September 18 · Looking for something to do with the kids with school closed Wednesday? Stop in at Wickham’s for some apple picking. Wagon rides are included.
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Barn
September 18 · The view inside the barn. In former years, we hoisted hay from a trailer by means of a hook through the window shown, and then along a trolley system that can still be seen under the ridge, at the top of the ceiling.
Apple-cider donuts
September 17 · We make our apple-cider donuts fresh at the farmstand.
Honeycrisp apples
September 15 · We have a limited supply of Honeycrisp apples for sale this month at the farmstand. Try eating one of our Honeycrisp apples raw, and experience the way your mouth fills with juice once you bite into it.
Poached pears
September 14 · An elegant dessert of pears poached in a mixture of spices and port wine, fromwww.mygourmetconnection.com : 6 medium-size pears 3 1/2 cups port wine 1 cup water 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 tablespoons lemon juice 6 large strips lemon zest 1 cinnamon stick 6 whole cloves 1. Place the port, …
traditional apple varieties
September 14 · At Wickham’s Fruit Farm we continue our decades-old tradition of growing tried-and-true traditional apple varieties like Cortland, which was developed about 120 years ago in Geneva, New York, and named after the county upstate. Cortland has deep crimson skin coloration and very white flesh.
Gala apples are on the stand
Apple-cider donuts are on the stand
Apple butter is on the stand
Gala apple
The Gala apple, which originated in New Zealand, is one of the highest-quality apples we grow. Gala has a distinctive aromatic vanilla scent, inviting buttermilk-colored flesh, and bright red-to-orange skin coloration that reminds one somehow of looking at a comet or some other body in the solar system. Ask for Gala at our farmstand this …