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Virginia Apple Pick-Your-Own Guide |
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Directions: From I-81, exit 310 onto Route 37 north. Proceed 2 miles to the Opequon exit. Turn left onto Route 622 (Cedar Creek Grade); go 2 miles to Opequon; go left across bridge and proceed approximately 2.5 miles; turn left onto Route 732 (Barley Lane). Farm is the first driveway on the right. Hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., weekends, beginning third weekend in September through October. Group tours scheduled during the week. Call for other times or special events you have in mind. Special Comments: All New - Haunted Nightmares haunted house with special effects and hi-tech electronics covering 4000 sq. ft. and and inflatable haunt for children 12 and under. Corn maze for adults and a children's corn maze. Special event October 29, 2005 - A Pumpkin Chunkin Contest for the benefit of the Youth Development Center in Winchester. Open House third weekend of October - apple butter making, bluegrass music, fresh-baked pies, country ham sandwiches - lots of fun for all at our Centry Farm. We are celebrating our 10th anniversary, and we will have lots of extras for our 2005 season! We offer birthday parties, company outings etc. Products: Pick-your-own or fresh-picked apples and pumpkins. Corn shocks, mums, fresh and sparkling cider, indian corn, pumpkin pie, fudge.
Directions: From I-81, exit 310 onto Route 37 north. Proceed approximately 2 miles to the Opequon exit. Turn left on Route 622. Go 2 miles to village of Opequon. Turn left across bridge, then 1 1/4 miles on the left. Hours: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Saturday, July 1-November 30. 12 noon - 4 p.m. , Sundays, September and October. Other times, call for hours. Special Comments:
As farming season is in full swing and the harvest is on the horizon, farmers markets are buzzing with activity. Marker-Miller Orchards, in Winchester, Va, offers a wide selection of fresh local produce at reasonable prices, and proves to be a local favorite for it's family activities. Products: Apricots
(July); Lodi apples (early July); plums (July to August); peaches (late
July to September 1); green beans, bird egg beans, some tomatoes (July
& August); pears (August - October); apples - select-your-own
(August November) and pick-your-own (September & October); pumpkins,
ornamental corn; fresh cider - September & October. All season - jams, jellies, salad dressings, fresh apple cakes, and our famous Apple Cider Donuts.
Directions: Take I-81 exit 302 and follow signs to Middletown. At the traffic light, turn right (west) on Route 627 (Chapel Road) and travel 1 mile. Orchard is on the right. Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; closed Sunday. Open approx. August 1 - October 31. Special Comments: We are conveniently located only 3 miles from the intersection of I-66 and I-81. Just follow the signs to Middletown. Products: Fresh-picked
apples and pumpkins. Apple varieties include Red Delicious, Ida Reds (September
15-October 1); Golden Delicious (September 15-October 5); Stayman, Yorks
(October 5-25). Pumpkins start October 1. Dates may vary depending on
the season.
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Directions: Take I-81 to exit 307; 4 miles west of Stephens City on Route 631. Left on Route 628 (Middle Road); 1 mile to orchard and fruit market. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday, August-November. Special Comments: Peach Festival -- third Sunday in August, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Chicken B-B-Q Dinner cooked on property - 4th Saturday in September (RSVP for details in September). Apple Harvest Festival - third weekend in October -- free bluegrass music both days - 8:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday; 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sunday. Also pick your own flowers August until frost. Products: Fresh-picked peaches from our own orchard - July25-Labor Day -- Harbelle, Red Haven, Sun High, Loring, Blake and Bisco. Pick-your-own and fresh-picked apples -- Red Delicious, Jonathan, Grimes Golden, Golden Delicious, York, Stayman, Idared, Rome. Also, pumpkins in season; sweet cider; country hams, jelly; local honey; and fall mums.
Directions: Take Route 11 or I-81, exit 307, to traffic light in Stephens City. Go west on Route 631 (Marlboro Road) approximately 2-1/2 miles. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., daily during season. Special Comments: Containers furnished. Children welcome. Picnic area. Call before traveling long distance. Products: Fresh picked asparagus - April 10-June 10; pick-your-own red raspberries - August 5-frost; select-your-own Ginger Gold and Honey Crisp apples - August 15-September 15. Pick-your own/select-your-own apples - Red and Golden Delicious, Idareds - September 10-October 20; Nittany, York, Rome and other varieties - after October 1. Pumpkins - October 1. Fresh cider - September 15 on.
Directions: I-81 exit 317. Stay on Route 37 south until first exit. Get on Route 522 north, go approximately 12 miles; we're on the right hand side. Hours: 6 a.m.-9 p.m., daily, year round. Closed Christmas Day. Special Comments: Home of "Shawnee Springs" brand fruit products, including 13 flavors of fruit butters; 27 types of preserves, jams and jellies. Home to our famous canned peaches. We also have Virginia hams, fresh-baked pies and breads. Full service deli serves breakfast and lunch. We carry gift items and fireworks. The farm market is grower owned and operated. Products: Fresh-picked white and yellow sweet corn in July and August. Apples are available late August - February. Fresh garden produce available all summer. Pumpkin Patch in fall. Spring - Easter and Mother's Day Flowers.
Directions: 1 mile north of Winchester on Route 522. Look for the big red barn. Hours: Closed January-March. April-May - 8 a.m.-6 p.m., daily; June-August - 8 a.m.-8 p.m., daily; September-October - 8 a.m.-7:30 p.m., daily; November-mid December - 8 a.m.-6 p.m., daily. Special Comments: Farm market featuring a dozen varieties of fresh baked pies; preserves and jelly (with and without sugar); Virginia sugar-cured country hams; jug-your-own fresh-squeezed cider (free samples) October 1 - mid-December. Tour buses welcome. School tours welcome with appointment. Picnic area. Mail order brochure. Pumpkin Land with storybook characters and photo area, September 15-October 31. Products: Fresh picked and select-your-own Virginia freestone peaches (July 25-Labor Day) -- Red Haven, Topaz (July 23); Early Glow, Harbrite, Sun High, Loring (August 1); Blake, Biscoe (August 16); Crest Haven, Jefferson (August 20); Redskin, Elberta (August 24). Harvest dates are approximate and varieties are in season about a week. Please call for current varieties. Fresh picked and select-your-own apples -- Lodi (June 25-July 10); Rambo (August 1-25); Greening, Cortland (August 15-30); Red Delicious, Golden Delicious (September 10-mid December); Jonathan, Grimes Golden, McIntosh, Idared (September 15-October 5); Stayman, Winesap (October 10-mid December); Rome Beauty, York (October 20-mid December). Pumpkins from 3 ounces to 100 pounds - September 15-October 31. Corn stalks, gourds, painted pumpkins and Indian corn. |
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