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.

Come on out and pick the last apples of the season.

The Pink Lady Apple – We are proud to share our first crop of of Pink Lady apples EVER!  Developed in Australia, they are crunchy with a great sweet/tart balance. Great for eating and one of the top baking apples according to Bonappetit.

Note – For those who didn’t see the posting elsewhere, our raspberry picking season has come to an end.

Pardon our dents – Mother Nature treated us to a lovely hail storm the end of June.  So, you’ll find a fair number of apples decorated with hail marks.  But, hail marks or not, they still taste great and we hope you give even the “decorated” apples a try.

New this Fall

• Separate entrance/exit – We’ve built a separate entrance to make checking in and out more streamlined and speedy to get you on your way.
• Entry fee assessed upfront – We are charging the $4/entry fee upfront this year.  That fee then goes toward the purchase of your u-pick fruit when you check out.
• Lots more in store – We’ve got some new snacks planned including gourmet caramel apples; new challenges for the kids, including a spider web they can climb on; t-shirts (how do you like those apples?), and, oh yes, a brand new look in the Apple Barn.

We look forward to seeing your crew out at the orchard this fall!

Opening Weekend is 8/26-27 featuring peaches, gala apples, and raspberries. 

Pardon our dents – Mother Nature treated us to a lovely hail storm the end of June.  So, you’ll find a fair number of apples decorated with hail marks.  But, hail marks or not, they still taste great and we hope you give even the “decorated” apples a try.

New this Fall

• Separate entrance/exit – We’ve built a separate entrance to make checking in and out more streamlined and speedy to get you on your way.
• Entry fee assessed upfront – We are charging the $4/entry fee upfront this year.  That fee then goes toward the purchase of your u-pick fruit when you check out.
• Lots more in store – We’ve got some new snacks planned including gourmet caramel apples; we’ve got new challenges for the kids, including a spider web they can climb on; and, oh yes, a brand new look in the Apple Barn.

We look forward to seeing your crew out at the orchard this fall!

Yes, the orchard is officially CLOSED for the season.

Thank you to everyone who joined us in the orchard this fall.  We had a great time reconnecting with old friends and making new ones too.

We wish you all a joyous holiday season.  And, we look forward to seeing you in 2018.