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.
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Good friends and good food on Swiss Day

Son, Ryan McAlexander, playing bass for Swiss Day

Ruthie - always a teacher for school kids

Lyle leading an educational tour
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| Dates* |
Cherries - July 15
Apples & Peaches - Aug 25
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Pears |
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| 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 |
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* Dates are estimates |
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