apples

pick your own

in breslau

Will be opening on Friday September 9 until mid October

Apple Picking

Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday for apple picking from 10am to 5:00pm

If you are from the Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge or Guelph area and are planning on apple picking – We make it easy to pick your own, so you can have the maximum amount of fun. Here’s how it works:

Bags: Complimentary bags will be provided upon arrival. All fruit is paid for at the entrance to the orchard. Participants have the choice of a 10lb bag for $20 (max 4 people per bag) or a 20lb bag for $35 (max 7 people per bag). Bags/backpacks from home will not be permitted in the orchard.

Entrance Fee: There is no entrance fee to enter the orchard, however, we do ask that a minimum of $5.00 of apples be picked per person.

Ready Pick Apples: Are available from mid-September until closing.

**All participants who enter the orchard are required to have a face covering. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic sampling for fruit is the field is not permitted!**

Apple Picking Harvest Calendar:


VARIETY	START DATE	DESCRIPTION
McIntosh	Sept 9	Tender, juicy, aromatic, tart-sweet
Gala	Sept 16	Crisp, firm, juicy, mild and sweet
Honey Crisp	Sept 23	Crisp, juicy, mild, honeyed flavour
Empire	Sept 23	Sweet-tart, juicy cross between Red Delicious and McIntosh
Ambrosia	Sept 30	Juicy, Honeyed Flavour
Golden Delicious	Sept 30	Crisp, mild, sweet
Jonagold	Sept 30	Crisp, juicy, sweet
		Moist, nutty, sweet
Cortland	Sept 23 (light crop this year)	Tart with hint of sweet and tangy
Red Delicious	Sept 30	Sweet, juicy
		Firm, tart, juicy

Please note that when varieties become ready, we are typically picking them for about 3 weeks.

More Information

Location: Our apple orchard is easy to get to from Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and Guelph areas and is located beside the parking lot at Downey’s Strawberry & Apple Farm in Breslau

Wagon Rides: Are available each weekend out to the orchard

Thanksgiving: We will be open Thanksgiving Monday

Buses: If you are planning a bus trip to go apple picking at the orchard, please contact us before you come so that we are ready for you!

Apples don′t have fat, cholesterol or sodium, which may help maintain heart health and a healthy weight.

Apples contain small amounts of potassium, which may promote heart health and help maintain healthy blood pressure.

The skin of an apple can have 6 times more antioxidants than the flesh.

Apples do have lots of soluble and insoluble fiber. Fiber may help promote heart health and maintain regularity.

Apples and apple juice are two important foods contributing the mineral boron to the diet, which may promote bone health.

Apples contain a large amount of minerals and vitamins that can strengthen the blood.

Still have some questions about our apple picking experience?

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