My old butcher told me. If you don't know your meat, then know your butcher. The same applies to fruit and vegetables. So the focus on growing healthy fruit should be to minimize apple scab. We as a nation have distanced ourselves nature.
Some children get most of their nature and country knowledge from television.
We, the customer, are in the driver's seat. Until we demand organic produce, we will continue to ingest agricultural residues. The choice is ours. The author, Harry Burton operates Apple Luscious Organic Orchards where he raises 150 varieties of the best tasting apples using old fashioned organic methods. To see how it's done, visit his web site.