Monday, October 17, 2011

Nichols Apple Barn in Middletown, Virginia

We roamed to Middletown today to buy apples from Nichols Apple Barn. They didn't disappoint and the barn was full of juicy choices for eating, pies, and applesauce.


Pink Ladies on the trees in the orchard with the apple barn in the background.

Staymans and others were available for $14 a bushel.

Mr. Nichols visited and gave us carte blanche to roam the orchard where Pink Ladies and Staymans as well as a few Golden Delicious were still on the trees. This is an annual trek for our friends Barb and Larry.


Pink Lady


Golden Delicious

That's a good-looking Stayman.




NICHOLS FARM
David Nichols
1832 Chapel Road
Middletown, VA 22645
540.869.1258

Directions:
Take I-81 exit 302 and follow signs to Middletown. At the traffic light, turn right (west) on Route 627 (Chapel Road) and travel 1 mile. Orchard is on the right.
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Friday; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Saturday; closed Sunday. Open approximately August 1-October 31.
Comments: We are conveniently located 3 miles from the intersection of I-66 and I-81. Just follow the signs to Middletown.
Products: Fresh-picked peaches, apples and pumpkins. Peach varieties include John Boy, Sunhigh, Loring, Cresthaven and Redskin. Apple varieties include Red Delicious, Ida Red, Golden Delicious, Stayman and York. Pumpkins start October 1. Dates may vary depending on the season.

More autumn photos:
- Skyline Drive ... every bend in the road bring fall colors
- Shenandoah National Park ... peak autumn weekend 2011
- Lake Moomaw in the Alleghany Mountains
- The mountain colors of Warm Springs, Va.
- Back roads of Bath County, Va.
- The fall colors of Lake Moomaw


Photos by Lynn R. Mitchell

17 October 2011

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