{"title":"Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur collection of heirloom apples sold by the pound for pick up at our farm stand locations.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"red-gravenstein-apples","title":"Red Gravenstein Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Red Gravenstein Apple is a sport (genetic mutation) of the Gravenstein, which is considered by many to be one of the best all-around apples with a sweet, tart flavor and is especially good for baking and cooking.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGravenstein was imported into Denmark by Count Frederik the Younger (1662-1708), who found it at the monastery L’Abaye de Hautcombe near Lac du Borget in Savoyen. He brought the apple home to his family's Gråsten Palace, and the apple cultivar was named \"Gråsten\" or “Gravenstein.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gravenstein apple was introduced to western North America in the early 19th century, perhaps by Russian fur traders, who are said to have planted a tree at Fort Ross in 1811. The Gravenstein apple was introduced to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia in the 19th century. Charles Ramage Prescott, the father of the Nova Scotian apple industry, grew Nova Scotia's first Gravenstein trees in his orchard at Acacia Grove.  Since then, this apple has spread throughout North America and is particularly beloved in California, especially Sonoma County which features the Gravestein Highway.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe skin of this apple is red with green stripes. The flesh is crisp, juicy, finely grained, and light yellow. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree pounds for $6\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618800611533,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/A66A372D-C26F-4028-BD5E-A182C697AF31.jpg?v=1787944777"},{"product_id":"hudsons-golden-gem-apples","title":"Hudson's Golden Gem Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003eA favorite eating apple, it was discovered as a wild seedling growing along a fence row at the Hudson Nursery in Tangent, Oregon, in 1931. A large apple, uniquely conical in shape, with a dull yellow-gold russet skin.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe yellow flesh is very crisp, juicy and sugary with a somewhat nutty flavor. Many people compare it to a fine firm pear. It is a delicious apple to eat fresh, or throw into a salad with blue cheese and walnuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 pounds for $10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618795499725,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/317724A0-60F9-41CF-90B1-035A04B6D38E.jpg?v=1787942057"},{"product_id":"wickson-apples","title":"Wickson Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Wickson is a crab apple, but unlike most crab apples, it is sweet enough be eaten without cooking. In fact, the Wickson scores exceptionally high in both sugar and acid, making it one of the more complex apple flavors. It’s small size makes it popular with children, for it appears to be a wee fairy apple when fully mature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was developed by California plant breeder Albert Etter in 1944 in Ettersburg, California, as a cider apple. However, it is a great fresh eating apple and delightful in baked goods as well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 pounds for $10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618778165453,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/IMG-0400.jpg?v=1787933505"},{"product_id":"arkansas-black-apples","title":"Arkansas Black Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Arkansas Black is a historic American heirloom apple variety known for its striking deep-purple-to-nearly-black skin and exceptional storage life. \u003cspan\u003eExtremely tart and sharp if eaten straight off the branch. However, after a few months of cold storage, the flesh mellows and develops a complex, wine-like sweetness with subtle notes of honey, spice, and anise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabrillo Cottage Farms and Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618777936077,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/4C6B9D1A-DF35-4441-8C28-52CE8EE1686B.jpg?v=1787933347"},{"product_id":"skinner-seedling-apples","title":"Skinner Seedling Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJudge Henry Chapman Skinner brought apple seeds from a Newtown Pippin across the country by wagon in 1849. He planted thirteen seeds along Coyote Creek in San Jose. Only two seedlings survived. One became the Skinner's Seedling. The fruit was first shown at a local agricultural fair in September 1857 and later grown commercially in Northern California.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSweet with a brisk, sprightly subacid twist. Great for eating, baking, and juicing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabrillo Cottage Farms and Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618778951885,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/A437E1E4-3FE1-426E-B3D1-6C4B231D640C.jpg?v=1787934148"},{"product_id":"winter-banana-apples","title":"Winter Banana Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Winter Banana tree is a gorgeous apple. The Winter Banana apple tree originated on the David Flory farm in Indiana, around 1876. The Winter Banana apple variety was later introduced by the Greening Brothers Nursery of Monroe, Michigan, in 1890. The fruit is large, clear pale yellow, bright finish, one side usually blushed with a delicate pink. The flesh of Winter Banana apples are moderately firm, a little coarse, tender, mild, subacid, characteristically aromatic. Good quality. Better eating than cooking. Widely grown in mild winter areas on the West Coast.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabrillo Cottage Farms and Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618795270349,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/IMG-0398.jpg?v=1787941876"},{"product_id":"ida-red-apples","title":"Ida Red Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Idared apple is a large, solid, strikingly bright red fruit. The Idared apple is white fleshed, crisp, fine-grained and aromatic with fine processing qualities. Idared apple is excellent for baking, salads, dipping, sauces, or simply eating fresh out of hand. One of the best all around apples trees. With a sweetly tart taste, Idared apples will remain crisp and juicy for months after picking. The texture holds up well when baking. The Idared apple tree blooms early, but ripens late. Excellent keeper, improves in storage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabrillo Cottage Farms and Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618797662413,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/C33DF03C-948E-49E8-8AA5-AFF62E701151.jpg?v=1787943301"},{"product_id":"opalescent-apples","title":"Opalescent Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOpalescent apple tree was once widely grown in New England due to its stunning attractiveness. The Opalescent apples ripens to an iridescent glowing crimson on the tree. Opalescent apples' flavor is rich, sweet with a hint of strawberry. Crunchy, with dense flesh that's flavorful but not very juicy. Fruit can be medium to large in size. A fine all-round apple great juiced, cooks superbly as well as eaten fresh. Hangs well on the tree without losing much quality. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cabrillo Cottage Farms and Birdsong Orchards","offers":[{"title":"1","offer_id":48618798153933,"sku":null,"price":3.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0554\/6944\/1229\/files\/48D60708-4AC0-4EA5-B847-31A31051551E.jpg?v=1787943381"},{"product_id":"yellow-bellflower-apples","title":"Yellow Bellflower Apples","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMystery surrounds this apple because no one documented when it originated; however, in 1817 Coxe reported “The original tree at Burlington, New Jersey was large and old.” The Yellow Bellflower apple tree is an old colonial fruit. It was stated that one of the grafted trees carried across the U.S. was a Yellow Bellflower apple tree that was reported in Oregon in 1847. A favorite for baked apples. The Yellow Bellflower apple variety has fruit that's quite variable in size, with attractive lemon yellow color and pinkish-blush in sunny exposures. 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The skin colour is highly variable depending on the growing conditions. On some sites it is a green russet resembling Ashmead's Kernel; on others it is red and smooth skinned with patches of russet; sometimes there are patches of different colours. Deacon's nursery provides the best description: \"yellow flushed red, with some russet\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe taste and shape are distinctive, however, and the variety is usually easier to identify than describe, unless (as occasionally happens) the russet is entirely absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe flesh is off-white, rather dry and concentrated in flavour, quite sharp until fully ripe, with hints of citrus; the 'nutty' flavour associated with some russets is absent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe apple keeps in good condition for three to four months. 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