Organic Apples!

Arthur poses with Bridget Reynolds at Quest Farm Produce in Almond, N.Y.

We're excited about the harvest of organic apples from our "new" orchard and even more excited to be offering them for sale at Quest Farm Produce in Almond, N.Y. So far we've made two deliveries of these organic beauties to the store run by Denis and Bridget Reynolds, organic farmers and friends. If you're in the neighborhood (perhaps while taking in the Allegany Artisan Studio Tour next weekend, Oct. 19 & 20), stop by their store at 7142 State Route 21 to see all that they offer. 

We've been apple lovers for years and have enjoyed harvesting Northern Spy, MacIntosh and Golden Delicious apples from older orchards on our farm. The majority of the fruit trees in our new orchard were planted in April 2012 and they've been carefully tended since then. Harvest this year is limited but we're expecting next year to produce even more.

Joe awaiting his apple-planting assignment (April 2012)

Conner and Arthur separating trees (April 2012)

Apples top the Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen again this year. To come up with the rankings, the group analyzed pesticide residue testing data from the U.S.D.A. and the FDA. They found that 99 percent of apple samples tested positive for at least one pesticide residue. That's the reason we're committed to growing our apples organically. We know folks are anxious to have safe, local sources for this nutritious and beloved fruit.