“Enjoy the recreation playground of northern Michigan when you pick apples here,” said Todd Hultquist, spokesman for the U.S. Apple Association.  Indeed, the sparkling waters of Torch Lake and Grand Traverse Bay are just moments from our orchards. We’re close to plenty of great dining, camping, hiking, fishing, shopping and golfing. Plus, Michigan grows some of the best tasting, most flavorful fruit in all the world.

The 2009 apple season has begun with Paula Reds (nice for snacking and back-to-school lunches) and Ginger Golds (keep ‘em refrigerated for optimal crunchy-sweet goodness).

Over the next few weeks, we’ll be featuring McIntosh, Galas, Jonagolds, Cortlands, Empires and Honeycrisp.  Mutsu (also known as Crispin), Golden Delicious, Northern Spy and Ida Red apples ripen in October.

Can’t make it to the orchards in person?  Keep an eye on our online store; We’ll begin apple gift box shipping later this month!

]]> http://kingorchards.com/blog/orchard-talk/usa-today-10-great-places-to-pick-your-own-apples/feed/ 2 http://kingorchards.com/blog/cherry-news/happy-and-healthy-holidays/ http://kingorchards.com/blog/cherry-news/happy-and-healthy-holidays/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:05:59 +0000 admin http://kingorchards.com/blog/?p=80 Laura (pictured here), Betsy and Rose have been busy little elves this week, packing up tons of apple gift boxes with care. Thank you to every one of our customers for making 2008 a great apple year. We sure hope you enjoy eating them as much as the King family loves growing and sharing them with you.

Never Fear! There’s still time to get that last minute cherry gift out to a loved one for Christmas. Place an order by Friday the 19th noon on December 20th. If you choose priority mail shipping, we can get it packed up and shipped for arrival within the U.S. by Wednesday the 24th. The “Party Pleaser” (featuring chocolate covered dried cherries and our new Nuts about Cherries trail mix),  the “To Your Health” gift package (cherry juice, cherry capsules, and no-sugar dried cherries) and the “Cherry Lovers Gift Box” (with a little bit of everything cherry) are all excellent choices.  Also fantastic are our tart cherry preserves, cherry salsa, cherry butter, tart cherry pepper jelly (pour it over cream cheese, surround with crackers and voila! Instant appetizer!) and spiced tart cherry jam. Please call us toll-free at 877-937-5464 if you have questions or want to customize your selections.