Dries Buytaert

Apple picking at Russell Orchards

We had our very first apple picking experience today. We went to Russell Orchards and saw a 1,000 pound pig (no kidding, the biggest pig I have ever seen), picked apples, ate some amazing home-made cider donuts, played in the play garden and took a hayride. Couldn't have been any nicer!

A ripe red apple hanging from a tree branch, surrounded by green leaves at an orchard.
A young child reaches for a ripe apple on a tree while apple picking at Russell Orchards.
Two ripe, dark red apples hanging from a tree branch with green leaves at an orchard.

— Dries Buytaert