2024 Central Wisconsin Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Apple U-Pick Orchards in Central Wisconsin in 2024, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area. Not all areas of any state, nor even every state, have apples orchards that are open to the public. If you know of any others, please tell us using the add a farm form!
Remember to always check with the farm's own website or Facebook page before you go - or call or email them if they don't have a website or Facebook page. Conditions at the farms and crops can change literally overnight, so if you want to avoid a wasted trip out there - check with the farm directly before you go! If I cannot reach them, I DON'T GO!
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Jackson County
Moseley's Fruit and Vegetable Farm - apples, pumpkins, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, porta-potties are available 23933 Cortland Avenue, Warrens, WI 54666. Phone: 608-378-4543. Open: seasonally; During our seasonal hours we are open rain or shine! We are open daily from 7am to noon and 4pm to 7pm in the afternoon during strawberry season;(mid June to July We are open daily from 9am to 5pm during apple season; (September to early November). Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, only. .
Monroe County
Maple Ridge Orchard - Uses integrated pest management practices, apples, pumpkins, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, U-pick and already picked, porta-potties are available, picnic area, petting zoo, school tours 6675 Maple Ave, Cashton, WI 54619. Phone: 608-654-5151. Email: mapleridgeorchard@me.com. Open: Mid September until sold out; Please phone ahead. Directions: From La Crosse take highway 33 south toward Cashton. Turn left on Manna Avenue and left again on Maple Avenue. Watch for signs. For Google Maps go to our website. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, WIC Vouchers, SFMNP Vouchers. . Fax:. . Picking updates: Click here for picking updates. We use integrated pest management practices. We have a bakery with lots of made from scratch goodies...pies, turnovers, cookies, caramel apples, and bloomin' apple sundaes. Our gift shop is filled with the works of local artisans. Something for every taste and budget. We have a convenient play area for the kiddos, a barnyard and FREE wagon rides during you pick. We will also point you to lots of other attractions in the area.
Rex Moseley Fruit and Vegetable Farm - apples 23933 Cortland Avenue, Warrens, WI . Phone: 608-378-4543. Open: 7 days a week. Click here for a map and directions. . 9 am to 5 pm starting in mid September thru the middle of November. Pick your own and already picked . Varieties include, Paula Red, McIntosh, Cortland, Spartan, Honey Crisp, Regent, Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Empire, and Fireside.
Cournoyer Orchard - Uses natural growing practices, apples, Cider mill fresh apple cider made on the premises, school tours 10116 Eagle Road, Marshfield, WI 54412. Phone: 715-676-3200. Email: cournoyerfamily@gmail.com. Open: Please use the signage and pay in the box. Directions: . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. . . We use natural practices, but are not yet certified Organic. (UPDATED: May 10, 2015, JBS)
Apple
Apple Picking Tips, Recipes and Information
Apples ripen from the outside of the tree towards the center, so the apples out
the outside of the tree will ripen first. Once they are picked, they stop
ripening. Picking apples directly from a
tree is easy. Roll the apple upwards off the branch and give a little twist;
don't pull straight away from the tree. If two apples are joined together at the
top, both will come away at the same time. Don't shake the trees or branches.
If the apple you are trying to pick drops, (or others on the tree) go ahead and
pick it up. They're perfectly fine! But do wash them before you eat them! More info: How to tell
when apples are ripe
Once picked, don't throw the apples into the baskets, place them in
gently, or they will bruise and go bad more quickly.
Don't wash apples until just before using to prevent spoilage.
Keep apples cool after picking to increase shelf life. A cool basement is ideal, but the fruit/vegetable drawer of a refrigerator will work, too. A refrigerator is fine for small
quantities of apples. Boxed apples need to be kept in a cool, dark spot
where they won't freeze. Freezing ruptures all of an apple's cells, turning
it into one large bruise overnight. The usual solution is to store apples in
a root cellar. But root cellars often have potatoes in them: apples and
potatoes should never be stored in the same room because, as they age,
potatoes release an otherwise ethylene gas, which makes apples spoil faster.
If you can keep the gas away from your apples, they will keep just fine.
Just don't store them right next to potatoes.
Prevent contact between apples stored for the winter by wrapping them
individually in sheets of newspaper. The easiest way to do this is to unfold
a section of newspaper all the way and tear it into quarters. Then stack the
wrapped apples . See more here: How
to store apples at home
There are tens of thousands of varieties of apples, developed over centuries. They vary in sugar, acoidity, flavors, storing, crispness and many other
attributes. See our guides to apple varieties:
Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions
Apple pie recipe and directions and
illustrated! I can say, with, ahem, no bias at all, that this is the
best apple pie recipe in the world! (Alright, I did have an apple strudel in
Vienna once at that place listed in Fodors that was REALLY good, but that
wasn't a pie, was it? And since this was the recipe my grandmother used, it
must be great!)