Harvest season typically begins in August and ends in November. Farmers work year-round taking care of each tree to ensure you have the best North Carolina apples.

For cooking: Look for apples that are firm, & crisp. This will ensure they will hold their shape during the cooking process.

For Snacking: Look for softer apples and select the variety based on personal taste preference. Our Apple Guide describes the most popular apple profiles and best uses.

In the mountains of North Carolina the perfect mix of warm days and cool nights, and fertile soil create the perfect climate for apples.

A deep understanding of how to grow apples has been passed down for generation to produce apples unmatched in flavor and freshness.

To get apples that are consistent, bud wood is taken from the parent tree and grafted onto various rootstocks that determine tree size. Each bud that is moved is a clone of the others creating consistency within each apple variety.

Keep your apples cold to maintain crispness. If left at room temperature, most varieties will begin to soften in a few days. For best results, store apples in a bag in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator.

Typical the apples you buy in the store are a year to 2 years old and have been stored in cold storage and traveled all the way from the pacific northwest.