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Ready-Picked More & More
Of course, different apples come in at different times. The array of pre-packed apples gets bigger and bigger as time goes on. At the end of this article check out poster in our farmstand that shows approximate timing for the varieties coming in this fall. It gives some idea of the increasing choices as harvest goes on BUT, for the freshest info on timing for your favorites, CALL 603-448-1511. We are not in charge of ripening!
AND for bulk bargain-hunters we offer half-bushel bulk bags -- about 20lb each -- in two grades.
One is Orchard Run, which is basically good-looking fruit that you would pick if you felt like picking. And best of all for thrifty shoppers: half-bushel bags of utility grade apples. They're fine for every purpose but they don't qualify as "U.S. Fancy" because they have minor cosmetic flaws or the occasional small bruise. Bakers, canners, freeze-ahead cooks, and people with big families go straight for our utility bags. Amazingly, the super-rare apples sometimes come up in half-bushel utility bags!
We put U.S.Fancy grade fruit in half-peck totes, so apples that lack those U.S.Fancy looks become "Utilities"... There could be twenty-odd pounds of, say, a rare French cooking apple or Thomas Jefferson's favorite apple or some other fruity jackpot in your future! Come up the hill! Call us up!
