It's the sun rising over the Great Lakes, it's the soil created by the mighty glacier, it's the pristine water from the ancient Inland Sea, it's our warm Summer days and crisp Autumn nights. That's what makes the apples grown here better than those grown anywhere else. It's because they're...

Flavored by Wisconsin!

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Visit your local apple orchard...pick-your-own apples, fresh bakery, fun activities for family, fresh and hard apple cider...it's an experience you'll never forget!

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Backyard Grower Pruning Clinic Cancelled. The event scheduled for Saturday, March 21st is being cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns. We will be posting some links to pruning videos for your reference. Check back.

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A Bushel of Facts about Wisconsin Apples

FOR YOUR HEALTH

Antioxidants, especially quercetin, in apples and apple products play an essential role in reducing risks of prevalent diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s.
Apple consumption increases the number of good gut bacteria.
Eating one apple a day for four weeks lowered blood levels of oxidized LDL, the “bad cholesterol,” by 40%.
Ursolic acid, a natural compound found in the apple’s skin, may prevent muscle wasting that can result from aging or illness.
Pectin in apples is a good source of soluble fiber.

APPLE TIPS

Store small quantities in your refrigerator, in plastic bags in the crisper--between 34 and 40 degrees. Don’t allow them to freeze. apples can absorb odors from other foods, keeping apples in plastic bags prevents this and helps apples retain their own moisture.
Apples ripen six to ten times faster at room temperature than if they were refrigerated. One or two days sitting on a counter top and the fresh crunch of your apple is lost forever.
Lemon juice helps prevent apple discoloration. Sprinkle a little lemon juice on sliced apples before adding to salads

Wisconsin Apple Recipes

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Click here to apply for the Produce Safety Grant

The Produce Safety Grant will provide a 50% cost-share, up to $2500 per farm, for Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) eligible "supplies." These supplies and services include, but are not limited to, record-keeping systems, worker training, hygiene-related signage, water-testing, handwashing stations, stainless steel surfaces and bins, easily cleanable wall panels, temperature and humidity monitoring controls, sanitizers and more. Items not eligible include construction or capital expenses for buildings and equipment (that costs $5000 or more) as these are not SCBG eligible expenses. Expenditures must be from 1/1/2020 or later.

Enjoying the Harvest - Journey to Wisconsin's Harvest

An activity book that takes you through the year teaching, through puzzles and activities, how our food gets from the seed to the table.

A fun way to learn what it takes to produce the food we eat every day.

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Special Thanks to our Associate Members!

UPL/ Arysta Life Science - Good products, great vision, exceptional commitment

Peter White

Hutchinson, MN

(320) 221-9916

Glacier Valley Enterprises - We provide fruit and vegetable packaging, equipment, and signage to growers. We have everything producers need to get their product from farm to market.

Brian Krusko

(608) 356-2244