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Posted on April 22, 2026

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Tastefully New England

Tastefully New England

Posted on May 9, 2015

You can learn a lot about a region by munching your way through its communities. A lunch here, a snack there, a fresh-drawn mug of local brew — let your taste buds help to create your picture of Johnny Appleseed Country.

Wicked Good Brews

Wicked Good Brews

Posted on May 9, 2015

It’s no secret: Something great is brewing in Johnny Appleseed Country. From the Wachusett Brewery in Westminster and the Gardner Ale House brew pub, to kitchen tables, local residents are constantly coming up with terrific new beverages. These brews are so local that many even bear names evoking images of this central New England region. Take, for example, Wachusett Brewing Company’s popular “Green Monsta” IPA — the name alone sends your imagination off to Fenway Park and dreams of Red Sox championship games.

Somethin’s Brewin’

Somethin’s Brewin’

Posted on May 9, 2015

From pale pilsners to sturdy winter lagers, locally-brewed beers have found an appreciative home in Johnny Appleseed Country. These brews are so local that many even bear names evoking images of this central New England region. Take, for example, Wachusett Brewing Company’s “Green Monsta” IPA — the name alone sends your imagination off to Fenway Park and dreams of Red Sox championship games.

Chili Champs

Chili Champs

Posted on May 9, 2015

Cooks Compete at Annual Cookoff They come from all around the country, bringing their pots, aprons and secret recipes— and hope…

To Market

To Market

Posted on May 9, 2015

From the first peas of spring to the hefty pumpkins of fall, the bounty of Johnny Appleseed Country is at your fingertips.

A Taste of Honey

A Taste of Honey

Posted on May 9, 2015

Spring is “Apple Blossom Time” in Johnny Appleseed Country, a season punctuated by apple blossom festivals in local cities and towns. Those delicate pink and white blossoms are essential to the harvest that follows months later; the flowers become the apples we can’t wait to enjoy. But wait! There’s more to the apple story than blossoms and juicy, ripe fruit! You can’t forget the bees.

Talk to the Animals

Talk to the Animals

Posted on May 9, 2015

Cows, and sheep, and alpacas — oh, my! You won’t find lions and tigers on the farms of Johnny Appleseed Country, but there are plenty of familiar — and unfamiliar — animals that you can meet here.

Spring is in the Air

Spring is in the Air

Posted on May 9, 2015

Spring is in the Air

Blossom-covered hillsides herald the arrival of spring in Johnny Appleseed Country. Local orchards burst forth with clouds of pink and white blossoms, with nearly every country road offers a cheery panorama…

So Many Apples

So Many Apples

Posted on May 9, 2015

So Many Apples … The folks at Sholan Farms in Leominster will tell you that the Macoun is the “cream of the crop.”

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