Winter Storing Apples

We are down to the last couple weeks of the season. We still have lots of apples ready to be picked in the orchard!
During this time of the season, every apple that is ready to be picked is a winter storing apple. That means, if stored properly, they can last for 3-6 months. The best way to store these apples is in a cool dark place. Think root cellar. Well, many of us do not have root cellars, so the best alternative would be in a spot in a cool garage where it won't be getting hit by the light from a window everyday. We have gotten feed back that a garage fridge is a decent spot as well but moisture in a fridge can make them last closer to the 3 month mark instead of the 6 month mark. 
Tomatoes, Flowers, and Pumpkins are all done for the season and we have already started planning on expanding our inventory of those for next year. 
Tomorrow is daylight savings and that means our hours will be adjusting ever so slightly. Starting Sunday, November 6, we will be open until 5pm instead of 6pm. 

RIPE AND READY:
Cripps Pink
Braeburn
Rome Beauty 
Gold Rush
Granny Smith

HOURS:
Mon-Sat 8am-6pm (5pm starting Sunday)
Sunday 11am-5pm 

4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks, OR 97305

(503)393-1077

Third Week of the Largest Apple Contest

We are in the Third and Final week of the Largest Apple Contest! This weeks winner will be announced on Monday so make sure to come out and find a giant apple in the orchard and have it weighed in at the stand to be entered. The winner receives TWO FREE BUCKETS of u-pick apples!
There are still quite a few apples to choose from with 8 varieties on the Ripe and Ready list. It is getting to the point of the season where some of the varieties are getting to the ends of the rows. Make sure to check in with our orchard attendants before picking to make sure you are going down the right rows to find the apples you are after.
Melrose, Golden Delicious and Red Delicious are almost sold out so make sure to come pick soon if you were still hoping for some of those varieties. The rest of the varieties on the list we anticipate having for a few more weeks.
This is the last weekend to venture out to the pumpkin patch to find a pumpkin to carve. We have tall, short, wide, huge, and small pumpkins to choose from! We would love to see some pictures of the pumpkins you have all found and carved!
Tomatoes are mostly we-pick at the stand at this point. We have some still pink on the vine that can be u-picked and ripened at home, but the majority are already picked and ready to be picked up.
Flowers are done for the season. We have LOVED having fresh flower bouquets at the stand this year with flowers that were grown right on our farm. We will definitely have them again next year!
We have more Concord pears at the stand for a limited time and they will be the last of the pears for this year. We anticipate these going fast so make sure to grab some this weekend!

RIPE AND READY:
Melrose
Golden Delicious
Red Delicious
Rome Beauty
Braeburn
Cripps Pink
Gold Rush
Granny Smith

Rainboots and Umbrellas

The rain has arrived! It is finally time to dust off those rainboots and umbrellas! Head to the orchard and pick some apples to make some nice hot apple cider or a warm apple pie to enjoy on a rainy day.
This week we are in the sweet spot of the season. There are a few early season apples wrapping up while all of the winter apples are ripe at the same time. That makes for quite the variety of apples to choose from. If you were still hoping for some Jonagold, Golden Delicious, or Melrose, come SOON! We anticipate being sold out of these within the next 7-10 days.
We have a HUGE selection of great pumpkins that are hoping to be found in the patch and taken home for carving. 
Tomatoes are not as big of fans of the rain, so we have picked a large amount of what was ripe on the vine to have at the stand for we-pick to avoid splitting. We will still have a large amount of ripe on the vine ready to be picked as well. Anything that wasn't quite fully red will avoid the splitting. 

RIPE AND READY:
Jonagold
Melrose
Golden Delicious
Red Delicious
Rome Beauty
Braeburn
Gold Rush
Cripps Pink
Granny Smith

HOURS:
Mon-Sat 8am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks, OR 97305