Group Events. Detailed information on all our 65 varieties of apples! A full calendar of everything we do here at the Apple Works. Preserves, dressings, fudge and ice cream shoppes, even primitive furniture and garden decor, come check it out. Our greenhouse is bursting with color, take a look! All you need to plan your trip down to the Apple Works and enjoy the surrounding area.
All the information you need to plan a Field Trip to our orchard. We would be honored to host your wedding. Click here to learn about our packages. Games and pictures for parents and kids. Pictures and recipes for all our delectable varieties. A complete guide for pruning apple trees. Click here to learn the history of our orchard.

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


 Updated 15 Nov 2022

RETAIL BARN OPEN---7 Days
Monday Through Saturday 9am to 6pm
Sunday 10am to 6pm


***SPECIAL ORDER BAKED GOODS FOR THANKSGIVING***
***Order by 16 Nov 2022***
*Dutch Apple Pie, Apple Dumplings, Dutch Apple Bars, Apple Bread*
*Pumpkin Bread, Pumpkin Pie*
Special Order Form.

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*Double Crust Apple Pie*
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**OUR ANIMALS HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR WINTER QUARTERS**

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**AMAZING FALL APPLES ARE HERE**



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

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

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

Braeburn is richly sweet/tart, very crisp and juicy, excellent for eating, baking, pies, salads and sauces

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

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

Stayman Winesap is tart, crisp and juicy with wine-like flavor, excellent for eating, salads, pies and baking

Turley Winesap makes an excellent cooking apples, Hoosiers are sentimental over it, all purpose

IdaRed is tangy and juicy one of the best for pies, pretty pink sauce if cooked with skins on, excellent for eating, sauces, pies, baking and salad


Golden Delicious is long a sweet favorite, versatile apple, stays chunky when cooked, god for eating, sauces, pies, baking, salads, freezing slices and drying


Splendour is richly perfumed, sweet flavor, favored by those preferring little acid, excellent for eating, salads, pies, baking and saucesg


JonaGold is a sweet apple with just enough acidity to appeal to a wide audience, excellent quality, excellent for eating, sauces, pies, baking and salads


Mutsu is slightly tarter than Golden Deicious with more complex flavor, slight hint of anise, sweetens on storage, great sauces, excellent for eating, sauces, pies, baking, salads and freezing slices


**OUR ANIMALS HAVE RETURNED TO THEIR WINTER QUARTERS**







**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

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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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LOOK DOWN TO SEE WHAT
WILL RETURN IN FALL 2022



2022 MUSIC & EVENTS
2022 Date 11:30 to 2:00 2:30 to 5:00

Sat 3 Sep
Music

Dan Kirk

Sun 4 Sep
Music

David Sisson

Davis & Devitt

Sat 10 Sep
Music

David Sisson

Bomar & Ritter

Sun 11 Sep
Music

David Sisson

Bomar & Ritter

Sat 17 Sep
Music

David Sisson

Aaron Grubb

Sun 18 Sep
Music

David Sisson

Aaron Grubb

Sat 24 Sep
Music

Tom Brown

Sun 25 Sep
Music

Aaron Grubb

Aaron Grubb & Friends

Sat 1 Oct
Music

BRINGIN ON THE BLUE GRASS Vendor Form.

Bomar & Ritter

Sun 2 Oct
Music

BRINGIN ON THE BLUE GRASS Vendor Form.

Bomar & Ritter

Sat 8 Oct
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David Sisson

Dan Kirk

Sun 9 Oct
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David Sisson

Aaron Grubb

Sat 15 Oct
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David Sisson

Exit 99

Sun 16 Oct
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David Sisson

Jeff Tucker

Sat 22 Oct
Music

Ruben Guthrie

Bomar & Ritter

Sun 23 Oct
Music

Bomar & Ritter

Sat 29 Oct
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David Sisson

Sun 30 Oct
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David Sisson




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