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Big Apples, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State

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Yakima Valley Museum

Explore how Washington became the top apple producing state in the country, and how, in the process, it transformed apples into an industrialized commodity.

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Big Apples, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State
Big Apples, Big Business: How Washington Became the Apple State

Time & Location

23 feb 2024, 18:00 – 20:30

Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Dr, Yakima, WA 98902, USA

About The Event

Many regions in the West attempted to grow apples, but in Washington, big apples became big business thanks to the work of scientists, investors, irrigators, railroad corporations, marketers, and apple growers. How does the history of Washington apples reflect larger changes happening in the American food system—changes that continue to affect our environment and the way we eat today?

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