#national apple day

[respect-the-kitty]

[wendystarseed]

…And here’s the rest of my Inktober that I completed! 🍂🎃

Day 16: Werewolf He’s pink and he’s a werewolf. Send tweet!

Day 17: Flannel Just Steven wearing his flannel shirt and playing his guitar. I might finish it someday.

Day 18: Pie Steven baked an apple pie for you! Farm fresh!

Day 19: Mushroom He’s covered in mushrooms 🍄

Day 20: Spooky When he noticed a frybo costume as a scarecrow, Steven was a little uncomfortable. 🙃

Day 21: Trees The family has a nice picnic in the apple orchard. October 21st also happens to be National Apple Day!

Day 22: Plaid Connverse cuddles in a soft plaid blanket.

Day 23: Candle Fluff, just fluff! 🥹💜 I plan on finishing this some day.

That’s all I finished. I might not even have the days labeled correctly. 🤷‍♀️ Oh well, enjoy frens 💖

[doctorfriend79]

🍎 🍏 Happy National Apple Day! 🍏 🍎

[kwyw]

National Apple Day, huh?

Okay then. 🙈

[subby-sab]

Today is 21st of October.

Today is National Apple Day, Sweetest Day, Back to the future Day.

[rabbitcruiser]

National Apple Day

Apple Day is mainly celebrated in the United Kingdom, where it was started. Common Ground, a group dedicated to building strong communities, strengthening local distinctiveness, and connecting people with nature and each other, held the first Apple Day in 1990, at Covent Garden in London, England. Their goal was to create an autumn holiday that would not only be celebrated in London, but also in other cities, villages, parishes, markets, and even orchards. They wanted to demonstrate the richness and diversity of apples, but also the diversity of landscape, ecology, and culture as a whole.

Many different activities have taken place on the day. First and foremost has been the buying, tasting, and eating of apples. Other activities have included juicing, pruning, grafting, and identifying apples, and games, songs, and poetry about apples. In England, many groups such as museums, shops, restaurants, horticultural societies, Wildlife Trusts, National Trust properties, and schools organize activities for the day. By the second year of Apple Day, there were over 60 events. There were over 300 events in 1997, and 600 by the new millennium. Not all "apple days" are held on October 21. Some groups hold these celebrations on other days of the month.

Through the day's success, it has not only demonstrated the importance of the apple but the importance of local celebrations as well. The day has germinated local pride and grown interest in local distinctiveness. Apple Day has also led to an interest in raising awareness for the origins of food and to encouraging healthy eating.

The apple tree is a deciduous tree from the rose family and is cultivated around the world as a fruit tree. It originated in Central Asia; its ancestor is the malus sieversii, which still grows today. Apple trees grew for thousands of years in Asia, as well as in Europe—the starting place of Apple Day—before being brought to North America by European colonists in the seventeenth century. They are possibly the oldest tree to have been cultivated. The only apples native to North America are crab apples. Reverend William Braxton of Boston planted the first apple orchard on the North American continent in 1625. Apples were cultivated on colonial farms and spread along Native American trade routes. Johnny Appleseed introduced apple trees to the western frontier. Today apple trees are prominent in Eastern Washington, where apples are their leading product, and more apples are grown there than any other state.

If grown by seed in the wild, an apple tree can tower up to 30 feet, but they are generally 6-15 feet in height when cultivated. The height of the cultivars depends on how they were grafted onto rootstocks. There are over 7,500 cultivars of apples, which are grown for various purposes such as eating raw, cooking, and cider making. Apple tree flowers blossom in the spring, and the leaves bud at this time as well. Flowers cluster in groups of four to six and the center flower is called the "king bloom." It opens first and can grow into larger fruit than the other flowers. The fruit is ready to pick by late summer or fall.

How to Observe Apple Day

The best way to celebrate the day may be to attend an Apple Day event, most of which take place in England. You could visit Covent Garden in London, where the first Apple Day was held. One of the other best ways to celebrate the day may be to try as many different varieties of fresh apples as you can find, identifying them, and noting the differences and qualities each has.

Besides eating fresh apples, you could celebrate by eating apples in some of their many other forms as well. Have some cider or apple juice; treat your sweet tooth to apple dumplings, apple pie, apple cake, or a caramel apple; and find a use for apple cider vinegar. There are so many ways you could enjoy apples. Not only could you eat them, but you could plant an apple tree. Plant a cutting, or get a tree from a nursery.

As the heart of the day is about finding ways to connect with others and nature in your own community, the day can even be celebrated without apples. You could spend the day at any sort of community event, or by doing something to improve the place you call home. You could support small local businesses, join the committee for an annual festival, or work with others to clean up parks and waterfronts.

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[emeraldlabyrinth]

National Apple Day

Sour, sweet, bitter, or tangy apples come in as many flavors and textures as one can wish. It's likely that my favorite will always be the sour apple though.

The New Book of Apples Joan Morgan and Alison Richards

The Story of The Apple by David J. Mabberley and Barrie E. Juniper

Apples by Roger Yepsen

Founding Gardeners by Andrea Wulf

[starbug]

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[lightscamerabitchsmileee]

Vote for your fave, reblog and share your thoughts and other faves from her playlists I would love to hear it 😊😊

[christophfanalways]

In Honor of National Apple Strudel Day in the US -  June 17, 2023!!

[toonrandy]

May 31st was National Smile Day! I must say Harriet has some of the best smiles from a cartoon character!

[murderousink23]

05/13/2024 is Memorial Day 🇮🇱, National Apple Pie Day 🥧🇺🇸, National Frog Jumping Day 🐸🇺🇸, National Fruit Cocktail Day 🇺🇸, Hummus Day 🇬🇧, World Cocktail Day 🍹🇬🇧, Mental Health Awareness Week 🇬🇧

[leiathejules]

National Coffee Day

[doctorfriend79]

🍎 Happy National Apple Pie Day! 🍏

[applejongho]

god i have been working for 35 minutes and im only on the third gif of eight (!!!!!!!!!!) bc i have to pan the blurs bc theres so much text. sedate me

[techtalkbyjames]

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