Farm History
The Ransom Sage Farm is named for Ransom Alden Sage, who, in 1867, began the farm we now know as Sage’s Apples. Ransom enjoyed real estate and farming and up into the early 1900s bought various pieces of property around Chardon. Ransom’s grandson Allen turned the traditional farm into an orchard with the help of his wife, Eleanor Timmons Sage, who is still living at the farm market today. The Ransom Sage Farm is sister farm to Sage’s Apples, sharing a boundary on the northern section of Sage’s Apples. Ben Sage is a fifth generation Sage farmer to be raised on the land and has always dreamed of acquiring the beautiful farm north of his parent’s farm property. It is a large portion of the original E N Osborn farm, which was mainly used for dairy cows. In early 2017, Ben and Polly Sage purchased the farm from the Osbourne real estate company and have returned the land to agriculture once again!
Ransom Alden Sage
Was the first Sage born in Geauga County and made our current farmland purchase in 1867.
David Nye Sage
Son of Ransom.
Allen Ransom Sage
Allen and Eleanor Sage are the patriarchs of Sage's Apples. Eleanor Sage is now 94 years old.
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Benjamin and polly Sage family
Our growing family welcomes you to our new farm. The 6th generation is helping us clear land, plant berries and tie trellis. Pictured is three generations Bob and Linda Sage & Benjamin and Polly Sage with children David, Elisabeth, Walker, Alden, Miles and Oak.
Sage's Apples
Our farm market is open daily all year.
Apple Picking
We have many apple varieties to pick. Our Primary varietiy is Honeycrisp which gets ripe the last weekend of August and we continue through October with Ginger Gold, Sweet MAIA, Gala, Jonamac, MacIntosh, Holiday, Melrose, Jonagold, Mutsu, Golden Delicious, Topaz and a few others.
Red Raspberries
We will have Pick Your Own raspberries from June - October. We have Pink and Golden berries as well as 12 varieties of Red Raspberries so they rippen continually.