By planting a special kind of grass in the orchard between the rows of fruit trees, we conserve resources in several ways. We help prevent the soil from eroding, we establish a less-hospitable environment for insect pests, and we enable fewer passes to be made per year through the orchard with mowing equipment.
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Loading apples in the orchard
Making our apples into applesauce
Apple turnovers
We make our apple turnovers right here on the premises, out of our own apples.
We are now pressing apple cider
Widest-ever selection of tomatoes
This season we are proud to present our widest-ever selection of tomatoes. We have a tomato for every kind of use, from red, yellow, and pink beefsteaks to ten different varieties of heirlooms, as well as a wide range of cherry tomatoes including Sungold.
SnapDragon apples
The season for Wickham’s Fruit Farm’s SnapDragon apples has begun. Our SnapDragon apple variety is a limited-edition, premium red dessert apple.
Pick-your-own apples continues
Wagon rides start this Saturday September 9. We are closed Sundays. Please call ahead for availability at 631-734-6441.
Pay it forward
A rich tapestry of green at the end of the field, as we incorporate organic matter from this season’s sorghum-sudangrass crop into the soil to pay it forward for seasons to come.
Discing
Discing, with the plow tractor working in the background.