Join us for the final weekend of this year’s harvest.  We will be picking our late season applies – Pink Lady and Fuji. Pre-picked apples and apple butter available in the Apple Barn.

Cider too – We also plan to make our last batch of cider this week so should have plenty on hand for the weekend.

The touch of cold and snow we had earlier in the month is no problem for our late season apples. 

Storing apples – Whether you pick EverCrisp or another variety, follow these tips and you’ll have nice crisp apples well into the holiday season

Pumpkin Love – Don’t forget about the pumpkin patch. The pumpkins aren’t thrilled to have apples intruding on their time in the limelight.  I mean, the month of October has pretty much been their domain for a long time.  But, happily we’ve convinced them to share the stage with the apples. Show them some love and plan a trip to the pumpkin patch today

Favorite fall recipes – coming soon!

We’ll be open Aug 25 through the end of October.

We won the game of Dodge Ball with the hail and the apples are beautiful.  Check the fall u-pick timeline to find out when your favorite apple varieties are ripe for picking.  We can’t wait to see you at the orchard!

Pesky bugs – We seen more than our share of mosquitoes this fall.  Some days they are bad; Other days they aren’t an issue. Kind of hard to predict. Please bring along bug spray so you are prepared either way.

New this fall:

• Open one evening a week – Thursday evenings until sunset
• Entry fee is $4/person. Fee counts toward $3 of u-pick fruit when you check out
• Jams & jellies, a first for us!  (available beginning Labor Day Weekend)
• More food options on weekends – pulled pork sandwiches
• Enhanced picnic area so there is plenty of shade for all
• Birthday party offering
• Open Columbus Day!
• New “knock your socks off” apple (mid-October)

Unfortunately, no peaches this year. The super cold temperatures around New Years took out this year’s crop but the trees are fine. Storing up all that sunshine so they can produce a great crop next year.

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Yes, the orchard is officially CLOSED for the season.

While we aren’t keeping regular business hours past 11/5, we do still have frozen cider and pre-picked apples available. Just call ahead to schedule a pickup time.

THANKS – Thank you to everyone who joined us in the orchard this fall.  We had a great time reconnecting with friends who have visited us year after year.  And, we got to meet a bunch of new folks who we are glad to welcome to our orchard family.

What are we doing in the off-season?  Oh, this and that — tucking the trees in for a long winter’s nap, corralling those pumpkin barrows, convincing our trusty John Deere to put its wheels up and kick back for some well-deserved rest.

We wish you all a joyous holiday season.  Look forward to seeing you in 2018.