Explore our beautiful orchard and pick your own apples from our many varieties, or visit the orchard store to select our freshly picked apples off the shelves. Families can enjoy quality time together outdoors while savouring the crisp flavour of freshly picked apples. The apple season runs from mid-August into October. Come early as the apples are in high demand and your family will be begging to come back for more fun! We usually have pick-your-own (PYO by weight) from mid-August until the end of September, depending on the crop and the number of pickers. It helps cut down on pollution if you bring your own bags too. Apple picking continues until the trees are bare (usually around end of September or Thanksgiving weekend) from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Monday to Friday and on the weekends from 10:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Most years there are apples in the store until into November.
About Apples
Some General Apple Information
- Apples are fat, sodium, and cholesterol free. A medium apple has about 80 calories. Apples are high in dietary fiber, Vitamin A and niacin. They contain iron and other trace minerals and are a fair source of Vitamin C.
- Apples are ranked No. 1 in antioxidant activity compared with 40 other commercially available fruits and vegetables. That means a serving of apples has more of the antioxidant power you need to fight aging, cancer and heart disease.
- Apples originated in the Middle East (in an area between the Caspin and the Black Sea) more than 4000 years ago! They were the favourite fruit of ancient Greeks and Romans.
- Apples arrived in England at around the time of the Norman conquest (in 1066) and English settlers brought them to America in the 1600 and 1700′s.
- Apples are one of the easiest fruit to pick and use. They’re big and easy to pick, and can be eaten fresh, cooked, canned, frozen or made into many tasty and healthy dishes.
- Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the centre, so the apples on the outside of the tree will ripen first. Picking apples directly from a tree is easy.
Did You Know..?
Apples give off a gas that speeds up the ripening of bananas, kiwis, peaches, plums and pears. Place these fruits in a paper bag with your apples to quicken their ripening!
