Brightonwoods Orchard

08/29/2026

This week's updates:
Saturday Markets: Tosa, Brookfield, Southshore, Kenosa, and Racine Farmers Market On The Lake (It's Apple Day there - go buy Raven and Alex out!)
Sunday: Greenfield (Milaeger's Great Lakes Farmers Market is on deck for next week.)

On the farm: we have Seconds, and Slushies (or will when they have time to freeze after I start the machine in the morning)

New varieties:
Chestnut Crab
Fenceline Surprise
Golden Nugget
Graham
[Dr.] Harvey
Lakeland
Saint Edmunds Pippin

Continuing Varieties:
Alexander
Americus Crab
Blenheim Orange / Red Summer Russet
Campfield.false
Chenango Strawberry
Duchess of Oldenburg
Ginger Gold
Gravenstein
Greendale
Jerseymac
Kickapoo Spice
Milton
New Yorker
Ottawa
Paulared
Premiere Honeycrisp
Prima
Pristine
Quinte
Sops of Wine
Texas Red
Wealthy
Wildfire Gala
Williams Pride
Yellow Transparent
Zestar

Just missed them:
Beacon
Lymans Summer Large
Melba
Pristine
Red Astrachan
Texas Red
Wellington

That's 33 on hand, with 11 done for 44/170 this season.

08/21/2026

Cider Season is coming! Amaze! amaze! Amaze!

This week’s markets : Tosa, Brookfield, South Shore, Racine, Kenosha, and then Greenfield on Sunday.

New Varieties at the farm this week:
Americus Crab
Blenheim Orange / Red Summer Russet
Chenango Strawberry
Ginger Gold
Gravenstein
Kickapoo Spice
Paulared
Prima
Texas Red
Wealthy
Wildfire Gala
Zestar

Continuing Varieties:
Alexander
Beacon
Campfield.false
Duchess of Oldenburg
Greendale
Jerseymac
Lymans Summer Large
Melba
Milton
New Yorker
Ottawa
Premiere Honeycrisp
Pristine
Quinte
Red Astrachan
Sops of Wine
Wellington
Williams Pride
Yellow Transparent

For 30 on hand, 4 done for 34/~170 2026 harvest.

08/14/2026

It’s a busy day tomorrow- lots of markets, and the first open weekend at the orchard.

Market Forecast: Saturday -Tosa (Kysa), Brookfield (Allyn), South Shore (Ava), Racine (Cancelled), Kenosha (Lauren) Sunday - Greenfield (Allyn)

At the Orchard:
New this week (3)
Lymans Summer Large
Milton
Wealthy
Continuing this week (19)
Alexander
Beacon
Campfield.false
Centenial Crab
Duchess of Oldenburg
Early Wisconsin Red
Greendale
Jerseymac
Melba
New Yorker
Ottawa
Pristine
Quinte
Red Astrachan
Sops of Wine
Wellington
Williams Pride
Yellow Transparent
Newly Departed (1)
Lodi (very short crop this year)

08/08/2026

Allyn is at Brookfield Farmers Market today, and Greenfield tomorrow. Alas, I don’t have the list of apples handy, as I was prepping for the Great Taste in Madison.

Visit Ciderwright Charles and his fermented apples and pears at table 114.

08/01/2026

IT’S A PUDDLE! (We need the rain SO much).

In celebration, we’ve sent Allyn to the Brookfield farm market. First market of the 2026 harvest! So grab an umbrella, and go get some sweet cider, tart apples, or cider donuts.

07/24/2026

Inbound Apple manager Jimmy has picked, and Outbound Apple manager Charles has sorted the first 4 bushels, 6 varieties, or the 2026 harvest. And so it begins.

The Apple Store is not quite ready, so don’t rush out just yet.

06/19/2026

Do you love farmers markets? Do you love them so much that you’d like to try being on the other side of the table this fall?

Message me.

05/24/2026

These little buggers are going to need wrangling in about 3 months. We have several roles to fill for Aug-Oct - especially farm market reps.

Message us here! Tell your friends!

03/06/2026

Welcome to murky Marsh, the first month of Muduary.

Chaucer might have put the Drought of March before April Showers - but we get fog and rain.

01/29/2026

Folks, I'm afraid our winter market season will be cut short. The extended cold spell penetrated our main cooler and the apples froze. That does in their texture and shelf life. Sad that we missed it before it was too late - but there you are.

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