Why do so many apples in the grocery store look the same? And why do so many come from Washington? \; \;
\nIn this talk\, explore how Washington became the top apple producing state in the country\, and how\, in the process\, it transformed apples in to an industrialized commodity. 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\, mar keters\, and apple growers. How does the history of Washington apples refl ect larger changes happening in the American food system&mdash\;changes th at continue to affect our environment and the way we eat today? \;
\nAmanda L. Van Lanen \;(she/her) is a Professor of History at Lewi s-Clark State College and the author of \;The Washington Apple: Orchar ds and the Development of Industrial Agriculture. She earned a Ph.D. in hi story at Washington State University\, and blogs about food history at his toryreheated.com.
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