Orchard Updates

October 5, 2024

Posted on Sat, 10/05/2024 - 07:13

Hours and Varieties

The Apple Barn is open every day from noon until 6 p.m. The following varieties may be available depending on supply:

  • Apples
    • Cortland
    • Gala
    • Greening
    • Golden Russet
    • Honeycrisp
    • Jonathan
    • Liberty
    • Macoun
    • McIntosh
    • Melba
    • Milton
    • Paula Red
    • Snow
    • Tolman Sweet
  • Pears
    • Moonglow Pear
    • Parker Pear
  • Cider
    • see the Cider page for the most up-to-date information
    • As of 10/5, the week's pressing occurred on Wednesday, October 2nd and consists of McIntosh, Macoun, and Liberty varieties along with a few others. You can find gallons, half gallons, and pints of cider at many of our markets and at the Apple Barn while supplies last.

Markets

You can find us at the following markets listed below this week.

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday

 

Check out our Markets page for more details.

September 28, 2024

Posted on Sat, 09/28/2024 - 06:30

Hours and Varieties

The Apple Barn is open every day from noon until 6 p.m. The following varieties may be available depending on supply:

  • Apples
    • Cortland
    • Gala
    • Greening
    • Honeycrisp
    • Jonathan
    • Liberty
    • Macoun
    • McIntosh
    • Melba
    • Milton
    • Paula Red
    • Tolman Sweet
  • Pears
    • Moonglow Pear
    • Parker Pear
  • Cider
    • This week's pressing occurred on Wednesday, September 28th and consists of McIntosh, Melba, Jonathan, and Honeycrisp varieties along with a few others. You can find gallons, half gallons, and pints of cider at many of our markets and at the Apple Barn while supplies last.

Markets

You can find us at the following markets listed below this week.

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday

 

Check out our Markets page for more details.

September 21, 2024

Posted on Sat, 09/21/2024 - 06:02

Hours and Varieties

The Apple Barn is open every day from noon until 6 p.m. The following varieties may be available depending on supply:

  • Apples
    • Cortland
    • Gala
    • Honeycrisp
    • Liberty
    • Macoun
    • McIntosh
    • Melba
    • Milton
    • Paula Red
  • Pears
    • Parker Pear
    • Note: Moonglow pears ripen later around the beginning of October
  • Cider
    • This week's pressing occurred on Wednesday, September 18th and consists of mainly Lodi, Melba, and McIntosh varieties along with a few others. You can find gallons, half gallons, and pints of cider at many of our markets and at the Apple Barn while supplies last.

Goats

The goats have a brand new fence and Babette and Penny are looking forward to seeing everyone! Babette the goat

Markets

You can find us at the following markets listed below this week.

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday

 

Check out our Markets page for more details.

September 14, 2024

Posted on Sat, 09/14/2024 - 07:50

Hours and Varieties

The Apple Barn is open every day from noon until 6 p.m. Apple supply and selection is still somewhat limited but the following varieties may be available while supplies last:

  • Apples
    • Duchess
    • Gala
    • Honeycrisp
    • Lodi
    • McIntosh
    • Melba
    • Milton
    • Paula Red
    • Redfree
    • Wealthy
  • Pears
    • Parker Pear
    • Note: Moonglow pears ripen later around the beginning of October
  • Cider
    • This week's pressing occurred on Wednesday, September 11th and consists of mainly Lodi, Melba, and McIntosh varieties along with a few others. You can find gallons, half gallons, and pints of cider at many of our markets and at the Apple Barn while supplies last.

Goats

Our goat pen is currently under construction and as a result our goats -- Babette, Penny, and Pippa -- are staying elsewhere in their summer home a little bit longer. The goats will not be at the barn this weekend, but they should return in the upcoming days when the project is complete.

Markets

You can find us at the following markets listed below this week.

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday

 

Check out our Markets page for more details.

