Pick Your Own Apple Season Begins at Terhune Orchards
Our Van Kirk Road Orchard opens on Labor Day Weekend, Sept. 1-3
Pick-your-own apple season at Terhune Orchards arrives just in time for the beginning of the school year. Join us Labor Day weekend for the season’s kickoff at our Van Kirk Road orchard on Saturday, Sept. 1, Sunday, Sept. 2 and Monday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Van Kirk orchard will be open every day for apple picking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., weather permitting, through October.
All of the trees in the 27acre orchard are dwarf varieties which make them the perfect height to pick from for children and adults. The first apple variety available for picking will be will be Gala. Sweet and small, they are perfect for packing in lunches. They take just a few moments to cut into wedges for snack time at school or the office.
Throughout the season a dozen varieties will be available for pick-your-own at the Van Kirk orchard. Depending when you visit, you may find trees loaded with Empire, Fuji, Macoun, Granny Smith and Red and Golden Delicious and others. Be on the lookout for our customers’ favorite apple, the Stayman Winesap. It is usually ready for picking in early October. Call the farm store at 609-9242310 to find out which varieties are available on the day you plan to visit. Pick your own apples are sold by the pound.
On weekend days throughout the fall, enjoy a free wagon ride through the orchards, too. Once you’ve picked the perfect apples, stop in our farm store on Cold Soil Rd. for other freshly harvest vegetables from the farm, baked goods and freshly pressed apple cider. No visit to Terhune Orchards is complete without apple cider donuts!
At the home farm on Cold Soil Rd. we will celebrate our abundant apple harvest with Apple Days Harvest Festivals every weekend from September 15 through October 28. During these seven fall weekends, a full day of fun on the farm awaits the entire family.
Throughout the Pick Your Own Season you can pick:
Crimson Crisp- Bright red, extremely crisp, rich flavor
Early Fuji- eat this sweet, crisp apple right out of hand
Empire- juicy, perfect for applesauce, pies, desserts
Fuji- very sweet, crisp, fresh eating, long storage life
Gala- bright yellow-red color, crisp, creamy yellow flesh
Golden Delicious- sweet, pies, baking, freezing
Granny Smith – tart, allpurpose
Jonathan- crisp, mildly tart, great for pie
McIntosh- aromatic, cooks quickly, easy to peel
Macoun- very crunchy, fresh eating, salads and sauces
Red Delicious- sweet, juicy, low acidity
Stayman Winesap- Our most popular apple, flavorful, tart, keeps well
Farm Hours – September Hours
Farm Store- Mon-Wed 9am-6pm daily
Pick your Own at Van Kirk Road Orchard, 9 am – 5 p.m.
Trenton Farmers MarketThursday through Saturday 9am -4:30pm
Winery Tasting Room – Fri., Sat & Sun, 12-6 p.m.
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Terhune Orchards’ Homemade Applesauce
Ingredients
12 apples Terhune Orchards Apple Cider Directions:
Core and quarter 12 large apples. Any kind of Terhune Orchards’ apples make wonderful applesauce. You need not peel the apples. Cooking them with the skins on adds more trace vitamins to your applesauce. Place apples in a deep saucepan. Add enough Terhune Orchards Apple Cider to cover the bottom of the pan 1 or so. Cover the pan with a lid. Cook over medium heat until the apples are soft. Put the softened apples through the food mill or sieve. If you don’t have either, peel the apples before cooking them and stir them vigorously once they are soft. If your sauce seems too watery, cook it down a bit; if it is too thick, add more cider. If you like, add a bit of ground cinnamon. This should make 2 quarts of delicious applesauce.