Growers spotlighted during Apple Festival Week

Farmers have been growing apples in Long Creek and Mountain Rest since the late 1950s.  And Visit Oconee reminds us that back in the day, there were more than 30 orchards growing and harvesting apples from Westminster, South Carolina to Clayton, Georgia.  These days, however, there are just six growers who work the fields, pick apples, and sell to the public.  This is the month that from roadside stands, you can buy apple varieties, along with muscadines and grapes.