One thing I’ve noticed is that whether its an old farm or a… - John Bunker

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One thing I’ve noticed is that whether its an old farm or a building in town or an apple variety, if someone like you or me doesn’t take an active interest in protecting and preserving things of value as they age, no one will... These old <nowiki>[apple]</nowiki> varieties are going to fade away and be lost and forgotten if we don’t do something about it.

John Bunker

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John Bunker is an American orchardist, pomologist, and "apple explorer," an expert on American apples and their history. For most of his life, he has worked to preserve rare old apple varieties from across Maine and the New England region.

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I like to think apples in Maine should be like cheeses in France, where you go 10 miles and you get a whole new cheese. In Maine there should be a different cider and apple in every town or county

I felt like these trees I was finding in my town, and then eventually all over Maine and other places, were a gift to me by someone whom I had never met, who had no idea who I was, who had no idea that I was ever going to be.

I don’t consider myself to be better than anybody else for doing it. It’s just that it’s something I CAN do to be of value while I’m here.

One thing I’ve noticed is that whether its an old farm or a building in town or an apple variety, if someone like you or me doesn’t take an active in… - John Bunker

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