Apple Season Has Arrived in Vermont – Get Picking!

September is here. Kids are back in school, the days are cooler, and Vermont’s apple orchards are brimming with fresh, juicy apples, just waiting to be picked. Now is the time to make plans to visit your local orchard with friends and family!

According to the Vermont Tree Fruit Growers, our state produces around 1,000,000 bushels of apples annually – that’s about 40 million pounds! Over 50% of those apples are McIntosh, but there are more than 150 varieties grown here in our state.

Donuts, cider, sauce, and pies await you at orchards and farm stands across the Vermont. To find a pick-your-own location, or a farm stand near you, visit the Vermont Tree Fruit grower’s website, where you can search by county www.vermontapples.org/vermont-orchard-listing/

 “Apples have always been an important part of Vermont’s agricultural economy and working landscape” said Anson Tebbetts, Vermont’s Secretary of Agriculture. “We are seeing a lot of growth in the hard cider category, and of course apples play a big role in attracting tourists to the state this time of year. We appreciate all our apple growers do to create opportunity in our rural communities.”

To learn more about Vermont’s apple industry, visit www.vermontapples.org