Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Lyndale Stand


Ida red, Melrose, Mutsu, Gala, Empire... It's the end of the season, but the late yielding trees still make a last stop at the Lyndale farm stand worthwhile. Right beside the Boston Turnpike it's an easy stop on a nice detour. You can find more Connecticut farm stands here.



Saturday, October 20, 2012

Shirey Brothers Orchard

Owned jointly by the three Shirey brothers, Eugene, Andrew,and Stephen Shirey, this farm resides in Berks county Pennsylvania. Located at 1259 Old Airport rd. in Douglassville, you can see the apple trees from the road. I found their apples at a chain grocery store, prominently displayed but not labeled by type which is a minus.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Unionville cart

That's the setting sun, not the rising sun on those apples. At a farmers cart in Unionville, a hired hand was selling apples, pears, Lima beans and some greens. The apples were not labeled at all but Golden Delicious, Gala, Granny Smith, Macintosh, and others were easily identified.

Monday, October 01, 2012

Monolith Apples

Monolith apples are actually a recent Pennsylvania cultivar developed by North Star Orchards. It's firm, very tart but still sweet and has a bit of distinguishing russeting around the stem. It's a red and green blush apple that ripens in late August.They haven't revealed the lineage but they don't have to. they just have to keep growing them. It's the best new apple I've tasted in years.