A great family experience!!!

Located within 10 minutes from Brantford and Cambridge and less than 30 minutes from  Hamilton and  K-W at: 

St. George, Ontario, N0E 1N0

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Apple Varieties at Orchard Home Farm Picture: Mutsu.  Taken on August 31st, 2003.  Imagine how big the Mutsu will be when they are ready!  Check out what's ready now...

We are worth a visit!!!

Crunchy! Crispy! Juicy! Hard! Tangy! Sour! Sweet! Tart! Delicious! Nutritious! An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Crunchy! Crispy! Juicy! Hard! Tangy! Sour! Sweet! Tart! Delicious! Nutritious! An apple a day keeps the doctor away! Crunchy! Crispy! Juicy! Hard! Tangy! Sour! Sweet! Tart! Delicious! Nutritious! An apple a day keeps the doctor away! 

Eating

Whatever your tastes, we have your favourite! We have Paula Red, Gravenstein, McIntosh, Cortland, Empire, Spartan, Snow, Jonagold, Red and Golden Delicious, Mutsu, Ida Red, Spy Gold, and Golden Russet. We are always planting new varieties for you. If you don't know your favourite yet, be our guest to taste right in the orchard until you do!

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Baking

It's not just "Spies for Pies" anymore!

Pies, apple sauce or baked apples? We have your order ready! Cortland are the farmer's favourite right now for apple pies and apple sauce.  When Cortland are no longer available, Spartan, Ida Red and Northern Spy come to the rescue.  Pies taste even better when you pick the apples!

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	Northern Spy October 13 Start Distinguished by bright red stripes and elongated shape. Large, crisp and firm. Excellent for pies and baked apples
	Golden Delicious October 6 Start Originated in West Virginia as a chance seedling, it was introduced in 1916. Firm and juicy. Slices keep their shape when baked in pies. Favourite choice for snacks and applesauce.
	Gala September 15 Start Cross between a Kidd's Orange and Golden Delicious. Average size; yellow-orange ground colour with a red blush. Ideal for eating fresh out-of-hand.
	McIntosh September 8 Start Originated at 1800 as a chance seedling by John McIntosh of Dundela, Ontario. Medium size; irregular round shape; green apple with red splash; white, juicy flesh; mildly tart, sweetness as it ripens. Excellent for eating fresh, baking pies and sauces.
	Spartan September 15 Start Cross between the McIntosh and Newtown; originated in British Columbia. Medium size, red variety. Good fresh from hand; makes a great pie filling, too.
	Jona Gold October 6 Start Cross between a Golden Delicious and Jonathan. Large, round to round conic; medium orange-red to red blush over faint striping and green-yellow ground colour; firm, slightly coarse texture. Great for eating fresh and cooking.
	Honeycrisp September 22 Start Cross between a Macoun and Honeygold. Large sized fruit with distinctive crisp texture, aromatic, juicy and a slightly acidic,  sweet taste.  Flesh is cream coloured.  Best eaten fresh.
	Crispin October 13 Start Cross between the Golden Delicious and the Japanese Indo. Larger than average; tart to sweet taste and firm texture. Ideal for snack. Delicious in pies and chunky sauces.
	Cortland September 22 Start Descended from the McIntosh, it's a cross between a Ben Davis and McIntosh. Large globular shape with red-orange stripes. Mild, sweet taste and crisp texture. Excellent for salads and fruit plates; resists browning. Good for pies and sauces.
	Empire September 22 Start Cross between the McIntosh and Red Delicious. Slightly tart; juicy, firm and crisp. Ideal for snacks; makes great applesauce.
	Russet September 29 Start Sweet and tangy. A popular choice in Europe. One of the oldest Ontario varieties. Great as a fresh snack; ideal for pie filling and applesauce, too.
	Red Delicious October 6 Start Large size; firm, sweet and juicy; dark red and elongated. Excellent in salads; not recommended for cooking.
	Fuji October 18 Start Cross between a Delicious and Ralls Janet. Medium to large size; firm and greenish pink in colour with white flesh. Great for eating fresh.
	Idared October 6 Start Cross between a Jonathan and Wagener. Medium to large; round to flat round. Tart; keeps its flavour when oven baked. Ideal for munching or oven baking.

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