The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WHERE TO BUY APPLES
B.J. Reece Orchards
9 a.m.-6 p.m. daily. U-Pick runs through the end of October. $2 Monday-Friday, $5 Saturday-Sunday. $7 half-peck bag; $12 peck bag; $20 half-bushel. 5505 Ga. 52 East, Ellijay. 706-2733821, reeceorchards.com
R&A Orchards
Co-owner Andy Futch said Hurricane Irma caused some minor damage to the orchard. “We lost some apples and got some trees blowed down, but it could have been worse.”9 a.m.-6 p.m. U-Pick runs through end of September, 10 a.m.5 p.m. Saturdays-Sundays. $8 and $16 bags. 5505 Ga. 52 East, Ellijay. 706-2733821, randaorchards.com Jaemor Farms
There will be no U-pick for the general public this year, said co-owner Judah Echols. Two locations: 5340 Cornelia Highway (Highway 365 at the 35 mile marker), near Alto. 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. 770-869-3999, www. jaemorfarms.com. And 40081 U.S. Hwy 441, Commerce, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 1-6 p.m. Sunday. 706-335-0999, www.jaemorfarms.com/ commerce-market
Red Apple Barn at Little Bend Orchard.
9 a.m.-6p.m. Monday-Saturday, 12:30-5:30 p.m. Sundays. U-pick apples through end of October, Saturdays-Sundays. $4 a quarter peck, $6 a half peck, $12 a peck. Plus wagon rides, cornhole and horseshoes. 3379 Tailscreek Road, Ellijay. 706-635-5898 or 706-635-7674, www. redapplebarn.com