Buying Local and from the Farmer is best

I recently read an article in the newspaper about the use of pesticides and fungicides being applied after harvest for the purpose of storage.
Although we do use fungicides and pesticides, we quit using them around the first week of August, allowing time for the chemicals to dissipate. We routinely keep the apples that we pick in October until March. A lot of our customers place them in a refrigerator and keep them until April. Most of the early apples will keep for 4-6 weeks in the refrigerator. No chemicals are applied to achieve this.

If you are interested in reading the article, here is the link:
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/fitness-food/safety/story/2011/06/Apples-top-list-of-produce-contaminated-with-pesticides/48332000/1

Gravenstein & Akane: SOLD OUT!

We are sold out of Gravenstein and Akane.  Thankyou to all who came and made it a good season for these two varieties.  We appreciate your business.

   As to what is ripe now, we have Honeycrisp, Cox's Orange, and Melrose ready to pick.  We hope to see you soon!