welcome autumn

‘if a year was tucked inside of a clock, then autumn would be the magic hour.’

...victoria erikson

welcome autumn and 

so much magic to look forward to.. 

this weekend you may pick our

mcgowen, spartan, jonagold, cortland, 

royal gala, silken and macintosh apples. 

the selection is brilliant. the weather may not be!

mcgowen

 

mcgowens are similar to a macintosh, which is one of their parents,  

but much more firm and sweeter with hints of strawberries and spice. 

i love their little ‘freckles’. 

although you can make a lovely crisp with them, 

they are best for eating fresh.. 

their sweet size is perfect for little hands. 

spartan

 also from the macintosh family, spartans are a lovely mellow blend of sweet and tart. 

  exceptionally juicy, they are sought after for making cider and juicing. 

it’s a smaller apple..  a perfect snack for little ones. 

                      spartans are excellent for cooking, maintaining their shape and sweet flavour. 

jonagold 

tangy and sweet with honey like flavour notes.. 

the perfect blend of its parents which are a golden delicious and a jonathan. 

jonagolds are excellent for everything.. eating fresh, baking, pies and sauces.

 

 you can find flavour profiles of the other apples on previous posts, when we began to pick them. 

apples and squash.. two brilliant flavours of autumn together on a pizza.

this may quite possibly become your new favourite! 

drizzled with honey and garnished with fresh thyme, it’s both sweet 

and savoury. with a glass of our fresh pressed apple cider it’s just dreamy. 

you can find the recipe here. 

i was happy to find it in tieghan gerard’s wonderful book ‘super simple’.

 

we have most things you need..

the apples, squash, honey and cider. 

the recipe also calls for apple butter, cheeses, shallots and herbs. 

and your favourite pizza dough. 

don’t you just love the swirls that the squash makes 

when you use a vegetable peeler? 

and how adorable are these swirly squash tendrils?

oh mother nature you are pretty creative!

did you know we still have a sunflower field in bloom?

it’s part of the magic!

autumn in the orchard..

it sounds like a movie doesn’t it?

slip into your rain boots and join us!

we have the best puddles!

warm hugs,

laura

carl laidlaw orchards