Mad Tom Orchard

We will open on Saturday & Sunday September 2 & 3 for early apple weekend.  Zestar, Ginger Gold and Sansa will all be available.  Zestars often run out on the first weekend, so come early.

Photo shows some nice Zestars coloring up well from the cool weather.  We make all our pies for the year with Zestar – the flavor is excellent and the apples stay firm.  Freeze them unbaked and bring them out over the winter.

We will be closed Monday Sept 4 thru Thursday Sept 7 and anticipate opening for our regular season with McIntosh and Gala plus remaining early apples on September 8 or 9.  I will post later this week.

The crop this year is very good – much better than last year. Look forward to seeing you.

Thanks to everyone for making our raspberry and cherry season a good one.  Lots of good fruit was picked.  We will be busy now with family visitors (17 extra), getting ready for apple harvest, and pruning raspberries.

Apples are growing well and harvest will start in September.  Early apple weekend for Zestar, Sansa and Ginger Gold will probably be Saturday and Sunday Sept 2&3.  Check the web before you come.

Zestars with a month to go

Ginger Golds growing well

Raspberry season is winding down.  You can still find berries if you look inside the bushes and down low.  Better picking in the lower field.  Still good Royalty (purple) berries  in the row closest to the fence – lower part of upper field.

There are also some cherries if you reach up and inside the trees – picking best at the end of the rows.

Last chance to stock your freezer or put up one more batch of jam.

Tomorrow Saturday July 29 & Sunday July 30 will be the last weekend for raspberries – picking will be excellent.  We will be closed Monday and probably be open next Tuesday and Wednesday but this is not definite – check the web or Facebook before you come.

The Royalty (purple) berries which are excellent for jam, pies and cobbler, are now in good supply.

There are still some cherries, but you will have to go to the end of the rows and reach up and inside the trees.

Picture shows some berries we picked for ourselves – Sylvia is making jam with them.

Raspberry picking will be excellent tomorrow Thursday July 27.  Closed Friday then back open for our final weekend.

Cherries are there as well – Come see us!