Peaches – The bad news first. We sold out of the last of the Encore peaches this past weekend. We’re done with peaches until next year. Apples – Now the good news. We’ve got over a dozen varieties of apples in the market right now, including Honeycrisp. In the last couple weeks, we’ve picked Gala, […]
Category Archives: Orchard Updates
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Jul
Jul
Wow, it’s been a crazy last few weeks! First off, I’m now a dad. Amanda gave birth to our baby Abigail, and they’re both doing great. It’s been a blur of happiness and excitement, combined with lots of wailing, sleeplessness, feedings, and diapers. And did I mention, we’re really, really happy?! So Amanda is stepping […]
Events, Housekeeping, Newsletter, Orchard Updates
Summer News – Raspberries, Blueberries, Cherries and Canning!
30
Jun
Jun
Hi everyone, The big news for us this past week was that we made USA Today’s list of 10 Great Pick-your-own Farms Across the USA! We were so excited!! Most of the other places were bigger farms right outside of large cities, so I felt that added to the honor of being chosen. I’m really […]
10
May
May
Hi everyone, April was so cold this year that everything is running late, but the warm weather the last couple weeks is starting to catch things up. Since I haven’t posted for awhile, I have a lot to tell you about what’s going on around the farm these days! First of all, as you can […]
Events, Market Updates, Newsletter, Orchard Updates
This Week’s Crop Update, Plus U-Pick and Festival News
28
Sep
Sep
Hi everyone, The weather finally broke today to be a little more fall-like. It’s been miserable picking (or being outside in general) this last week. I’m sooo happy for some 60s and low 70s! The heat has kept us ahead of schedule on harvest. The positive (at least for me) is that harvest will be […]
09
Sep
Sep
Hi everyone, In a classic case of being careful what you wish for, we got some rain this week, but it came with a little bit of hail. It didn’t ruin anything, but we do have a lot more to sort out now, mostly on the west side of the trees (the direction the wind […]
13
Aug
Aug
It’s been another busy week outside at the Orchard. This time of year it’s hard to keep up with picking since we grow so many things. It seems like everything starts being ripe at the same time! Apples – We’ve picked a lot of apples this week! New additions are Redfree, Sansa, St. Edmunds Pippin […]
28
Jul
Jul
The temperatures have finally gone down just a bit, so I can’t complain about the heat as much now…. We’ve been picking peaches and vegetables non-stop all week. Peaches – We’re rotating through three varieties right now: Flamin’ Fury PF-9, Starfire, and Redhaven. When I say “rotating,” it’s because we re-pick each tree every two […]
21
Jul
Jul
The heat is continuing to hurry everything along. We’re ahead of schedule picking most of the fruit by almost a week still! Hope you’ve been able to stay cooler than we have. Apples – I picked the Pristine a couple days ago. We’ve got a really nice crop this year, and they have pretty good […]
15
Jul
Jul
Peaches – As is everything this year, peaches are early! We’re picking several varieties right now…Brightstar, Glenglo, and Flamin’ Fury PF-7 and PF-8. There are a lot ripe, so I’m not anticipating too many supply problems in the market; hopefully we’ll be able to keep stocked. We don’t offer peaches for pick your own. Blueberries […]