I'd love to see an illustrated glossary of terms used in apple identification. I often read descriptions of apples and I find them difficult to follow. I try to guess what some of the terms mean.

Perhaps that could accompany an article on the process of apple identification that our experts use for the HOS.

A few ideas:
- understory management (eg, pros & cons of mowing vs not mowing, pros & cons of mowing at different times of year vs others, pros & cons of maintaining a shrub layer vs not, nitrogen fixers, nutrient accumulators, beneficial attractors, etc.)
- harvest timing, the pros & cons of different methods of determining when to pick the dang fruit! differences in timing for storage, for preserving, for fresh eating, for market, etc.
- pear storage & ripening
- uncommon & unusual (or less common & less usual) fruit culture, harvest, handling, etc.
- pros & cons of different trellis systems
- mayonnaise, the orchard and you: will increasing fat intake positively or negatively influence the productivity of orchard managers?

Also:
Have there been any discussions about digitally archiving and posting (in some sort of members only part of the website) past issues? Seems all you'd need would be for HOS to spring for a decent scanner (maybe some software) & recruit some plucky volunteer(s) to start scanning.