Apple Picking Orchards and Apple Farms Guide for New Mexico NM

Apple Picking Resource Guide - go Apple picking in Grand Prairie, Texas!

Want a unique, fun activity for fall in the Grand Prairie, TX area? This is where you can find Grand Prairie area apple picking orchards, apple farms, apple festivals for Grand Prairie and Dallas County, Texas.

Here is a list of the best 'pick your own' Texas apple orchards and apple farms that offer the best apple picking in and around Grand Prairie, Texas!

Alary Farm
6322 Corrales Road
Corrales, NM 87048
Sandoval County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 898-1204
Website: www.alaryfarm.com

Carrizozo Orchard
110 17th Avenue
Carrizozo, NM 88301
Lincoln County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 648-2223

Costanza Apple Orchard
5 Padilla Rd
Belen, NM 87002
Valencia County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 861-2680, (505) 864-1621
Website: www.nmapples.com

Desert Fruit, Inc.
Farmington, NM 87401
San Juan County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 860-1613

Dixon's Apples
Pena Blanca, NM 87041
Sandoval County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 465-2976
Website: www.dixonapples.com/

Hays Honey Apple Farm
400 Esperanza Rd
Bosque Farms, NM 87068
Valencia County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 869-2369

Kerby Orchard
5472 US Hwy 64
Farmington, NM 87401
San Juan County, New Mexico
Phone: 505- 325 2932

Manzano Mountain Retreat
Manzano, NM 87061
Torrance County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 384-4467
Website: www.manzanomountainretreat.com/apples.html

Rancho Arco Iris
Dixon, NM 87527
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 579-9141

Romero's Orchard
County Road 1105 Driveway #65
Embudo, NM 87531
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 579-4378
Website: internet.cybermesa.com/~cachanias_mv/

The Fruit Basket
Highway 68 Suite 1413
Velarde, NM 87582
Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
Phone: (505) 852-2310

Apples are one of the easiest fruits to gather – even for little hands. Here are a few tips to get the most out of your apple picking experience:

- Apples on the outside of the tree tend to ripen first. Because there are so many varieties, color isn’t necessarily an indication of ripeness. If you’re not sure, ask.
- When going to pick your own apple picking farms, choose firm, bruise-free fruit and place it gently in your basket (just throwing them in will make them bruise and go bad more quickly).
- To increase shelf life, keep your apple haul in a cool, dry place, like a basement. Don’t wash them until you use them. Then bring on the apple pies, sauce and cider!

Some fun Grand Prairie, Texas Apple Picking facts:
-Apple trees take four to five years to produce their first fruit.
-There really was a Johnny Appleseed, famous for planting apple trees. His real name was John Chapman and he was born in 1774
-There are about 8000 varieties of apples around the world. Only about 100 types of apples are grown commercially in the U.S.
-After you go apple picking, amaze the kids with this trick: when you slice an apple in half, the core resembles a star.