Source: Nathaniel Axtell, HENDERSONVILLE TIMES, 2/5/14

FLAT ROCK — Roughly 200 apple growers, scientists and vendors packed a conference hall Wednesday at Blue Ridge Community College for the 2014 Winter Apple School, discussing topics ranging from cold-weather crop damage to growing a new generation of farmers. Sponsored by the county's Cooperation Extension Service and the Blue Ridge Apple Growers Association, the conference featured 10 speakers who focused heavily on disease prevention, orchard maintenance and marketing.

For more of this story, Click here.