Pick Your Own

If you’ve been waiting for our delicious peaches they will be ready for picking starting Saturday, July 20th. Picking times are 9:00AM-4:30PM daily.

Blueberry picking daily 9:00AM-4:30PM. Raspberries are in season and available for picking most days. (Call ahead for picking conditions)

REMEMBER to bring your sunscreen, hats and water bottles!!

Look forward to seeing you at the Farm!

Guidelines For Pick Your Own

We do request that our visitors abide by our picking rules to help retain as many apples on the trees for all pickers to enjoy.
Pre purchased bags are required before entering orchard, and backpacks and other carriers are not allowed for fruit picking.
Do not climb or shake the trees. Limbs break easily, and the fruit will fall and bruise.
Using one hand to hold the branch, use your forefinger and thumb to gently turn fruit upward till it releases. (Pulling will cause other fruit to fall and destroy flower buds for next year’s crop)
Many labor intensive hours go into the loving care of our fruit bearing trees. We ask that if you accidentally drop any fruit on the ground to please make every effort to pick that piece of fruit up and place in your picking bag so that no fruit is wasted. If two or three fruits are clustered together, use two hands and gently pick all the fruit in the cluster.
Fruit varieties mature at different times. Pick only in designated areas or where there is a guide or posted signs.
Please wear sturdy footwear.
Be mindful of your cameras, keys, cell phones, etc. as these personal belongings are easily lost.
Please dispose of refuse in trash receptacles.
Port-a-potty area is located near the animal farm entrance.
Due to safety reasons, children under sixteen must be accompanied by an adult. Only Pets certified for handicapped assistance are allowed.
Smoking is prohibited.

Do you know how to pick an apple?

Silverman’s Own Jon Wason shows you how in this short video!

aerial photo by John C. Goble.

Approximate Harvest Schedule

Variety	Harvest Time	Flavor	Eating	Salad	Pie	Sauce
Ginger Gold	Early Aug	Sweet	Good	Good	Fair	Good
Gala Red	Late Aug	Very Sweet	Superb	Superb	Fair	Good
MacIntosh	Early Sept	Tart	Superb	Superb	Superb	Good
Cortland	Mid Sept	Tart	Superb	Superb	Superb	Superb
Empire	Mid-Late Sept	Sweet	Superb	Good	Fair	Good
Macoun	Mid Sept	Tart	Superb	Superb	Fair	Superb
Honey Crisp	Mid Sept	Sweet	Good	Good	Fair	Superb
Crimson Crisp	Mid-Late Sept	Sweet	Good	Good	Fair	Good
Red Delicious	Late Sept	Sweet	Superb	Superb	Fair	Good
Golden Delicious	Late Sept	Sweet	Superb	Superb	Superb	Superb
Mutsu Crispin	Early Oct	Slightly Tart	Superb	Superb	Good	Good
Jonagold	Early Oct	Sweet-Tart	Superb	Superb	Superb	Superb
Autumn Gala	Early Oct	Sweet	Good	Superb	Fair	Good
Ida Red	Early-Mid Oct	Tart	Good	Good	Superb	Superb
Northern Spy	Early-Mid Oct	Sweet-Tart	Good	Good	Good	Good
Red Rome	Mid Oct	Sweet-Tart	Good	Good	Superb	Superb
Cameo	Mid Oct	Tart	Good	Superb	Good	Fair
Sun Crisp	Mid Oct	Tangy Sweet	Superb	Superb	Fair	Good
Red Winesap	Mid-Late Oct	Sweet	Good	Good	Good	Superb
Enterprise	Mid-Late Oct	Tart	Good	Good	Superb	Good
Fuji	Early Nov	Tart	Superb	Good	Fair	Fair
Pink Lady	Early Nov	Tart	Superb	Good	Good	Good