8157 South 250 West, Trafalgar, IN 46181
(317) 878-9317

Updated 27 Nov 2021

WE WILL BE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK THROUGH CHRISTMAS EVE DAY

OPEN AFTER THE HOLIDAYS...WEEKENDS ONLY UNTIL WE RUN OUT OF APPLES

HAPPY WINTER, EVERYONE!

2021 WINTER HOURS

RETAIL
Monday through Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 10am to 6pm

**Very Fresh Cut Frazier Christmas Trees Are Here**




**Ship Apples For Christmas**



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**Fruit Baskets For Christmas**



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**NOW TAKING SPECIAL BAKED GOODS ORDERS FOR CHRISTMAS**


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**OUR APPLES

*See Sale Apples Farther Below*


EverCrisp is firm,crunchy sweet and juicy, good for eating out of hand, salads and baking

PinkLady is zesty tart/sweet, good for eating, baking pies, salads and sauces

Fuji is sweet off the tree, growing sweeter and richer in storage, keeps crisp and juicy up to 8 months, good for eating and salads


Yellow Delicious has long been a sweet favorite versatile apple, stays chunky when cooked, good for eating, sauces, pies, baking, salads, freezing slices and drying


Ida Red is tangy and juicy, one of the best for pies, pretty pink sauce if cooked with skins on, good for eating, sauces, pies, baking and salads


Cameo is sweet tart, very aromatic, wonderful keeper, good for eating and salads


Melrose is medium tart with exceptional flavor, juiciness and crispness, excellent storage, if you like Jonathan you will love Melrose, good for eating, sauces, pies, baking, salads and cider


GoldRush has a lively flavor, tart off the tree, becomes sweeter upon storage while maintaining sprightliness and crunch


Splendour is richly perfumed, with a sweet flavor, favored by those preferring a little acid, an early Fuji alternative, good for eating, salads, pies, baking and sauces


SunCrisp is pleasantly but not overwhelming tart, sweet enough to appeal to wide audiences, good for eating, pies, cider, sauces and baking


**SALE APPLES**1/2 PRICE**Limited Quantities**


Pixie Crunch is uniquely sweet/tart, good for eating, baking, pies, salads and sauces

Gala is sweet yet with a lively kick, crisp firm and juicy, a favorite for eating out of hand, good for eating, pies, baking sauces and salads

Jonathan is the standard for a tart all purpose apple, crisp and juicy, great for pies and sauces, a classic apple, one of grandmother's favorites, good for eating, pies, baking and salads

Chieftain is a medium sweet crisp apple, richer and more complex than red delicious, good for eating, baking and salads

Liberty is piquant off the tree but becomes very rich and complex on storage, a wine-like rich flavor, crisp juicy and cider-like, good for eating, sauces, pies, baking, caramel apples and apple butter

Swiss Gourmet is pleasantly sweet/tart, rich, one of Europe's most popular varieties, good for eating, sauces, pies, baking and salads


***OUR ANIMALS HAVE GONE HOME FOR THE WINTER***


**Smell Of Fresh Baking Help At Home?**
**Bake Scones That Only Need Water + Minutes To Mix--Bake In 15 Minutes**
**Add Apple Butter?**



*Dutch Apple Pie, Apple Dumplings, Dutch Apple Bars, Apple Bread*
*Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Pie*
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*Double Crust Apple Pie*
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**POSTERS OF APPLE WORKS NOW AVAILABLE**




**OUR ANIMALS HAVE RETURNED**

**Apple Wood Now Available $70 per cut rick

Variety Uses
Here is a quick guide to our Top 21 apples
plus some of the standards of the industry
for your various kitchen needs. You can
find more in-depth information at
Our Top 21 Apples page or
Pick the Perfect Apple page.

Variety	Flavor	Pie	Bake	Sauce	Eat	Harvest Date
Pristine	T	G	E	E	F	Jul 17-22
Zestar!	ST	E	G	E	E	Aug 4-10
Ginger Gold	ST	E	E	E	E	Aug 12-18
Gala	ST	E	G	E	E	Aug 17-28
Swiss Gourmet	ST	E	E	E	E	Aug 18-30
Jonamac	ST	G	F	E	E	Sep 1-12
Honey Crisp	ST	E	E	E	E	Sep 8-12
Sweet 16	S	G	E	E	E	Sep 8-16
Crimson Crisp	TS	E	E	E	E	Sep 15-25
Pixie Crunch	ST	E	E	E	E	Sep 15-30
Daybreak Fuji	S	G	E	E	E	Sep 15-21
Jonathan	T	E	G	F	G	Sep 15-25
Jonagold	ST	E	E	E	E	Sep 20-27
Red Del.	S	-	-	-	E	Sep 20-27
Yellow Del.	S	G	E	E	E	Sep 23-27
Melrose	T	E	E	G	E	Sep 25-30
Splendour	S	G	E	E	E	Oct 1-10
Suncrisp	ST	E	E	E	E	Oct 5-15
Braeburn	ST	E	E	G	E	Oct 7-14
Golden Russet	TS	-	-	-	E	Oct 7-14
Cameo	ST	-	-	-	E	Oct 15-20
Fuji	S	-	-	-	E	Oct 15-20
Virginia Gold	ST	E	E	E	E	Oct 15-20
St. Winesap	T	G	E	F	G	Oct 15-20
Goldrush	T	G	G	F	E	Oct 25-31
Pink Lady	T/S	E	E	E	E	Nov 9-13

S=Sweet, T=Tart, ST=Sweet/Tart, TS=Tart/Sweet
E=Excellent, G=Good, F=Fair

Welcome to The Apple Works

135 Acre Farm

Halloween

If you would like to download our brochure, and have highspeed internet and Adobe PDF,
Please selectAppleworks Brochure. You may have to use Scale to Fit in order to print.

