Welcome to Flint Creek Orchard

Posted September 20, 2026

Our hours this week are:

Monday, September 21:  5-7 pm

Tuesday, September 22:  9-11 am

Wednesday, September 23:  closed

Thursday, September 24:  5-7 pm

Friday, September 25:  closed

Saturday, September 26  9-11 am

We have Macoun, Ashmead’s Kernel, Golden Delicious, Shizuka, Liberty, Pixie Crunch, Jonathan, Fortune, Cortland, and Fuji apple varieties available for u-pick.

We also have home grown onions (varieties are Candy, Patterson, and Red Wing, a red onion), delicata, acorn, butternut, and spaghetti winter squash 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

We have quart containers and trays for you to pick into and then take home, and 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.

Macoun is a medium sized apple with great sweet taste. Since its beginnings, it has become more widely accepted as an apple that can also be used for baking even though its original creation was intended for snacking and fresh eating. The Macoun Apple was developed in the early 1900s at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, and is named after Canadian horticulturalist W. T. Macoun. The parent apples are McIntosh and Jersey Black. They do not store well after harvest, and are best used within a few weeks of picking. Store Macoun apples in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.  For this 2026 season, pick the larger apples that have some red color. And like anything else here, try before you buy.  

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. 

Fortune  is tart, juicy and crunchy, and is a cross of `Empire` and Red Spy (a `Northern Spy` sport). `Fortune` is typically a large apple that produces good apple sauce. `Fortune` was developed at Cornell University. 

Jonathan is for many what an apple should taste like: tart, crisp, and rich.  Excellent for eating fresh and for pies, desserts, and sauces.

Cortland is a typical McIntosh style apple variety. As with all McIntosh varieties, Cortland is at its best when eaten soon after being picked.  The sweet flavor fades quickly, as does the crispness. Their crisp, finely-grained white flesh is exceptionally juicy with a sharp, sweet-tart flavor. Extremely slow to brown when cut, the Cortland apple is perfect for use in fresh apple preparations.  And people greatly desire Cortland for pies and sauces.

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. 

The Liberty apple is sweet like a McIntosh, yet more tart. It is a crisp, juicy apple with fine flesh and a good subacid flavor.  Liberty was developed by the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station and released in 1978. It was a seedling produced in 1955 by the parents 'Macoun' and 'Purdue 54-12' for the sake of acquiring Malus floribunda disease resistances. 

Shizuka apple is large in size with a flavor that tends toward sweetness rather than acidity.  Shizuka was created from a cross of the Golden Delicious apple with the Indo variety and are best for eating fresh and applesauce.  

Note number 1:  Pixie Crunch are in bunches this year; please pick with both hands, because removing one apple from the bunch may result in several dropping.  The redder apples are the ripest, but since Pixie Crunch is “mature”, greener apples will ripen in your refrigerator.

Actually, most of what is ripe is ready to come off.

Note number 2:  Pick the non-red Fortune apples.  The red Fortune apples have problems, and we don’t want you to take any of those home.  Or, pick one, taker a bite, and see what you think.

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