2014 Picking Schedule

We have been blessed this season with NO HAIL and good pest control, so have the finest crop in the past 3 years. We have a generous supply of each variety. View our Picking Schedule Page and plan your visit!

Enchanted Weddings

Two beautiful Orchard sites–secluded yet spacious make for a highlight experience for both you and your guests. Our Orchard “Limo” wagons deliver guests to these pastoral sites, set among blooming or bearing apple trees and graced with whispy willows. On sunny, warm days white sun parasols are available for your guest’s comfort.

Call our Wedding Coordinator, Kevin Breeggmann at 952-292-5027 or Colleen Glassgo at 952-452-3983 or call the Orchard 952-492-2785

Apple Lodge Available Year Round!

Don’t forget we have great space for winter events in our toasty apple lodge. From baby showers to boy scouts, and especially wedding receptions we are creating a track record of wonderful events. Call 952-492-2785 for more information.

Saluting A Great 2013 Apple Season!

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BAKERY IS BACK!

It has taken two years and a lot of work to restore the kitchen and bakery, bringing everything up to current code. As of Thursday , July 18, 2013 our MDA (MN Dept of Agriculture) license is approved and we can start baking. So, this year we will once again offer fresh apple cider donuts, apple pies, turnovers, strudels and our legendary caramel apple puff squares. Save room!

BARN RAISING

Over the Winter, Kevin Breeggemann , Minnesota Harvest General Manager ( and architect/builder) drew up handsome plans for a 100 FT long barn. We needed space for workshops and equipment storage. However, as prospective brides came to tour the grounds, the drawing caught their eye. One by one, they reserved the barn for their wedding day. (this year) With the Spring rains, our barn raising was slowed a bit, but you would never know it now. Brother Fred Breeggemann put our crew to work as you can see below. So, the Red Barn will be ready to open in August for grand festivities. That explains the stained glass windows and vintage chandeliers. With seating for over 500 people, we expect there will be others who find it a great place to meet. If you are already married how about a Family Reunion?

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES

Gail Obbarius, best friend since 1950, is lending her decades of experience in Antique and Estate Sales to launch the shop atMinnesota Harvest Dickens Village. Vintage linens, pottery,china, copper and brass, glass, silver…….Come scout out the finds.

DEVELOPING FOR THE FUTURE

New Plantings: Our baby Honeycrisp and Zestar trees are off to a great start. With 300 more trees “to pick from” we son’t run out of these favorite varieties so quickly.

Re-Tooling Old Varieties: Not every variety introduction is a winner. Twenty years ago the “Purple” apple looked great and sounded like a good bet, but hasn’t become anyone’s favorite. So, we asked Dr. Frank Jost to come up from Rochester to coach us up on grafting techniques. Dr. Jost, in addition to a demanding medical career at Mayo Clinic, managed to plant an extensive experimental orchard years ago at his country home near Rochester. He is a master at grafting and now we are getting there, too. Check out our outdoor class room in the photos below.

DID YOU KNOW that you could cut back a punky old apple tree and turn it into an entirely different variety? Well, 300 of those old “Purple” apple trees are now Honeycrisp! If you schedule a visit in 2016 you may get a taste of the first crop.

APPLE PICKING TIME!

Minnesota Harvest opens the 2014 apple season.

Click on “Picking Schedule” for the next varieties to ripen.

FALL OUTDOOR FEATURES

$2.00 admission (weekends only) includes;

Wagon rides, Kiddie Train, Hay Jumping Castle, Live Music by Cactus Willie, Petting Zoo, and Corn Maze

New attractions include vintage horse and carriage rides ($3.00 per person) and the new “Apple Launcher”, $(1.00) actually a giant sling shot on a sturdy platform. If you are anything like David with a sling shot, you get a prize, of course. We also have face painting and pony rides!

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