It's Apple-Picking Time!

Today’s one of the first days that the air really has that fallish bite. It’s about time. I know I’ve written about my love of fall before, but today’s weather is really getting me in that autumn state of mind. To me, there is no better way to shepherd in the start of the season than with a trip to the apple orchard. Sure, you can get local apples almost anywhere, but it’s way more fun to roam the rows of trees, hot cider in hand, carefully scanning the branches for the most perfect fruit until you’ve gotten enough to fill a few bags (or more). Apples are much more hardy than a lot of other fruit, so they’ll keep for several weeks -- plenty of time to make pies, crumbles, baked apples, tarts, etc, etc, to your heart’s content.
 

I searched the Farm Fresh RI website for local apple orchards. They have 145 listed – both instate and throughout New England – which means everyone has one nearby. So, what are you waiting for?