The big orchards store apples in "controlled atmosphere" rooms, and they keep quite well for many months. (Anecdotally true from shopping at Bishop's Orchards i

The big orchards store apples in "controlled atmosphere" rooms, and they keep quite well for many months. (Anecdotally true from shopping at Bishop's Orchards in Guilford, CT.) http://modernfarmer.com/2013/08/the-science-of-cold-apple-storage/ http://modernfarmer.com/2013/08/the-science-of-cold-apple-st...