No, Johnny Appleseed was a living, breathing man who traversed the United States planting apple trees. He now has his own National Day on March 11. Born in 1774 Massachusetts by the name of John […] ...

I'm Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. At the age of 13, with the aid of his father, he was given an apprenticeship at ...

Johnny’s legend was reinvented, his image sanitized for political correctness. In his excellent book "The Botany of Desire," author Michael Pollan explores the Johnny Appleseed legend in detail.