Now, Apple Jack Orchards in Buffalo boasts over 10,000 trees and over 29 varieties of Minnesota apples. There is also a bakery, corn maze, and the opportunity to pet some farm animals! They are ...

It’s fall in Minnesota and you know what that means? It’s apple-picking time. WCCO’s Ari Bergeron visited Minnetonka Orchards in Minnetrista and baked up a story.

Prime time to start apple picking Minnesota 01:57. GRANT, Minn. -- We're now in prime apple picking time, and local growers say this year's crop is one of the best yet. So far this has been ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Every year, Minnesota farms and orchards produce between 20 to 25 million pounds of apples, putting the state in the middle of the pack for apple production across the country.

At Sweetland Orchard in Webster, 100 varieties of sweet and cider apples define our region's apple terroir. Stewarded by Gretchen Merryweather, owner and orchardist, these splendid trees bear a ...

Chiropractor David Gottenborg is strengthening the core of Minnesota's apple production with his 8,000-tree apple orchard near Audubon.

Although consumers see apples on the trees for three to four months, the work to maintain them happens year round for Minnesota’s 140-plus orchards. ADVERTISEMENT ...

Peak apple picking season has arrived in Minnesota. The big picture: While it hasn't felt like fall, many local varieties are ready to harvest in mid- to late-September. State of play: Among the ...

Dave Hanson tosses a Zestar! variety of apple onto a wagon at his Hanson's Apples orchard in Dodge Center, Minnesota, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023. The variety is the earliest one to ripen on his hobby ...

With options to pick blueberries, strawberries and other fruits, Minnesotans have many local fruit farms to choose from this ...