Our Growing Practices
2022 Pick Your Own & Farm Stand
Closed for the season!
Thank you for a wonderful season and see you next year. You can find our apples in Middlebury at the Middlebury Natural Food Co-op and our cider is at Greg’s Market.
Saturday and Sunday, September 10 & 11
Lunch offering: Chilled Gazpacho made with local vegetables from our neighbor Birdsong Herb Farm and Apple Rosemary Cheddar focaccia. Available all day!
McIntosh, Gala and Paula Red available for picking.
Coffee, cider donuts, apple pie & turnovers, and chocolate chip cookies also available in the stand.
Come by and browse the great gifts such as local honey, sriracha, coffee, t-shirts, baskets, and more!
Thursday, September 15, 4:30-6:30pm
NOFA VT Workshop: Organic & Eco Apple Certified: Orchard Walk and Tasting
Learn what it means to grow apples organically, what the Eco Apple program is all about, some tips and tricks from experienced farmers and do an apple tasting!
Sponsored by Sunrise Orchards and NOFA-VT- event is hosted by Sunrise Orchards.
Follow this link to sign up https://www.nofavt.org/events/organic-and-eco-apple-certified-orchard-walk-tasting
Friday, September 16th, 5:00-7:00 pm
Sculpture Hunt at Sunrise Orchards! Join us for the opening of Jay Lagemann’s whimsical sculptures placed around the orchard.
Hosted by Sunrise Orchards + Edgewater Gallery
Light refreshments will be served
Saturday & Sunday, September 17 & 18
Chilled Gazpacho made with local vegetables from Birdsong Herb Farm (our last weekend of this amazing soup!) and an Apple Soshito Pepper and Parmesan focaccia. Lunch will be served all day, come by for a to go cup or enjoy at the farm! Apple pie, turnovers, donuts and chocolate covered donuts all available this weekend!
Saturday & Sunday, October 1-2
We will be serving up our delicious Sunrise Orchards Bahn Mi sandwiches made with slow cooked pork, pickled vegetables, sweet and spicy chili sauce and apples on french bread. Sandwiches available from 11-2, while supplies last. There will also be a vegetarian option- Apple, Cheddar, Dijon and Fresh Sage turnovers!
Saturday & Sunday, October 8-9
Lunch offering: Farmstand Smoked Pork Sandwich with BBQ sauce and an apple slaw on petit pain. Sandwiches available from 11-2, while supplies last.
Saturday & Sunday, October 15-16
Delicious Sunrise Orchards Bahn Mi sandwiches made with slow cooked pork, pickled vegetables, sweet and spicy chili sauce and apples on french bread. Sandwiches available from 11-2, while supplies last.
Saturday & Sunday, October 22-23
2nd opportunity to enjoy a Farmstand Smoked Pork Sandwich with BBQ sauce and an apple slaw on petit pain! Sandwiches available from 11-2, while supplies last.
Saturday & Sunday, October 29-30
Our last weekend of the farm stand, we’ll be serving Butternut Squash soup and a warm apple crisp.
What’s Ready to Pick?
McIntosh, Gala, Cortland, Honeycrisp, Macoun, Empire, Golden Russet and Esopus Spitzenburg.
SEASON
August 20, 2022-October 30, 2022
HOURS
Farm Stand Closed for the season
NOW PICKING
McIntosh
Gala
Cortland
Honeycrisp
Macoun
Empire
Golden Russet
Esopus Spitzenburg
We are passionate about growing apples.
Prioritizing healthy soils, waterways and workers | Encouraging beneficial insects
At Sunrise Orchards we prioritize the health of our soils, waterways, and workers, and encourage beneficial insect species in the control of pests. We gather information about our trees, specifically the insects and fungi that live on the leaves and how the weather interacts with these populations. Every growing season is different and is a new opportunity to research the biology of the orchard and how it interacts with climate change, weather, and human impact. Sunrise Orchards is part of the Eco-Apple program, and we are third party certified by the IPM (Integrated Pest Management) Institute of North America. In practice, IPM means climbing trees, inspecting leaves, monitoring trap captures and many long walks down the long rows, listening to the insects, the weather patterns and the plants all creating a chorus of sound. We are stewards of this land and put a priority on working with the wild inhabitants of our orchards!
We are a GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) certified farm since 2010 and are third-party certified by IPM Institute of North America since 2005.
Proud Member of Eco Fruit by Red Tomato
Certified byUSDA Good Agricultural Practices (GAP)
