The Life of an Apple at the Orchard

When I was home at my parent's orchard, 

I was able to see some of the journey the apples go through to get costumer ready.

My parents were blessed with an abundance of apples this year so almost everyday I was there, they were picking, polishing and packing their apples.

There is an art to picking the ripe apples that I don't think I've mastered yet.

Once picked the apples go to the antique apple polishing machine.  They are placed on one end of the machine and go through on a conveyor belt and are polished inside with horse hair brushes.

They come out the other side shiny and polished

 and are bagged according to variety for the customers to buy!

See more of my trip to the orchard here.

Don't you just love going to orchards in the fall!?

xo

Erin

My parents had a dream...

My parents started an apple orchard after my sister and I went off to college, all by themselves.  With  God's help and a lot of hard work, they made their dreams come true.  I've seen the orchard each year in it's off season because I typically flew home in the summer and winter time.  This year, I made sure to fly home for their third season open.  I fell in love with the orchard life!  I will surely be posting more soon about the daily life on a working orchard.

*UPDATE:  See more of my trip to the orchard here!

See previous posts about my parent's orchard here.

xo

Erin