Category Archives: apples

Organic mulch

By grinding up the trimmings after we prune the trees in the orchard, we start off the growing season with an organic mulch that helps reduce soil erosion, prevents the soil from drying out, and keeps the plants healthier.

Pruning trees

Marcelino, who has been pruning trees for us for over 25 years, prunes this peach tree in a way that will enable the sunlight to penetrate the tree’s canopy and the air to circulate within it, to help create large, flavorful peaches from it this coming peach season.

We are closing our orchards for the season

Following an active season of pick-your-own apples, we are closing our orchards for the season. We will continue to sell apples and pears at our farmstand as long as we have them, together with our pumpkins, apple cider, baked goods, eggs, and our signature donuts. Thank you to all those who visited to pick apples …

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Blast from the past:

 Tasting some cider in the back of the farmstand about 35 years ago, with Efrain and Luis Castillo.

Thanks to all our loyal customers

Thanks to all our loyal customers, both longtime and more recent, who came out last weekend, took a wagon ride, picked apples, picked pumpkins, and shopped at the farmstand.  We hope you had a great time, and we look forward to hearing what you are going to do with your apples, whether it’s baking them, …

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Mutsu apples

Our Mutsu apples are now available at the farmstand and for pick-your-own.  These large golden yellow and green apples have great body and texture that makes them suitable for cooking and eating.

Jonagold apples

This week we feature Jonagold apples on the farmstand and in the pick-your-own orchard.  Jonagold was developed from Golden Delicious, and is a good versatile eating or cooking apple.