Sky Top Orchards

We decided to do something fun on Labor Day after all the work we have been putting in the house.  (FYI- It is now officially on the market!) Sunday night we decided to check out Sky Top Orchards in North Carolina, and we ended up having a wonderful day!

Henry as an apple

  The first thing we did was take a look around the place.  There were plenty of things to do:

Natalie and Henry after first arriving at Sky Top

 - Barnyard animals to feed and pet

-Bamboo forest

-Duck pond (kind of a let down....they just sat around as we threw them food)

-Small store with apple samples and yummy apple treats

-Tons of apple trees

 After walking around we decided to treat ourselves to some apple cider and apple cake doughnuts.

Henry enjoying the apple cider

Finally, we got down to business and went to pick apples.  We ended up just picking Asian Pears.  They were so delicious and we were running low on steam.  We also headed home with a half gallon of apple cider.  The sights, tastes, and smells were all wonderful!  It really is so much fun to actually be connected to your food in meaningful ways.  The apples tasted so much better than the ones in the store and were more enjoyable to eat after picking them off the beautiful trees!

It was really beautiful out there!

Heading out to pick some apples

The boys

Henry passed out as soon as we were in the car and slept the entire way home.

Sky Top Orchards:

http://www.skytoporchard.com/