Occurring each Friday, August 30 - November 1
UVM Apple Sales begin August 30 at the UVM Horticulture Research Center and will continue every Friday through at least November 1 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

Available varieties will change each week as the ripening season commences. Apple pricing this year is $1.25 per pound for all fruit. Bulk orders and interdepartmental purchases are welcome. Proceeds from Apple Sales go to supporting research and education programs at the farm. Please contact Terry Bradshaw at tbradsha@uvm.edu or 658-9166 for more information.

In addition to our IPM fruit, we will also have our Certified Organic crop, available only while our limited supplies last.

Available varieties and approximate dates:

* Paula Red (8/31)

* Zestar! (8/31)

* GingerGold (9/02)

* Silken (8/31)

* Sunrise (8/31)

* McIntosh (9/07 through end of season)

* NY 74828 (9/07 through end of season)

* NJ 109 (9/07)

* Honeycrisp (few, 9/14)

* Gala (9/14)

* NY 75414 (‘Speckles’, 9/14)

* Cortland (9/14 or 21 through end of season)

* Liberty (9/21 through end of season)

* Macoun (9/28 through end of season)/

* Golden Supreme (9/28 through end of season)

* Empire (9/28 through end of season)

* Mutsu (second week of October)

* Northern Spy (second week of October)

Directions to the farm from campus:

The HRC is located behind GE Healthcare (former IDX) and the Heritage car dealerships off Shelburne Road in South Burlington. From Campus Follow Spear Street South to Swift Street, take a right at the light and follow Swift St to the end. Turn left on US Route 7 and travel 1.5 miles south. Turn left at the traffic light onto IDX Drive. Travel .3 miles on IDX Drive and turn left onto the Horticultural Research Center access road.

 

PUBLISHED

08-28-2013
Terry Bradshaw