Additional features of The Little Farmer, including the ability to pick your own apples, will be available around Labor Day.
FOND DU LAC – The Little Farmer, N9438 State 151, opened August 13 with the first apples of the season, as well as a bakery, store and more.
Apples available so far include Paula Red, Duchess, Jersey Mac and Zestar, which are pre-picked, washed and bagged. Pick-your-own apples will be available when the McIntosh apples are ripe.
The Applehouse is the central meeting place for apples from the orchard as well as fresh caramel, caramel apples, pies and muffins. Apple and apple walnut muffins are available every day and daily specials are listed each month on the Little Farmer website.
Applehouse also offers honey, sauces, jams, maple syrup and other kitchen items, as well as gifts, candles and home goods. On weekends, fresh bread from Breadsmith is available.
The Farmhouse, the cafe converted from the founding Beyers family’s home, offers freshly brewed coffee, tea and treats – including ice cream from Kelley Country Creamery. There are also gifts and other items for purchase on both floors of the house.
Activities for children so far include the playground with a pedal go-kart track and the farm with goats, sheep, Scottish Highland cattle and peacocks. Goats like to be hand-fed by visitors, so goat pellets are available for purchase for 25 cents per hand.
The Little Farmer is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 6pm and Saturday and Sunday from 10am to 6pm. Opening hours change in November.
Here you can find out what you can look forward to in the rest of the season
More features of The Little Farmer will be available around Labor Day.
The opportunity to pick your own apples starts with McIntosh apples, which are usually ripe just before Labor Day, according to The Little Farmer’s website. Other apple varieties available for pick-your-own include Gala, Cortland, Empire and Red Delicious. Pumpkins will also be available later in the season.
Once the pick-your-own season begins, bags can be purchased at the Applehouse on weekdays and at the U-Pick Shed on weekends.
The corn maze and hayrides will be open Labor Day weekend. Hayrides will run approximately 25 minutes each on weekends from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For current information and updates, visit mytlf.com or The Little Farmer LLC Facebook page.
Daphne Lemke is the streetwise reporter for the Fond du Lac Reporter. Reach her at [email protected].
