It is officially October! Which means it is time for our Biggest Apple Contest! This year, instead of only having one winner at the end of the month, we are going to have a winner every week! We will announce the winner of the week every Monday starting on October 12th. The contest winner every week will receive TWO FREE BUCKETS OF U-PICK APPLES! The contest is judged by weight of the apple and the apple has to have been found in our orchard. We have a scale at the stand so make sure to stop and have your largest apple recorded to be entered to win the weekly prize!
Apples are ripening sooner than we have expected this fall and we were pleasantly surprised to find our Romes, Red Delicious, and Fuji are all now added to the Ripe And Ready list! This is our first harvest from our new Fuji trees! We have patiently waited five long years to be able to try them! They are much larger, crisper and have more red coloring than our old Fujis and we are SO excited for you all to try them!
Rome apples are a deep red and perfect for baking, especially if you like baking whole apples! Scoop out the core, add a little butter and brown sugar, and pop it in the oven and you will end up with a beautiful baked apple.
Red Delicious gets a bad rap for not being an awesome apple. We will admit they are not great for baking or making applesauce, but they are great when fresh off the tree for a crisp snack! If you have never had one fresh off the tree, we highly suggest trying a few!
The weather has been great and as a result our tomatoes are flourishing! The rain and frost is most likely only a couple short weeks away, so make sure to come pick some before they are done for the season! Tomatoes are $1 per pound.
Pumpkins are still doing great! We have a LOT of carving pumpkins still waiting to be chosen from the patch. They are 35 cents per pound.
RIPE AND READY:
Jonagold
Ruby Jon
Liberty
Golden Delicious
Melrose
Red Delicious
Fuji
Rome
COMING SOON:
Braeburn
Gold Rush
Cripps Pink
Grannysmith
HOURS:
Mon-Sat: 8a.m.-6p.m.
Sunday: 11a.m.-6p.m.
Open Mid August - Mid November
4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks, OR 97305
Call ahead We-Pick option at (503)393-1077
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