Ransom Sage born 1843

APPLE PICKING IS EASY. SIMPLY LIFT AND TWIST THE APPLE, ROTATING UP HELPS TOO. THE GOAL IS TO BREAK THE STEM WITHOUT SHAKING THE TREE. HONEYCRISP CAN EASILY DROP IF THE TREE IS SHAKEN.

WILDLIFE OF ALL KINDS ENJOY HONEYCRISP. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO ITS RATHER PALETABLE FLAVOR ALL SUMMER. FOR THIS REASON BIRDS LIKE TO PECK THEM WHICH THEN BRING IN THE BEES OR HORNETS. HOT SUNNY DAYS ARE THE WORST. COOL FALL DAYS TYPICALLY THEY ARE LESS OF A PROBLEM. EITHER WAY THEY ARE WAY MORE DRUNK ON LIFE AND RARELY BOTHER PICKERS.

WE HAVE OTHER APPLE VARETIES TO PICK HERE AT RSF BUT NOT IN THE HONEYCRISP ORCHARD. AT SAGE'S APPLES FARM MARKET WE SELL ABOUT 50+ VARIETIES. AT THE PYO FARM WE HAVE 13 VARIETIES BEGINING THE LAST SATURDAY IN AUGUST WITH: HONEYCRISP, (SEPT) GINGER GOLD, SWWEET MAIA, JONAMAC, GALA, MACINTOSH, HOLIDAY, (OCT) MELROSE, GOLDEN DELICIOUS, JONAGOLD, MUTSU, TOPAZ, AND ROSALEE.

OUR ORCHARD IS ALL DWARF TRELLIS. THIS MEANS THE TREES ARE AT MOST 8FT TALL AND MOST OF THEIR FRUIT IS BELOW 6FT. WE TRY OUR BEST TO ALLOW FOR THE EASIEST AND LOWEST POSSIBLE FRUIT TO MAKE IT EASY FOR CHILDREN TO PICK. THE HONEYCRISP ORCHARD IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE BARN.

ALL HONEYCRISP BAGS ARE PREPAID AND CAN BE PURCHASES IN THE BARN OR AT THE RASPBERRY SHANTY.