Fort Salonga Farm

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updated MONDAY 10/17/11  @  10:00 am  

Sorry, we are finished for the season - a light crop prevented opening to the public this year.

APPLES:   We will not be open to the public for apple picking until mid-October; please check back for 10/15/11.  (This does not affect scheduled school trips.)

RASPBERRIES:  There is a $5.00 minimum for adults (again, no charge for children under 12 years of age); the $5.00 is for a one-pint container we provide and you fill. 

HOURS OF OPERATION:  Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

NOTE:  Only pickers are permitted in the orchard!

Please note there are no other activities or picnicking.  ( Sunken Meadow State Park is 2 miles away !! )

E-mail us at  wacapple@optonline.net if you have any questions.

Would you like to pick an apple from a tree that's only 8' tall?

All of our apple trees are grafted on "size-controlling" rootstocks. In other words they're "dwarfed" apple trees - fruiting begins about 18" from the ground. A perfect size tree for small children. We grow  varieties that begin ripening late August (Jersey Mac, Burgundy) and continue till mid-October (Granny Smith, Fuji). All apples are "pick your own" from the orchard or pick your own from our farm stand.  NOTE that we are a small orchard and occasionally do close temporarily when there is no ripe fruit to pick.

Class tours are available for children in K to 2nd Grades. Call for scheduling details.

One crop that is not pick your own is our incredible honey which is extracted from our hives and made available at our farm stand.  And what about our bees?  They do all of our pollinating; and, busy bees that they are, they supply us with plenty of delicious honey. Some of our customers claim that the honey they buy from us has been very effective in easing their allergies. We hope so. 

Member:    International Dwarf Fruit Tree Association    New York State Horticultural Society    Cornell Cooperative    Farm Bureau