Source: Dean Hensley, HENDERSONVILLE TIMES-NEWS, 8/18/22


Although he grew up in a family that owned and operated an orchard, being an apple grower is the last thing Ednevyille's Kenny Barnwell thought he'd ever be. Now, the fifth-generation apple grower, who owns Kenny Barnwell Orchard in Hendersonville, has been recognized as one of the best apple growers in the nation. American Fruit Grower Magazine recently published its annual Apple Growers of the Year, and Barnwell was the top pick for the East Region.

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