2025 Northwestern Minnesota Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Apple U-Pick Orchards in Northwestern Minnesota in 2025, by county
Below are the U-Pick orchards and farms for apples that we know of in this area.
Not all areas of a 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
Red Apple Orchard - apples, 2015 US Highway 71 N., Jackson, MN 56143. Phone: 866-800-8000. Open: Please call for current dates and hours open. Directions: Intersection of Interstate 90 and United States Highway 71 in Jackson, Minnesota. Orchard located behind the Econolodge Hotel. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check. Orchard located behind the Econolodge Hotel. . Apple varieties are Connell Red, Haralson, Fireside, Sweet Sixteen. [ Click here to update the listing ]
Martin County
Center Creek Orchard - apples, pumpkins, U-pick and already picked, snacks and refreshment stand, restrooms, picnic area, Bouncy castle or moon bounce, petting zoo, birthday parties, school tours 663 254th Avenue, Fairmont, MN 56031. Phone: 507-773-4547. Email: centercreek@frontiernet.net. Open: Weekends September and October, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 6 pm. Directions: FROM FAIRMONT: South on Highway 15 4 miles, East on County Road 18 4 miles FROM I-90: Exit 107 East ChainGranada, South on County Road 53 5 miles, West on County Road 18 12 mile. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Visa, MasterCard. Center Creek Orchard Facebook page. . FALL FESTIVAL: weekends in September and October; Activities include pumpkin patch, storytelling, corn pile, scarecrow building, castle bouncer, giant maze, apple sling, barrel ride, hayride, petting farm, super slide and haunted forest; For sale in APPLE BARN: over a dozen varieties of Minnesota grown apples, jams, jellies, pie, apple crisp and apple cider; Pick-Your-Own apples October 19th to 31st. . Proud members of Minnesota Apples Growers and Minnesota Grown Associations. [ Click here to update the listing ]
Redwood County
Holmberg Orchard - apples, pumpkins for sale in the shop or farmstand, pumpkin patch-pick in the field, pumpkin patch- already gathered from the field, Fall festival, we also have pie pumpkins, tractor-pulled hay rides, gift shop, concessions or refreshment stand, porta-potties, picnic area, face painting, inflatables/bounce house, pony rides 12697 325th St, Vesta, MN 56292. Phone: 507-762-3131. Email: Sindie@holmbergorchard.com. Open: Holmberg Orchard opens for the season on September 1; We are open daily 10 am to 6 pm until October 31; Weekend activities include wagon rides to the Pumpkin Patch to PYO pumpkins, clowns, inflatables, corn boats; Our Apple Core Lunch stand is open on Saturday and Sunday from 11 am to 5 pm; Enjoy hot dogs, sloppy joes, taco in a bag, cinnaMonday to laced apple crisp and the best caramel apples in southwest Minnesota. Directions: From Marshall:13 miles E on Highway 19, 5 miles north on Redwood county 8. From Redwood Falls: 6 miles west of Vesta, 1 mile north on Redwood county 8. We specialize in Minnesota grown apples, Zestar, Honeycrisp, SweeTango, SnoSweet; Visit our Gif Shop and check out our jams, jellies, dip mixes. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, VisaMasterCard, Discover. Click here for a map and directions. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, Visa/MasterCard, Discover. From Redwood Falls: 6 miles west of Vesta, 1 mile north on Redwood county 8. We specialize in Minnesota grown apples, Zestar, Honeycrisp, SweeTango, SnoSweet; Visit our Gif Shop and check out our jams, jellies, dip mixes. . (UPDATED: September 22, 2024, JBS) (UPDATED: August 31, 2016). [ Click here to update the listing ]
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!)