Today we joined forces with our son, daughter-in-law, and two-year-old grandson for a lovely, low-key apple-picking adventure in Harvard, Massachusetts.
Carlson Orchards has many varieties of apples. Small painted signs tell you which ones grow in which part of the farm. The trees have been pruned so as not to grow too tall, and they are loaded with fruit. The purplish ones are Empire. I had never seen Empire apples that looked purple. We picked Empire, Cortland, Mac, and Pink Gala.
A friend from the office told me about the farm. She likes to go pick peaches in summer.
The little general store had hot cider and donuts, pumpkins and a nice variety of apple products and jams.
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It is wonderful to spend time with the family outside on a fall day. Thank you for the pixs. Our love to all
I hope next time you’ll join us!
Nice pics. Next year there will be an additional picker.
And Carlson’s is a really nice place to do it with little ones who don’t know quite what is going on. I went once with a preschool group to a farm with hayrides and a lot of hoopla, and it was too overwhelming.