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🍎🍂 Fall is here… Well, sort of! It might technically still be summer, but at Mead Orchards, apple season means FALL! Come for the apples, stay for everything else that makes fall at the Orchard so much fun. Our Fall Apple Picking Hours are here, and we’re kicking things off this Labor Day Weekend!

Our new Orchard Manager, Steven Bates and Rhinebeck Market Manager, Rhode Dorlus, recently attended the Rhinebeck Farmers Market pre-season potluck. They whipped up a delicious dish featuring Mead roasted apples and delicata squash, tossed with red cabbage, honey, vinegar, fresh greens and cheddar.

Looking for a simple, cozy way to enjoy our delicious apples in a fun baking project? This Easy Apple Cake is soft, flavorful, and perfect for a tasty breakfast treat - or any time you’re craving something sweet and homemade. The apples add natural juiciness, warm spices bring depth and the optional nuts or raisins give a delightful texture. Almost any apple variety works, though we especially love making it with Mead McIntosh apples.

🍎🍂 Final Weekend Alert! Join us Nov 7–9 for the grand finale of our apple-picking season! Fan-favorites Pink Lady and Goldrush will be ripe on the trees and ready for picking.

👻 We’re so excited to celebrate this SPOOK’tacular Halloween weekend with you and your family: Friday, October 31 through Sunday, November 2! Join us for a frightfully fun lineup including our Paint-a-Pumpkin activity for kids, apple picking and more fall favorites.

🍂🍎 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.