2024 Skagit County, Washington State Apple U-Pick Farms and Orchards - PickYourOwn.org
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Apple U-Pick Orchards in Skagit County, Washington State 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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Skagit County
Apple Valley Orchard - blackberries (But NO u-pick apples) 8243 Sims Road, Sedro Woolley, WA . Phone: 360-856-6986. Email: jonagold@aol.com. Directions: Located in the foothills of the North Cascades, Family owned Apple Valley Orchard produces over 60 varieties of specialty apples, pears, wine grapes, honey and farm fresh cider. Click here for a map and directions. . We are easy to find and fun to visit. Sample all of our tree ripened fruit and find your favorite. We are located 3 miles east of Sedro Wolley off Hwy. 20 Take a right on Sims Road Orchard is on the left. 3 miles east of Sedro Wolley off Hwy. 20 Take a right on Sims Road. Orchard is on the left. (UPDATED: July 2, 2016, JBS)
Jarmin's 5-M Orchard - apples 16866 Donnelly Road, Mount Vernon, WA . Phone: 360-424-6574. Click here for a map and directions. . west of Mount Vernon, off Avon-Allen Road. Jonagold & Gala .
Jones Creek Farms - SQE Organic, apples, crabapples, Asian pears, figs, lemons, pears, Asian pears, peaches, plums,
Quince, garlic, porta-potties, Cell service cell phones work here 32260 Burrese Rd, Sedro Woolley, WA 98284. Phone: none. Email:
jonescreekfarms@yahoo.com. Open: Our season opening and closing dates are completely dependent on mother nature; Typically we should be open late August through sometime in October; Our
operating days and hours are always the same: Friday through Monday, 10 am to 5 pm; Please check our website, as the season gets closer, for opener date.
Directions: Take hiway 20, Burlington,
Exit from Interstate 5. Go east on hiway 20 to milepost 75 where you will
see our sign. Click here for a map and directions. We use natural
organic practices, and are subject to the NOP small quantity exemption. Payment: Cash, Check, Debit cards, All credit cards.
Click here for our Instagram page. Jones Creek Farms specializes in U pick. We are the longest running and largest U pick in NW Washington. Our U
pick is an extension of our sustainable farming methods. It is NOT agritourism but IS simply a means of lowering operating costs and thereby a way to pass
lower food costs along to our customers. Other crops: Quince. Farm u pick opening date changes every year; Its of course dependent on the weather and so the
ripening of the first varieties; Typically, mid or late August we have been opening and closing by the end of October; Please keep up to date with the
information page listed below for opening date and variety picking dates;. (UPDATED: January 30, 2024) Comments from a visitor on October 18, 2008: "Arriving
at the Jones Creek Farm, you see a red barn nestled in the blue Cascade
mountains. You already feel at home as Chomper and Copper, the Price
family's dogs welcome you wagging their tails and Talea and Les Price offer
you a cup of fresh apple cider. Then it's off with provided wagons and bags
to the orchard where Talea can tell you about every apple there, letting you
know where to find the best sweet or tart varieties. There is only one rule
at Jones Creek Farm and that is you should try every apple you possibly can.
If you don't like it, throw it under the tree and move on to the next apples
to taste. We were there for 3 hours last weekend and were stuffed as we
left. Talea and Les are passionate about their farm and it shows. Not only
is the farm beautifully kept and the crops grown organically, but not
certified, they can also tell you all you want to know about the crops and
how best to prepare them. Their friendliness and letting you taste and pick
whatever you want is truly a unique experience. I moved here from the east
coast where apple-picking is a common autumn outing, but I never visited a
farm as friendly and knowledgable as the Jones Creek Farm. I will definitely
return, perhaps for the garlic festival, tomatoes and the tree grafting in
the winter."
Swanson's Farm - Strawberries, raspberries, other bramble berries, apples 4045 Waugh Road, LaConner, WA . Phone: 360-424-6338. Click here for a map and directions. . one mile north of LaConner on Flats Road.
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!)