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Area Abounds in Pick-Your-Own Apples
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ANDY GOTLIEB | JE MANAGING EDITOR
IT MAY STILL be hot out,
but Rosh Hashanah is mere
days away. And considering
that dipping apples into honey
can symbolize hopes for a
sweet year, you might want to
consider a pick-your-own farm
for procuring said apples.

There are
numerous orchards and farms that now
offer pick-your-own options
for picking apples. Many of
these orchards and farms
have commercialized into
operations with numerous
agriculture-themed activities fit
for the whole family. Aside from
apple (and all sorts of other
fruits and vegetables) picking,
you may find hayrides, pumpkin
patches, farm markets, corn
mazes and petting zoos, among
other things. Some even have
more adult-themed events, such
as wine tastings.

Here are 10 pick-your-own
possibilities — and this doesn’t
even include Lancaster County
and Pennsylvania Dutch
country, where orchards abound.

Linvilla Orchards
137 W. Knowlton Road,
Media, linvilla.com
Generations of Delaware
County residents have enjoyed
Linvilla Orchards, which offers
pick-your-own apples of several
varieties through late October.

There’s a $7 minimum charge
per person to pick, which is
applied toward whatever you
pick. There’s a lot more to
Linvilla than just apple picking.

Not only are other fruits and
vegetables available for picking,
but there’s a farm market, swim
clubs, hayrides, a Pumpkinland,
fishing, playground and
barnyard animals to see.

Indian Orchards Farm
Indian Orchards, which also
offers pick-your-own options
that include fall apples.

There’s a $2.50 admission
fee per person to pick at this
100-year-old-plus farm that
touts pesticide-free growing
techniques. Solebury Orchards
3325 Creamery Road, New
Hope, soleburyorchards.com
This Bucks County orchard
anticipates apples will be avail-
able from approximately Aug.

20 through Nov. 7, with flowers
and cherry tomatoes avail-
able into September. About
30 apple varieties – including
many you’ve never heard of —
are available during the course
of the season, although they
all ripen at different times.

Reservations are required on
weekends from mid-September
through October.

Hill Creek Farms
1631 State Highway 45,
Mullica Hill, New Jersey,
hillcreekfarms.com Also in Gloucester County
is Hill Creek Farms, which
touts three orchards containing
17,000 apple trees. There’s
general admission to the farm
on Fridays, but Saturdays and
Sundays require reservations.

Along with other events for the
kids, there’s a wine garden for
adults. Johnson’s Corner Farm
133 Church Road, Medford,
Duffield’s Farm & Market New Jersey, johnsonfarms.com
280 Chapel Heights Road,
29 Copes Lane, Media,
Sewell, New Jersey,
indianorchardsfarms.com duffieldsfarm.com
Not far from Linvilla is
Not surprisingly, the state
the lesser-known family-run nicknamed The Garden State
JEWISHEXPONENT.COM has its share of pick-your-own
places. Duffield’s Farm, which
dates to 1930, is big on fall
apple and pumpkin picking.

A fifth generation runs a farm
that includes a market, deli and
bakery, while offering birthday
parties, hay rides and educa-
tional field trips.

Like many of the farms/
orchards included on the list,
Johnson’s Corner Farm goes
well beyond apple picking,
with things like a Sunflower
JEWISH EXPONENT
Celebration, hayrides and a
Discovery Barnyard & Animal
Farm. Picking includes a
variety of fruits and vegeta-
bles. Hayrides take you to your
desired picking destination for
$6 per person.

Highland Orchards
and cost $7 online and $8 at the
gate; that includes wagon rides
to the pick-your-own sites on
the farm.

Styer Orchard
97 Styers Lane, Langhorne,
styerorchard.com Starting with plums in
mid-July, Styer Orchard offers
a multitude of herbs, fruits and
vegetables available for picking.

Including apples, which take
center stage in August through
early November. The orchard
encourages people to call ahead
to check on the availability of
all crops.

1000 Marshallton Thorndale
Road, West Chester,
highlandorchards.net Highland Orchards offers a
variety of farm-like offerings
akin to many of its brethren
on the list — a farm market,
bakery, plants for sale and a
host of events, not to mention a
wide variety of pick-your-own
options. About 20 varieties Tabora Farms
will be available through 1104 Upper Stump Road,
the season. Reservations are Chalfont, taborafarm.com
required. Tabora has been an operating
farm since colonial times, transi-
Shady Brook Farm
tioning from dairy to fruit to
931 Stony Hill Road, Yardley,
agribusiness, complete with a deli,
shadybrookfarm.com bakery (they make 160 different
Aside from wine, mulch, items daily), farm market and
garden supplies, music and assorted pick-your-own options,
sandwiches, fruit picking, including fall apples. l
including apples, is on the
menu of this Bucks County agotlieb@jewishexponent.com;
attraction. Tickets are required 215-832-0797
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