Welcome to Flint Creek Orchard

Posted October 2, 2026

We will be open tomorrow, Saturday October 3  9:00-11:30 am.  Next week’s hours will be posted this weekend.

We have the following for u-pick: Pixie Crunch, Golden Delicious (a few left higher up in the trees),  Fuji (still looking good), Idared (they look great), Winesap (they also look great), Ashmead’s Kernel, and Northern Spy (there are only a few of these, and they are a cooking apple only).  

We also have honey, home grown onions (varieties are Candy, and Red Wing, a red onion), delicata, acorn, butternut, spaghetti winter squash, orange pumpkins, white pumpkins and decorative gourds for sale.

Cash or check only.

Prices

Local Honey:  $10.00 for a one pound bottle

Apples:  5# bag for $5.00 and 10# bag for $10.00, pick your own.    

Onions:  $2.00 per onion, or $5.00 for 3 onions 

Delicata squash:  $1.00 per squash

Spaghetti squash:  $3.00 per squash

Acorn squash:  $2.00 per squash

Butternut squash:  $3.00 per squash

Large orange pumpkins:  $5.00 per pumpkin

Medium orange pumpkins:  $2.00 per pumpkin

Medium white pumpkins:  $2.00 per pumpkin

Small white pumpkins:  $1.00 for two pumpkins

Decorative gourds:  $1.00 for two gourds

We have plastic bags for the apples and produce.

We don’t have bathroom facilities.   

Ashmead’s Kernel is an old nondescript green russeted apple, originating in the 1700s. It is a versatile apple, not just for eating fresh, but can also be used for salads and cooking, and it is a highly-valued apple for juicing.  It keeps well, so you can put a few in the crisper of your fridge and enjoy them for fresh eating several months after harvest time.

Golden Delicious apples are firm, crisp, and white-fleshed. These apples have a balanced sweet-tart aromatic flavor, It is a parent apple to many well known varieties, including the Gala, Ambrosia, Mutsu, Pink Lady, and Jonagold. While the exact parentage of the Golden Delicious apple is unknown, it is believed by many to be a relative of the Grimes Golden and the Golden Reinette. It is not, however, related to the Red Delicious apple. 

Pixie Crunch is exceptionally crispy and is outstanding for fresh eating and salads. Pixie Crunch was developed in 1972 by the joint apple-breeding program of Purdue University, Rutgers University, and the University of Illinois. It is a cross of two numbered apples, but has both Golden Delicious and Rome in its heritage. 

Fuji is crisp and juicy, with dull white flesh which snaps cleanly. The flavor is predominantly sweet and very refreshing (especially if chilled).

The Fuji apple is a hybrid created in Japan in the 1930's with two American apple varieties, Red Delicious and old Virginia Ralls Genet. 

Idared  is desired for its excellent cooking and baking qualities. Idareds are particularly good for baked apples, since they hold their shape when cooked. Idared apples are named after the state they were first developed—Idaho—and their rich, red color. This variety of Malus domestica is a cross between the Jonathan and Wagener, two antique apples from New York first bred in the eighteenth century. Idared apples are a wonderful storage variety; under proper cool, dry conditions, they can keep for several months.

Northern Spy was developed by a farmer in the early 1800s in Rochester, New York. The apples are large and round. The color of the skin is red and green streaked. The flesh is creamy white, crisp, and sweet. The texture is perfect for pie; it holds up to baking and produces a pie filling that is soft, but not too soft.

Winesap apples have a balanced sweet-tart taste and are crisp and juicy with a creamy yellow hue.  It can be eaten fresh but is primarily a culinary apple.  If kept cool, Winesap apples are a good storage apple. The exact origins of the Winesap Apple are unknown but it probably dates back to the 18th century. The first known mention of this apple was in New Jersey in 1804. It was widely produced commercially in Virginia in the 19th century but became less popular in the 20th century around the 1950’s when other varieties took over demand. The apple is very firm, juicy, and crisp with a tangy flavor. The skin tends to be tough and somewhat chewy, so many people like to peel these apples before eating them. 

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