September 7, 2024

Posted on Sat, 09/07/2024 - 03:52

Hours and Varieties

The Apple Barn is open every day from noon until 6 p.m. Apple supply and selection is still somewhat limited but the following varieties may be available while supplies last:

  • Apples
    • Duchess
    • Gala
    • Honeycrisp
    • Lodi
    • McIntosh
    • Melba
    • Milton
    • Paula Red
    • Redfree
    • Wealthy
  • Pears
    • Lincoln Pear
    • Parker Pear
    • Note: Moonglow pears ripen later around the beginning of October
  • Cider
    • This week's pressing occurred on Wednesday, September 4th and consists of mainly Lodi and Melba varieties. You can find gallons, half gallons, and pints of cider at many of our markets and at the Apple Barn while supplies last.

Goats

Our goat pen is currently under construction and as a result our goats -- Babette, Penny, and Pippa -- are staying elsewhere in their summer home a little bit longer. The goats will not be at the barn this weekend, but they should return in about a week!

Markets

You can find us at the following markets listed below this week.

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday

 

Check out our Markets page for more details.

August 31, 2024

Posted on Sat, 08/31/2024 - 04:05

Hours and Varieties

The Apple Barn is now open every day from noon until 6 p.m. starting Saturday, August 31st. Apple supply and selection is still somewhat limited but the following varieties may be available while supplies last:

  • Apples
    • Duchess
    • Lodi
    • Melba
    • Milton
    • Paula Red
    • Redfree
    • Wealthy
  • Pears
    • Lincoln Pear
    • Note: Moonglow pears ripen later around the beginning of October

Goats

Our goat pen is currently under construction and as a result our goats -- Babette, Penny, and Pippa -- are staying elsewhere in their summer home a little bit longer. The goats will not be at the barn this weekend, but they should return in about two weeks time!

Markets

You can find us at the following markets listed below this week.

Saturday

Sunday

Thursday

 

Check out our Markets page for more details.

August 1, 2024

Posted on Thu, 08/01/2024 - 07:49

August is here, and our apple harvest begins with Lodi and Melba apples. While our Apple Barn in Rochester is closed until Labor Day when more varieties will be available, you can find us at these markets (and potentially a few more soon) this month:

  • Waterford: Mondays 5-8 PM
  • Burlington: Thursdays 3-7 PM
  • Dane County: Saturdays 6 AM-1 PM
  • Greendale Downtown: Saturdays 8 AM-12 PM
  • Shorewood: Sundays 9:30 AM-1 PM

Can't make it to a market? Contact us for alternatives. We're excited for the fall season ahead!

July 19, 2024

Posted on Fri, 07/19/2024 - 11:19

The very first round of Lodi apples are ready, and a small picking yesterday yielded a small batch of apples to kick off the season. We are not open at the Apple Barn in Rochester until Labor Day, but we will be at a number of markets starting this weekend with the Dane County Farmers Market in Madison.

We will post more extensively about the start of the season and the markets where you can fund us early next week as we continue to pick and assess the crop.

May Orchard Update

Posted on Sat, 05/04/2024 - 11:19

The apple trees are in full bloom, and the orchard is abuzz with hardworking pollinators! Despite some freeze damage in late April, we remain optimistic that the cold snap served as a bit of natural thinning rather than a major crop disruption. It's still early, but at this stage we are hoping for a good harvest.

As we prepare for the summer and fall seasons, there's plenty to keep us busy in the orchard. Stay tuned for more updates as we work toward the start of the apple season in the late summer!

Fresh Cider Available This Saturday

Posted on Fri, 03/29/2024 - 14:53

We will be open and selling cider at the Apple Barn in Rochester this Saturday (March 30) from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. The cider sign will be up at the driveway and you can stop by. If we happen to run out during the day, we will post an update here.

This cider was pressed on Friday (the 29th) and is the second test batch of cider from our restored press. This is probably the last pressing we'll do with the remainder of last year's cider apples, but the process is working well and we are ready for the fall!