From the rows

Photos sent in by pickers, or taken by staff on slow afternoons. Everyone pictured signed the release, and one of them signed the row 12 waiver twice to be safe. Tap any photo to see it larger.

A picker lifting a Braggart off the branch with both hands while a child waits with a basket — One Braggart, two hands. The basket is mostly ceremonial.

A picker mid-wince after biting a Gasper — The Gasper, first contact. She bought a peck.

A father carrying a Longfellow under his arm like a baguette — A Longfellow heads to the scale. Baskets are the wrong shape.

A boy meeting the resident larva of a Codlin's Share apple at eye level — Meeting the resident. Codlin's Share, row 3.

A winter picker tapping a chisel at the stem of a frozen Permafrost Pippin — January technique: two taps at the stem, never at the fruit.

A picker spooning an Old Mushy off the branch into a mason jar — Old Mushy, picked by spoon. The tree does most of the work.

A picker stuck in the spring mud, one boot left behind, holding a basket of Mud Season apples — Mud Season claims a boot. The apples were worth it, reportedly.

A kid pressing their fist against a fist-shaped Knuckle apple — Knuckle check. The apple wins on reach.

Get in the frame

Every peck comes with a story, and the stand keeps a corkboard for prints. Check the picking calendar for what's ripe, and read the variety cards before you bite anything chartreuse.

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