In 2012, a retired FBI agent began searching for ‘lost’ apples; more than a decade later, his mission has helped rediscover 30 forgotten varieties across the Pacific Northwest
- Retired FBI agent Dave Benscoter turned his retirement into a mission to find ‘lost’ apples.
- (Photo: Dave Benscoter)Retirement from the FBI gave Washington native Dave Benscoter plenty of time on his hands in 2012.
- Little did he know that a routine day of yard work would eventually lead him on a more than decade-long quest to rediscover apples that had all but vanished from the Pacific Northwest.
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- Retired FBI agent Dave Benscoter turned his retirement into a mission to find ‘lost’ apples.
- (Photo: Dave Benscoter)Retirement from the FBI gave Washington native Dave Benscoter plenty of time on his hands in 2012.
- Little did he know that a routine day of yard work would eventually lead him on a more than decade-long quest to rediscover apples that had all but vanished from the Pacific Northwest.
Sources: Times of India