Gold Rush

🍏 Introducing the Gold Rush Apple — Autumn’s Hidden Gem! 🍂

Meet the Gold Rush apple — crisp, tangy, and beautifully balanced with just the right touch of sweetness. This late-season variety shines with bold flavor and a long storage life, making it perfect for snacking, baking, or adding a bright twist to salads and cheese boards.

Originally bred from the famous Golden Delicious, the Gold Rush brings a richer, more complex taste with hints of honey and spice that develop as it ripens. It’s one of those apples that actually gets better with time!

✅ Flavor: Tart at first bite, mellowing into deep, sweet complexity

✅ Texture: Firm, crisp, and incredibly juicy

✅ Best for: Eating fresh, baking, cider, or slicing into fall salads

Swing by this weekend to try the Gold Rush apple — a true fall favorite that’s worth discovering. 🍎✨

OPEN UNTIL SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22ND

******Closed Mondays*******

Tuesday – Friday 10am- 5:30pm

Saturday 10am-4pm

Sunday 1-4pm

OPENING DAY: Sept 9, 2025

With construction, getting ready for the fair and apple picking we are opening a little later this year. We will be opening AFTER the Hardin County Fair on Tuesday, September 9 at 10:00am. WE WILL BE AT THE FAIR WITH CIDER! Same spot as last year next to the resting tent by the grandstands. Come see us and get a cup of cold cider, hot cider or a cider slushy. SEE YOU AT THE HARDIN COUNTY FAIR!!!!!

GOD’S LIFELINE

“KEEP THE CHANGE BUCKET” REVEAL!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

You all stepped it up again this year! Final tally is $627.51!!!!!!!! We matched and rounded up and presented a check to God’s Lifeline for $1300 Friday afternoon!!!! YOU did this!!!! They are so grateful and say THANK YOU TO EVERYONE! We say Thank You!

As I sit here Friday evening creating this post I get emotional thinking of all the comments and reactions I see and hear from all of you throughout our season! Some of my favorites are “I don’t take change from you.” and “Where is that bucket thing? Do you still have that?” and when I get just a finger pointing to the bucket when I am making the change. So thank you all for making all of our hearts warm.

For those of you who may had given to what you thought was a tip in the little apple bucket on the counter, this is where it goes. The story is…Once upon a time about 11 years ago, when we started this crazy idea of restarting the family orchard, customers would tell us to “keep the change”. Not wanting tips or putting that money in the profits we kept the money in a mason jar until the end of the season. When the season was over we had about $20 or $30. Then we looked at each other and said, “Now what?”. We decided that we would donate it to God’s Lifeline. We were so excited to give back to the community where it is needed and where we know it will stay local.

God’s Lifeline is a Thrift Store and Food Pantry in Mt. Victory, Ohio. It is run by volunteers from local church’s and services anyone in the Mt. Victory & Ridgeway areas. They take donations of kids and adult clothing and shoes, books, home furnishings (no upholstered items), money and so much more. If there is someone that may be struggling to pay bills they can apply for financial help. They are always looking for volunteers too! They can always use any kind of donation!

Everyone have a blessed Christmas and holiday season!

Thank You!

Thank you to all of you for another fantastic Apple Season! We are officially closed for the season. We are always overwhelmed and humbled because of your support. We love your words of wisdom and encouragement. We love the questions about our operation and the opportunity to share our story. We are sincerely grateful and blessed to have you in our lives.

We tried a few new things this year and had positive feedback so plans to go back to the Hardin County Fair and the “Bag Your Own” spot is here to stay. We have already started going places, researching and making plans for next year already! Now we just need to put them in motion. Now it’s your turn to wait as see what we have planned for next year!!!! Keep coming back to our social media and website. Details to come in the spring.

Have a VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS and HOLIDAY SEASON!!!

Final Days – Get your fill!

Four more days of operation for the 2024 season! Wow! That was fast! We are having a Customer Appreciation Day THIS SATURDAY! Come and get a donut and cider (yes we are making hot cider). No need to purchase anything. It is a small way of saying Thank You for another wonderful season. Your support has been a blessing! We have quite a few things left in inventory.

  • BAKING APPLES (Recommend: Fuji, Golden Delicious or Jonathan)
  • SNACKING APPLES (all the varieties listed)
  • CORTLAND -I have some left for applesauce (makes a great side dish to take to any gathering!)
  • CIDER – You can get some for your freezer and have for Christmas
  • SLUSHY’S – Some folks freeze them for treats throughout the year!
  • STOCKING STUFFERS, HOST(ES) GIFTS, or for your HOLIDAY TABLE
  • CARAMEL DIP
  • KITCHEN GADGETS
  • CARAMEL & CANDY APPLE KITS – Stocking stuffers or fun things to do during the Holidays
  • Limited quantity of LOCAL HONEY (Brian Kavanaugh) & MAPLE SYRUP (Brammell Family Sugar Shack)
  • APPLE BUTTER (Regular, No sugar added and flavored) – One is made from OUR APPLES.
  • BBQ SAUCES
  • VIDALIA ONION RELISH (only a few left)
  • JAMS
  • GIFT BASKETS: Details to come.

We sure hope to see you Saturday for donuts and cider because I don’t want to have to eat them all!