Happy Fall everyone!! Just want to let everyoneknow that we are completely sold out in Zestar! and SweeTangos!!!!!!! We do have several bushels of seconds of SweeTangos if anyone is interested in getting great apples with some bruising and other defects. We do have lots of the Chestnut Crabs. They Read More
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The Zestar! are picked , washed, sorted, and bagged! We only have 6 bushel of the firsts and 3 bushel of the seconds. If Zestar! is your favorite, don’t wait too long to come get some as they will go fast. The SweeTangos and Chestnuts will be picked tomorrow. We Read More
It is official we will be opening September 5th!!! There will be a limited supply of Zestar! and SweeTango. Come out to visit us and see what’s new and what’s growing. We look forward to seeing everyone and sharing some great tasting apples. Just a reminder that we now accept Read More
The summer has flown by so quickly! Labor Day is here, school starts next week, and the apples are almost ready to be picked. I love fall!!!! We’ve been busy getting the Apple Shack cleaned up, stocked, and ready to welcome some hungry apple lovers. We hope to open September Read More
Looks like July got away from me and didn’t take time to post anything here!! Things are getting busy at the orchard. We’re still fencing, cleaning and organizing the salesroom and back of the shed, mowing lawn, watching the weeds get aggressive in the pumpkin patch, and just getting excited Read More
The pumpkins, squash, gourds, and sweet corn have been planted and seem to be fairing quite well with all the rain and cooler temperatures. We were worried the cooler temperatures would keep the bees away from the apple blossoms, but things are looking quite well at this point. The honeyberries Read More
It’s been a busy spring for us at the orchard. We decided to pull out almost all of the Fireside trees and a few others that were affected by the fire blight from last year. Hopefully, this year will be more normal for temperatures and not breed the bacteria like Read More
Well spring has yet to arrive with green grass and flowers; all we see is snow! From the orchard’s stand point this isn’t so bad. Last year we were dealing with unseasonably warm temperatures and then a late freeze. We have completed the pruning and found more fire blight than Read More
The days are getting longer, the sun is getting warmer, and its time to start pruning trees!! We get excited this time of the year to get back into the orchard and see how winter affected the trees. You may have noticed we now have a calendar page (under construction). We Read More
January had us busy attending conferences and trade shows by MN Apple Growers Association and MN Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association. We learned a lot of interesting things and look forward to implementing them at the orchard this year. We will be planting Honeyberries this year. They are a member of the Read More