FALL RECAP… WINTER INFO

The orchards were loaded with fruit, and warm weather hung on - pressure on the picking crew!

In the Pick-Your-Own orchards, visitors were astonished — tons of apples, branches bent to where the smallest customers could reach them - sitting down! Visitors marveled at how fabulous the familiar varieties (Cortland, McIntosh, Macoun) taste when truly fresh off the trees. Many were intrigued and delighted by rare varieties (Ribston Pippin, Wickson, Calville Blanc, and more) hanging in the rows, waiting to be tasted and picked. As usual, even more varieties came in to our farm stand from outlying fields. As usual, people tasted the apples before they chose favorites to take home. And fans of particular apples called us, early and often, with their hearts set on taking home their favorites!

Meanwhile the harvest crew was racing to bring in apples that were ripening faster than usual in the warmer-than-usual temperatures of Fall '24. All growers and farmers face threats from weather. This year the pace of harvest was tough but our veteran crew successfully met the challenge. A welcome change from 2023, when so many growers and farmers lost crops to a Spring freeze. Fingers crossed for next year!

For now, we welcome Winter dormancy.

Check “Seasonal Hours” to learn about the (few) times we’re open from November through August.

Get in touch for any reason from our contact page, or by calling (603)448-1511. Starting in December, we’ll have time to talk about pruning, grafting, cider making, apple-growing, or anything else you might want to bring up. Keep in touch!