No Admission Charges
U-Pick Pumpkins
No U-Pick Apples (Maybe Someday, If We Can Plant Enough Trees)

appleworksorchard@gmail.com General
appleworksfieldtrip@gmail.com Field Trips
appleworksevents@gmail.com Groups & Weddings

WELCOME TO THE APPLE WORKS

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It's a Challenge to Solve




LOOK DOWN TO SEE WHAT
WILL RETURN IN FALL 2021

2021 MUSIC & EVENTS

2021 Date		11:30 to 2:00		2:30 to 5:00
Sat 4 Sep Music		Frank Jones		Aaron Grubb
Sun 5 Sep Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Aaron Grubb
Sat 11 Sep Music		Frank Jones		Bomar & Ritter
Sun 12 Sep Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Bomar & Ritter
Sat 18 Sep Music		Frank Jones		Scott Strange
Sun 19 Sep Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Exit 99
Sat&Sun 25&26 Sep Music		Highland Reign Vendor Form.		Highland Reign
Sat 2 Oct Music		Frank Jones		Bomar & Ritter
Sun 3 Oct Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Bomar & Ritter
Sat 9 Oct Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Dan Kirk
Sun 10 Oct Music		Dave Miller		Davis & Devitt
Sat 16 Oct Music		Dave Miller		Aaron Grubb
Sun 17 Oct Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Left Field String Band
Sat 23 Oct Music		Frank Jones		Bomar & Ritter
Sun 24 Oct Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Bomar & Ritter
Sat 30 Oct Music		Frank Jones		Ken & Debbie Wilson
Sun 31 Oct Music		Dave Miller & Sam		Ken & Debbie Wilson

Apple Works Express Will Return*

Conservation, Sustainability, and Biodiversity

The Apple Works has always invested significant amount of time and money in conservation,
sustainability, and biodiversity. Our goal at The Apple Works is to promote health
for our customers by producing healthy food in clean and healthy soil. We support
apple biodiversity with over 55 varieties of apples that ripen from July through November.
We disappoint gleaner organizations because we do not have produce for them:
apples with visual defects are utilized in our baked goods or cider.
We frequently reevaluate our agricultural practices and utilize sustainable practices
that build the soil, conserve water, and keep the air and water clean. From the beginning
we have invested large amounts of money and time restoring once eroded fields to
permanently planted orchard interspaced with carefully maintained grass; we have utilized
a disperse, slow and detain approach to control water runoff and water quality
and installed over 8 acres of retention ponds with balanced fish populations.
The Apple Works shreds brush and branches from pruning in the rows to regenerate the soil.
We closely monitor tree health, using carefully selected applications while not injuring
non-target organism and beneficials. We provide tours to all to experience the care
of nature that we practice. Finally, we partner with other Indiana growers who also
practice conservation and sustainability, always striving to obtain that produce that
we do not grow as close to home as possible.



We're glad you could join us.
Scroll down for a brief introduction to our orchard or
select one of the links above for more information.

You have reached the homepage for the Apple Works orchard, featuring over 50
varieties of apples, asian pears and beautiful pumpkins, squashes and gourds.
During the summer we carry local home-grown peaches, berries, melons, tomatoes,
green beans, onions, potatoes and sweet corn when in season. We also have a barn
filled to the brim with exotic spreads, salsas, baking mixes, and our huge selection
of jams, jellies, dressings and fruit butters. We are located off of
County Road 250 W in Trafalgar IN, just a short drive away from
Indianapolis, historic Nashville and Brown County, the world famous
architecture of Columbus IN, and Bean Blossom,
the home of bluegrass legend Bill Monroe.


Stop on by our country store for a taste of our delectable
made-from-scratch baked goods fresh from our oven. We have old
favorites like Apple Dumplings, Apple Pies, Dutch Apple Bars, and Apple Bread
as well as special holiday desserts when in season. And don't forget, you
can make that pie ala mode at our Ice Cream Shoppe or sample some of our
homemade fudge.


We hope you plan to stay awhile when you come visit. Just outside
our barn is a picnic area where you can enjoy a cool cider slush and
the sounds of the waterfall across the pond. Our gazebo is a great place
for a quiet chat or family photos. Take the kids across the way to visit the
animals at the farm animal exhibit or take a ride through the orchard in one of our
tractor-drawn wagons.






When Spring is in bloom, our greenhouse is bursting with
flowers and our friendly staff will help you find exactly
what you need. We carry Indiana Mums in a wide variety of colors
all through the summer. We also offer Christmas trees and wreaths
after Thanksgiving as well as our beautiful Williamsburg fans.
No matter what the season we're always busy here on the farm!


So come on by the Apple Works. We'll have some cold cider
waiting for you when you arrive.
We have bushels of information at the links above,
or you can scroll down to
learn more about our orchard and its history.
Thanks for visiting!
-The Apple Works


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	The Apple Works Orchard 8157 South 250 West Trafalgar, IN 46181 (317) 878-9317