Storing apples and the Largest Apple Contest

The Largest Apple Contest is back! This year we will announce a new winner every Monday for 3 weeks starting on October 17th. The winner each week will receive TWO FREE BUCKETS OF U-PICK APPLES! The contest is judged by weight, so make sure to stop and have your Largest Apple recorded at the stand to be entered! 
This week we have added Fuji, Rome Beauty, and Granny Smith to the Ripe and Ready list!
Fuji are a crisp, sweet apple. When baked, it tastes as if the fall spices have already been added. Fuji is also a storing apple and can last for months when stored properly. Last year we sold out of Fuji within 5 days. Make sure to come soon if you were hoping for some this year!
Rome Beauty are a deep red colored apple that are simply beautiful. They are fantastic for baking whole. Core out the middle from the top of the apple, add some butter and sugar, and bake. Rome Beauty are also a storing apple. 
Granny Smith are the #1 pie apple. They are tart when eaten, but when baked their flavor develops perfectly. Granny Smith are also a storing apple. 
Tomatoes are doing great. We have an abundance of Roma's and slicers are being found too. We will have tomatoes available for u-pick until the first frost. With the weather we are having, that should mean several more weeks of tomato picking!
Pumpkins are doing fantastic as well and there is a huge variety to choose from still in the patch. 

RIPE AND READY:

Gala

Honeycrisp

Jonagold

Ruby Jon

Melrose

Liberty

Golden Delicious

Red Delicious

Fuji

Rome Beauty

Granny Smith

HOURS:

Mon-Sat 8am - 6pm

Sunday 11am - 6pm

4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks, OR 97305

BEILKEFAMILYFARM.COM

Picnic Weather

The weekend is bringing great picnic weather! We have a couple picnic tables set up in front of the orchard to rest and enjoy your picnic after picking Apples! A blanket in the grass works too!
This week we have added Golden Delicious and Red Delicious to the Ripe and Ready list! Golden Delicious is a versatile apple that can be used for baking, applesauce, and eating. Fresh off the tree they are sweet and crunchy! Red Delicious is primarily an eating apple and is at its peak when picked fresh off the tree.
Honeycrisp and Gala are almost sold out for the season. Make sure to come in the next couple days if you were still hoping to pick some!
Pumpkins are being found in the patch and we are seeing so many fun colors and shapes being brought to the stand!
The Bartlett Pears have sold out but we hope to have some D'Anjou at the stand in the coming weeks.

RIPE AND READY:
Gala
Honeycrisp
Jonagold
Ruby Jon
Melrose
Liberty
Golden Delicious
Red Delicious

HOURS:
Mon-Sat 8am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks, OR 97305

First Day Of Fall

Yesterday was the first official day of fall and boy is it starting to feel like fall at the orchard. Apples, Pumpkins and Tomatoes are being picked and we have a few new fall additions to add to the mix this year. 
For Apples we have added Liberty, Melrose and Golden Delicious to the Ripe and Ready list. Liberty is a fun, tart apple that is fantastic for drying. Melrose is an employee favorite and is sweet and crunchy and great for baking, eating, and applesauce. Golden Delicious is a classic apple and the second best rated for pies. This apple can be underrated due to it getting soft sitting on a store shelf, but fresh off the tree this apple shines. It is sweet and crunchy and simply delicious.  
Pumpkins are ready to be picked and we have quite the variety this year. Orange, white, blue, black, red, and even pink pumpkins can be found in the pumpkin patch! 
Tomatoes are doing well. Our slicers continue to ripen a bit more everyday and we have a plentiful amount of romas waiting to be picked and canned! 
Our new fall additions are Squash and Gourds! We have three varieties of squash available. Butternut, spaghetti and acorn! We have a few different varieties of gourds to choose from including birdhouse, goose neck, batwing, and a few others!

RIPE AND READY:
Gala
Honeycrisp
Ruby Mac
Jonagold
Ruby Jon
Golden Delicious
Liberty 
Melrose

HOURS:
Mon- Sat 8am - 6pm
Sunday 11am - 6pm

4925 Rockdale St NE, Brooks, OR 97305

beilkefamilyfarm.com

(503)393-1077