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🍂🍎 Fall Fun is in Full Swing at Mead Orchards! October is peak apple-picking season and the orchard is bursting with fresh, delicious apples straight from the trees. Perfect for snacking or baking, we’ve got a wide variety ready for you. And yes… Pumpkins are here too, because every fall adventure needs a jack-o’-lantern! Oh, and the views, the colors… simply WOW!

🍎 Fall Season NOW OPEN at Mead Orchards! Your favorite fall apples - Honeycrisp, Macintosh, Cortland and more - are ready for picking NOW! Come snag the freshest, crispiest apples of the season.

🍎 OUR FALL APPLE PICKING SEASON IS HERE! Nothing beats the joy of apple picking - it's the CORE of fall fun! 🍏🍎

BREAKING NEWS… We’re Reopening! The orchard swings back into action Friday, 8/22 at 10AM for late-summer pick-your-own fun: plums ($3.95/lb) and early apples - featuring our crisp, sweet-tart Zestar Apples ($20/bag or $36/half-bushel)!

BREAKING NEWS: Mead Orchards will be closed this weekend, Fri 8/15 - Sun 8/17. After a long, hot summer and the final weekend of blueberry picking, we’re taking a well-deserved break. The Orchard will reopen Friday, August 22, for some late-summer fun featuring plums and early apples!how it turns out and don’t forget to tag us in your pics - we’d love to see your creations!

So, here it is... Our Mead’tastic Apricot Torte Recipe… A golden, fruity dessert that’s as easy as it is elegant.Let us know how it turns out and don’t forget to tag us in your pics - we’d love to see your creations!

Wednesdays just got sweeter this summer in Millwood, NY—thanks to Mead Orchards’ Pop-Up Farm Stand. Catch us every Wednesday, now through September (weather permitting).

Celebrate summer, sunshine and sweet freedom with the debut of Pick-Your-Own Spray-Free Blueberries at Mead Orchards starting Friday, July 4th, 10AM–2PM! 10AM–2PM (weather permitting). Mark your calendars and come enjoy the simple summer joy of picking juicy, ripe cherries straight from the trees.

🍑✨Easy-Mead Apricot Crisp Recipe. Our gorgeous golden apricots are making their debut this weekend - exclusively at our Farmers Market booths! To celebrate, we're sharing a deeelicious, crowd-pleasing recipe for Easy-Mead Apricot Crisp.

🍒 Meet Chuck, our Farm Guru Emeritus. Chuck knows everything there is to know about growing fruit here at Mead… Including the secrets behind our very special cherry netting!

🍒 We're kicking off our 2025 Pick-Your-Own season with Sweet Cherries on Friday, June 20, from 10AM–2PM (weather permitting). Mark your calendars and come enjoy the simple summer joy of picking juicy, ripe cherries straight from the trees.

Unfortunately, there will be no summer peach picking at Mead Orchards this year due to a severe winter freeze...

Guess what’s saucy and back on the shelves? Our fan-favorite Mead Tomato Basil Sauce!

At Mead Orchards, we use high-quality netting from Germany to protect our blueberry shrubs from pests, keeping our berries spray-free and ch

Looking for a fun beverage idea for your holiday parties? Try this easy, 5-minute Holiday Apple Cider Sangria recipe

Holiday cheer is here! Don’t miss our cherry-apple cider and farmers markets!

And just when you thought it couldn't get any sweeter, we've got an amazing peach cake recipe to share with you.