Veronica is also very fond of Boletus edulis mushrooms, also known as porcini in Italy and cepes in France, which she slices in thin strips and dries in a dehydrator, intensifying their flavor and preventing deterioration. Fivash Publishing Group. Everything here, including the planting of saplings, tilling the soil, pruning, harvesting, repairing equipment, fertilizing, and marketing, is done by Bonnie and Dennis White, often with the help of their daughter Nancy. There's a certain efficiency that you can only accomplish on a small scale, and we want to keep it this way. Strongly committed to organic agriculture and to preserving the environment, the Whites planted their orchard bit by bit, allowing weeds like chicory to grow between the rows of fruit trees in order to attract bees.
Bats swoop through the orchard in the evenings to feed on troublesome coddling moths.
Jonagold, a cross between Jonathan and Golden Delicious, is the Whites' favorite apple for fresh eating and one of the 15 varieties of apples and pears they cultivate.