Calais resident Rowan Jacobsen's 2014 Apples of Uncommon Character features apple history, use, profiles of 123 notable apples and gorgeous photographs by Clare Barboza. Learn about star shaped apples, strawberry flavored apples, even Vermont's own Bethel apple. Check out these articles about it:

• VPR Vermont Edition on Heirloom Apples
• NPR: There's Much More to Apples than Meets the Eye
• Salon: 12 Absolutely Delicious Apples You've Probably Never Tasted
• Vermont Life: Excerpt from Apples of Uncommon Character
• New York Times Review
• Vermont's Local Banquet: Apples' Second Golden Age
• City Room interviews Rowan Jacobsen via Central Vermont Television

And be sure to check out Jacobsen's earlier award-winning food and environment writing in magazines and the books listed below.