YAMIKA — When a quality product meets the high expectations of its advanced marketing, a star of the produce section is born.
The Cosmic Crisp apple fits that description, and its skyrocketing production and consumption leads a wave of new varieties that are expected to help boost the 2024 Washington apple crop above three of the past four years’ harvests.
“People like to try new varieties, to mix and match … and Cosmic Crisps are very popular,” said J.R. St. Aubin, co-owner of the Fruit City farmstand in Union Gap…