And I was just fascinated by all the names, colors, tastes, and shapes. And there was a gentleman there that sold Heritage apples. Every Saturday, we would go to a farmers market in Winston Salem at the fairgrounds. When I retired several years later, I started looking for all apple varieties. Then pursued the chemical engineering effort. We had seven real large unknown apple trees that we made cider out of and many, many years later, was able to identify them as McClain apples.Īfter high school, I went to NC State and graduated in pulp and paper and chemical engineering. We had one apple tree that Mother made pies out of, and we call that a pound apple. Tom Brown: I grew up in rural Iredell County, outside of Statesville, North Carolina. KCRW: Were you always interested in apples? This interview has been edited for length and clarity. He's discovered approximately 1200 varieties and counting at his orchard Heritage Apples and Clemens, North Carolina. He's been scouring Appalachia since the 1990s, searching for and preserving rare apple varieties. If ever anyone qualifies for the title of modern day Johnny Appleseed, it's Tom Brown, a retired chemical engineer.
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