Apples...Apples...Apples

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Berkshire Senior , October-November 2021 Elder Services’

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APPLES…APPLES…APPLES

by Susan Guerrero

Luckily for Berkshire County residents, there are apples aplenty and apple baked goods available for many weeks in autumn.

Here are a few places one can easily fi nd apples and apple products. All of the following businesses are explained in detail online. Several also can be found on Facebook.

1. Bartlett’s Apple Orchard

and Farm Market, 575 Swamp Road, Richmond.

According to their website, four generations of the Bartlett family run the 71-year-old operation on 24 acres which produces 11,000 bushels of apples annually. At the farm market on the premises, customers can buy baked or unbaked apple pies that can be popped in the oven in one’s own house. The pies are quite unforgettable. The farm market also has dozens of other products and it is lots of fun to spend time exploring all the treats available. There are also a pick-your-own apples available. 2. Hilltop Orchards, 508 Canaan Rd., Route 295, Richmond.

This is a 187-acre working farm run by the Vittori family, according to their website. They have pick-your-own apples, some of which are heirloom from 100 year-old trees. In the farm store, one will find a kind of apple heaven with apple cider donuts, cider from the on-site cidery, wines, jams, jellies, syrups, pies, scones, and on and on. Hilltop Orchards have more than two dozen varieties of apples. Visiting here makes a great Sunday afternoon excursion with kids.

3. Jaeschke’s Fruit and

Flowers Center, 736 Crane Ave., in Pittsfield and West Road in Adams.

This is also a family-run business with pick-your-own apples in Adams. The family has been running the business since 1985. Apples are available already picked at the farm stand on Crane Avenue.. There are also all kinds of great fruits and vegetables and even homemade jams and jellies available at the outside farm stand so bring lots of bags to fi ll. The jams and jellies make great Christmas gifts if one is able to stash them rather than eat them right away. Everything here is very fresh and delicious. 4. Lakeview Orchards, 94 Old Cheshire Road, Lanesborough

This business, run by David, Judy, and Daniel Jurczak, also has a pick-your-own apples operation. The Orchards were started in 1996 with the planting of 1,000 dwarf apple trees and 50 blueberry bushes, according to their website. A bakery, which unleashes tantalizing baking aromas into the air around it, was added in the spring of 2000. In addition to tasty apple cider donuts, the bakery also has apple turnovers and pies among dozens of treats. Also sold are homemade Polish foods plus fruits, vegetables, and, for many years in the past, had a huge round of Cabot cheddar cheese from Vermont. Several small wedges of that make an awesome addition to a “charcuterie board” near slices of apples. Besides apple trees, Lakeview Orchards has apricot, cherry, peach, plum, traditional pear and Asian pear trees. 5. Pittsfi eld Farmers’ Market, is held Saturday mornings, on the Common, along First Street in Pittsfi eld, near Fenn Street. Fresh fruits and veggies, from numerous vendors, and plenty of apples are available through October.

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apple a day keeps the doctor away.” When a person is very special to another, she is said to be the “apple of his eye.” Sweet, juicy apples are simply good for a person and tasty as well. People throughout Berkshire County can thank their lucky stars that there are many varieties of apples available, fresh, juicy, and delicious. Why not visit one of the apple places mentioned above and bring home some apple treats soon? They might be one of the best things about experiencing autumn in New England.

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