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Apple U-Pick Orchards in West Region, Saskatchewan, Canada 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 a province or region 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!

PLEASE report closed farms, broken links and incorrect info using the "Report Corrections" form below.

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West Central Region (includes Saskatoon)

  • Blue Sky Farm - Saskatoon berries, Apples, crabapples
    Another unknown road, Langham, SK S0K 2L0. Phone: 306-254-4351. Open: You must call them or use their Blue Sky Farm SK contact page. Click here for a map and directions. Fax: 306-254-4320Our orchard is dedicated to propagating Saskatoon berry plants with the addition of a small U-Pick area for the general public.The Blue Sky Berry Farm has 15 acres of land which contains 15,000 Saskatoon plants that produce 40,000 rooted cuttings annually.
  • Symmetree Orchard - apples, cherries, saskatoons,
    4 Miles West Of Luseland On Secondary Highway 771, Luseland, SK S0L 2A0. Phone: (306) 372-4954. Email: kickingcows@hotmail.com. Open: Monday to Friday, from 7 am to 8 pm; Saturday and Sunday, from 7 am to 5 pm. Directions: Take highway 31 past Luseland and then turn west onto secondary highway 771. Drive 4 miles \(6.7 kilometers\) and turn south at the Symmetree Orchard sign. Drive 200 meters and use the first driveway to approach the fenced orchard. . Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Cheque. Take highway 31 past Luseland and then turn west onto secondary highway 771. Drive 4 miles (6.7 kilometers) and turn south at the sign. Drive 200 meters and use the first driveway to approach the fenced orchard

 

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.
  • For an explanation of why apple slices turn brown and how to stop it, see this page!
  • 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
  • Apples don't improve or "ripen" after being picked - this is an urban myth - see this page for the truth - with references!

Which apple variety is best?

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:

Canning apples - fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions

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Recipes, illustrated with step by step instructions

Using fresh apples and miscellaneous

 

Other Local Farm Products (Honey, Horses, Milk, Meat, Eggs, Etc.)
(NOT pick-your-own, unless they are also listed above)