Apples :: Spartan

Mid-Late Season • Sweet

Ripens
Mid-Late September

Characteristics

More sweet than tart, with hints of strawberry and spice. It has dark, plum-red color, and tender, aromatic white flesh beneath a somewhat tough skin. It is best as a fresh-eating apple, and it stores well. Great for fresh eating and juicing.  

History

Raised at the Canadian Apple Research Station in Summerland, British Columbia, in the 1920s.

Parentage: McIntosh x Unknown. For years it was described as a cross between McIntosh and the American heirloom Newtown Pippin, but as a result of recent genetic testing, the latter has been ruled out, leaving Spartan’s second parent a mystery.

Storage

Keeps until winter. 

Notes

This variety has been gaining popularity with our customers!

September 16 Farm Store Updates

Main apple season is cracking and there are around 10 apple varieties on the shelf in the farm store, as well as gracing the Market table on Saturdays!!! Apple Share members are receiving their third week of apples this week. :)

How Apple Season Flows on the Farm

Expect to see the best of what's in season!! Varieties are always changing in the farm store. Some varieties have lots of quantity, some are here and gone, showcasing harvest from only a couple trees. Harvest runs from the end of July (with a trickle), into September's main harvest, wrapping up with late season varieties in October (and hauling in to fill the coolers!). Apple sales end when the inventory runs out, varying with the season - through the holidays or even into the New Year! On good year's apples make it to Winter Markets with me (looking good this year).

Our Fall Apple Shares start the first week of September, running 6 or 8 weeks showcasing the best of what's in season.

What's in the Farm Store

Organic Apple Varieties:

Haralson - classic baker

Sweet Sixteen - fully sweet! great for kiddos

Cortland 

McIntosh *will return!

Porter's Perfection

Spartan - vanilla notes!

Chestnut Crabapple *last call!

Knobbed Russet -ugly & delicious

Watch for: Fameuse, Honeygold, heirlooms

All of these are great fresh eating varieties, all with their own unique profile. Many are also good for cooking!

If you are interested in picking up a Bushel of baking apples (seconds) for processing, give us a holler! $40/bushel seconds organic apples.

**Sweet apple cider in stock 9/23!! Fresh and delicious. Half gallons.

Canned Items in Store:

Applesauce *update, out of stock for now.

Apple Butter

*Watch for jams returning!

Eggs are limited and hit or miss at this time

Herbal Wellness:

Salves:

-Bruise Salve - stop a bruise in its tracks, aid healing of existing bruises, hemherroids

-Knitbone Salve - muskuloskeletal, sore muscles, sprains, strains, broken bones

-Cottonwood Wound Salve - think of it as a natural neosporin, plus pain relief, use on cuts, minor wounds, burns, etc.

Calendula Lotion Bar - solid lotion bar that soothes and moisturizes

Herbal Sore Throat Spray

Elderberry Syrup Kits

Herbal Tinctures - Willow Bark, Astragalus, Stinging Nettles, Elderberry, Ashwaganda, (Holy Basil returning soon)

Farm Store Hours - Tu-Fri 9-7 & Sat 9-2, or by appt.