Why is an organic apple ugly?
A. Not always or necessarily is an organic apple ugly or esthetically defective. Rather, it should be mentioned that the crop from an organic apple tree is often heterogeneous: it has, therefore, a dissimilar variety of fruits, some perfect and some slightly imperfect. This results from the type of farming method, which does not allow a chemical selection of the crops in order to provide, at harvest time, only fruits of the same size and quality. On a single tree there can be a parasite in one branch, causing the fruit to be smaller or with slightly imperfect skin. On this same tree, there will be unaffected branches which will generate perfect fruit. The “cosmetic” interventions allowed by our regulations are extremely few. An example? Rustiness. Often, when using products to control diseases caused by fungus (or mildew) such as scabs, we are permitted to use natural products that, unfortunately, have a complex application process and that, in certain cases, can become “caustic” to th
