Atoms to Apples

08/23/2026

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Hear how these awesome farmers do it! Meadowlark Mill and Farm Jess D’Souza Sugar River Farm Atoms to Apples

08/19/2026

08/17/2026

Nice article. Dorky dude.

04/28/2026

We are having a farm tour May 7th 5-7pm. We will have time to take a 1 hour tour around the orchard and see the restoration of the prairie and oak savanna at the farm. Come see how we grow organic apples at Atoms to Apples. Then stick around for a byo picnic.

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04/24/2026

You may have heard that we had a pretty cold night Sunday/Monday. What is a fruit farmer to do? We don’t have a wind tower, but it’s best to do something! We got up at 2am to light many small fires in the lower area of the orchard and around varieties that bloom early. We kept the fires going until the sun started to warm things up around 7am.

Today I checked buds to see the damage. Cut open the flower buds and if there is any brown inside the little bud, those buds are dead. The silly dead bud still opens like a healthy flower but will not make an apple.

The results are in and there was a lot of damage but still plenty of green buds for a crop. But hey it’s not even May so more cold could come - ouch!

04/02/2026

Busy days on the farm getting ready the growing season! The orchard is so neat and tidy after pruning is done and the prunings are all shredded.
Buds are starting to burst with a little peek of green on the Zestar. We are grafting over some varieties onto the roots of others. Prescribed burns in prairie and oak savanna continue to give the native species a little advantage.
We plan to have a couple days this year for an orchard tour, so stay tuned.