Walking around Johnny's Selected Seeds' research farm, one expects to see rows and acres of commercial seed-producing plants. But most of the seeds sold by Johnny's are produced in the parts of the ...

Ladonna Huntley James had no idea the seeds she was planting when she launched the first Johnny Appleseed Festival in 1975. Now, 47 years later, the 90-year-old marvels at how it has grown into one of ...

Nelson, N.Y. — Johnny Appleseed Farm, a fixture in Madison County for more than 50 years, is going out of business. "It's such a great place," said Simon Berkowitz, the store's manager. "I think it's ...

This piece is part of a series of essays on alcohol history. You can read more here. As an American people, we like to think of ourselves as a mixed race of hardy adventurers, pioneers and eccentrics.

Every brewery operated by Anheuser-Busch Inc. makes beer. All 12 in the company's U.S. system, for example, make Budweiser and Bud Light. Only one -- the plant near Baldwinsville -- makes hard cider, ...

John Chapman could be described as a successful real estate speculator with a good understanding of how to increase your wealth through compound interest. He is also one of the most misrepresented and ...

John Chapman is one of the most misrepresented and misunderstood figures in American history. Otherwise known as “Johnny Appleseed," Chapman could be described as a successful real estate speculator ...

Apples — right off the tree, baked in a pie, pressed into cider or mashed into sauce — are a basic element of American culture. October is the month to celebrate them, thanks, in part, to Johnny ...

VOLUNTEERS ARE TAKING UP THE CAUSE. ONE AUTHOR DID A STUDY THAT DETERMINED THAT 42% OF AMERICANS DON’T BELIEVE THAT JOHN CHAPMAN OR JOHNNY APPLESEED WAS A REAL PERSON, BUT HE WAS REAL. 250 YEARS AFTER ...