Tuttle Orchard

Today we went to a nearby orchard. The first tour we took was the Apple Then and Now tour. We learned about the history of the orchard and what kinds of things they make with their apples. We learned how the apples are sorted and how the cider is pressed. We all got to pick 4 Red Delicious apples off the tree to take home. We also got to try a small sampling of apple cider.







Cider press


Apple waste from the cider









Then we took a hayride trip out to the pumpkin patch to choose a pie pumpkin to take home. Our next tour was about how pumpkins grow and the differences between pumpkins and gourds.







When the tours were done, we were allowed to walk through the corn maze. Then we picked some more apples from the trees to purchase and got some apple cider and caramel apples from the orchard store.





The weather was wonderful and a few of the dads (including Ryan) got to join us on this trip. We had a lot of fun and will be returning to this orchard next year!