We have several varieties available to pick on your own. We provide you with a bag, and you can mix and match any ready-to-pick variety to fill your bag. Apples ripen at different times throughout the season, so check Apples & More to make sure the variety you want is ready when you want to come.
You can also pick your own pumpkin from the patch.
How to pick an apple:
First choose a nice-looking apple full of color that you want to put in your bag. Gently grab with your hand, then twist and pull up. Apples can bruise so don't squeeze too hard. You will always tell if an apple is ripe if it comes off the tree easily. If it is not ready then part of the tree limb and leaves will come off with the apple.
Did you know next years apple buds are already set? And that when you pull off a partial limb you are pulling off next year's apples? Now you know, and knowing is half the battle!
Apples are not included in the price of admission.
To pick apples in the West Orchard on weekends you will need a Farmyard Pass. (This is for Saturdays and Sundays only.) This is because of its location relative to the rest of our farm. You are more than welcome to pick in the West Orchard during the week without a Farmyard Pass. For the Front Orchard (the one that surrounds the entrance) there is no admission charge to pick your own. Just remember that--unlike during our school tours--any apples you pick are not included in the purchase of a Farmyard Pass. If you are coming out to pick apples, the first stop is to come to the Country Store to pick out the size of bag you want and pay for it. Then head out to pick apples.
