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2026 harvest is off to a good start !!Lots of families with small children and grandparents got some good apples (and do...
09/10/2026

2026 harvest is off to a good start !!

Lots of families with small children and grandparents got some good apples (and donuts) on our opening weekend. Come this week for our early apples – Zestars and Ginger Golds while good quantities are available – both varieties are great for eating and baking.

The Macintosh and Galas are also fully ripe. The 86 year old Macintosh trees grow beautiful fruit – their fruit survived the 21 degrees on April 20 well.

Upcoming weather looks good – look forward to seeing you – Tom & Sylvia

09/10/2026

Donut machine worked well today - video shows granddaughter Katie adding sugar. Come back Saturday for more great donuts !!

Rainbow and mist over Green Peak when we came out to set up this morning - Donuts are coming out already - come get some...
09/06/2026

Rainbow and mist over Green Peak when we came out to set up this morning - Donuts are coming out already - come get some and some apples as well !!

Zestars, Ginger Golds, Macs and Galas this weekend !!Great opening day today – saw lots of repeat customers who picked s...
09/05/2026

Zestars, Ginger Golds, Macs and Galas this weekend !!

Great opening day today – saw lots of repeat customers who picked some very nice fruit on a very pleasant day. Plenty more fruit available.

Our daughter Jennifer and granddaughter Katie fired up the donut robot for our grandson’s wedding last weekend, so we know there will be DONUTS this Saturday and Sunday.

The red wagons got a good workout today. Photo shows the wagons reappearing today at the end of a beautiful day.

Weather forecast for both Saturday and Sunday looks good. Come see us and take home some great apples, some Dutton’s c***r, Zecher’s maple syrup AND a few donuts. Good supply of Mad Tom hats, Tshirts and sweat shirts on hand as well. Tom & Sylvia

OPENING DAY – FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 !!Our 2026 season will start On Friday September 4 with some very good Zestars and Ging...
09/03/2026

OPENING DAY – FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 !!

Our 2026 season will start On Friday September 4 with some very good Zestars and Ginger Golds – both are great for eating – Zestars are a great baking apple as well. There will be some tart Macintosh and the some of the Galas are ripe.

it will be a good crop this year – more fruit than last year when rain kept the bees away during bloom.

Donuts will be available Saturday and Sunday. Come see us – Tom & Sylvia

08/11/2026

PLEASE NOTE !! - We will now be closed Mondays and Tuesdays - open Wednesdays thru Sundays. Hours will be the same - 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Hope this will not inconvenience our weekday customers too greatly.

As we get older we find that an extra day is needed to recharge after the busy weekends. Look forward to seeing you - Tom & Sylvia

PICKING STARTS FOR 2026 season on Friday September 4 !!Four more weeks - looks like it will be a good crop - more apples...
08/08/2026

PICKING STARTS FOR 2026 season on Friday September 4 !!

Four more weeks - looks like it will be a good crop - more apples than last year, but freeze on April 20 will keep it from being as big as 2024.

First to ripen will be Zestars, Ginger Gold and some Premiers. There will be some tart Macintosh - less tart a week later. We are putting in stock of maple syrup from Zecher’s Havoc Hill Sugar house and Dutton’s c***r.

In addition to getting ready for apple harvest we are busy finishing preparations for a grandson’s wedding at the orchard on Saturday August 29. Donut machine will get fired up for the guests.

With the renovation complete on the original Red Farm house, our daughter Jennifer and her husband Frank have been able to spend more time up here helping as they take on more of the orchard operations.

The photo shows three year old Janey enjoying the shade under one of our now 86 year old Macintosh trees. We hope she will be able to curb her excitement in the barn this year to greet customers during the week.

Look forward to seeing you.

05/27/2026

MAD TOM ORCHARD is NOT closing. The “APPLE ORCHARD ESTATE SALE!” advertised for this coming weekend does not involve Mad Tom Orchard in any way.

We are transitioning operation of the orchard to our daughter Jennifer and her husband Frank. The orchard will continue to be here for many more years.

The estate sale at 2734 Mad Tom Road is at the house of our good neighbor Dave Parsons who passed away last July.

Come see us in the Fall and for years to come.

SPRING IS SLOWLY ARRIVINGMay 14, 2026We finished up our pruning at the end of April. Son-in-law Frank was a BIG help sp...
05/14/2026

SPRING IS SLOWLY ARRIVING

May 14, 2026
We finished up our pruning at the end of April. Son-in-law Frank was a BIG help spending ten days up here helping get it done. Then we spent ten days getting all the piles of brush picked up and run thru the chipper.

We hope to have made it thru a 21 degree morning on April 20 without a big crop loss when the buds were starting to open on many of the trees. The cold weather has slowed down the bloom development, but now flowers are opening late on many varieties – the last photo shows many flowers on some small Honeycrisp trees. Now we need some sunny weather for the bees to come out.

Sylvia and I are staying healthy and looking forward to seeing you in the fall.

MADE IT THRU THE WINTEREvery one is in good health, fortunately, and trees are all doing well with plenty of fruit buds....
03/27/2026

MADE IT THRU THE WINTER

Every one is in good health, fortunately, and trees are all doing well with plenty of fruit buds. Lots of steps to get to harvest time. We need more sun and less rain during bloom than last year.

Pruning was slow with so much snow in January and February - photo shows we are making headway. Pruning goes much faster without the snow. There are several hundred more trees to prune and then we need to feed all the brush thru the chipper.

Put us on your fall schedule - we look forward to seeing you - Tom & Sylvia

Address

2615 Mad Tom Road
East Dorset, VT
05253

Opening Hours

Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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+18023668107

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