2009 Special Events Calendar

When will the fruit be ready?

See our time table estimates below.

October 3 - Dried Fruit Day, noon - 5pm
Serving a few apple pear salads for $1.00/small plate. Extension agent, Billie Stevens, will be here.

 

October 10 - Mexican BBQ, noon - 5pm
This day was very popular last year with BBQ chicken, tacos, beans, rice & salsa. $9.00 per plate.

 

October 17-18, Harvest Fest - Applesauce & Apple-Pear Dessert Day,
noon - 5pm
The entire valley celebrates the harvest. We serve over 15 kinds of applesauce and desserts. Free samples!

 

October 24 - Swiss German Party - "Edelweiss Day", 11am - 4pm
This festival is becoming a tradition on our farm. Live music, sausage, Swiss recipes, Swiss apples, hayrides. Good food!

Rain or shine we will have this party. People may squeeze their own apple juice on our apple press for a small fee (limit 5 gallons/family). $9.50 per plate or by the piece.

 

Oct 31 - Close Out Sale
This will be the bargain day of the year - stock up for winter. Everything reduced!

 

November - December
Fruit Available - self serve.

 

 

Ramona

Good friends and good food on Swiss Day

 

Jack the horse

Son, Ryan McAlexander, playing bass for Swiss Day

 

Ryan

Ruthie - always a teacher for school kids

Ryan

Lyle leading an educational tour

 

Dates*

Cherries - July 15
Apples & Peaches - Aug 25

Pears
     
Sept - Week 2 Peaches, Gravenstein - Akane Bartlettts - Red & Green
Sept - Week 3 Above + Gala, Jonagold, Honey Crisp 20th Century + Flemish Beauty, Comice
Sept - Week 4 Above + McIntosh + Green Goldens Abate Fatale + D'Anjou, Bosc, Asians
Oct - Week 1 Above + Gold & Red Delicious, Mystery Apples, Spartan, Empire All Above + Seckels & Forelle
Oct - Week 2 Fuji, Spitz, Newton, Eve's Delight, Elstar, Winter Bananas, Romes, Honey Crisp All Above
Oct - Week 3 Criterion, Jonathan, Spartan, Fuji Braeburn, Grannies, Liberty, Pink Lady Above (except Flemish Beauty)
Oct - Week 4 All Above (except McIntosh, Akane) All Above
  * Dates are estimates

 


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