The Hood River Valley produces over 40 varieties of apples and 30 varieties of pears

Archive for September, 2011

Gravenstein Harvest Kicks Off the Hood River Valley Harvest

Friday, September 9th, 2011

The Gravenstein apple is considered by many to be one of the best all-around apples with a sweet, tart flavor and is great for baking and cooking, especially for apple sauce and cider.   The Gravenstein Apple harvest represents the kickoff of the annual Hood River Valley harvest.  Thousands of acres of apples and pears will be harvested for [...]

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Dahlias Put on a Show in the Hood River Valley

Monday, September 5th, 2011

The Hood River Valley is certainly known for having thousands of acres of fruit of which cherries, blueberries and peaches are finding their way to the fruit stands now.  We also have some amazing flower farms, one of which, The Gorge White House, has glads, daisies, cone flowers, snapdragons, Oriental lilies, lavender and more.  The dahlia fields [...]

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