase for Orchard Restoration Project

Directions to Orchard Hub: 13729 Road 29, Dolores, Colorado : THIRD DRIVEWAY ON THE WEST SIDE OF ROAD NORTH OF...
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March 3, 2020 / 2020, National News

Growing Apples to Conserve Water

For Jude and Addie Schuenemeyer, growing apples preserves a rich cultural history in Colorado. And, growing apples might just be...
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