1. NEVER pick mushrooms into plastic bags.  If you bring in mushrooms that have been picked into plastic bags or buckets, they may be rejected.  Use either a paper bag, or mesh, nylon bag.

2. NEVER pull mushrooms out of the ground.  Bring a knife with you and make a clean cut above the soil.  Dirty mushrooms may be rejected.

3. NEVER wash your mushrooms.  Do not submerge or soak them.  Wet mushrooms may be rejected.

Market prices change daily.  I will do my best to keep the Ecker’s Apple Farm facebook page updated daily.

If you have any questions, please call us at (608) 539-2652.

http://www.facebook.com/EckersAppleFarm  

Ecker’s Apple Farm tries to stay discreet and neutral when it comes to potentially politically charged topics but I find myself passionate about this project due to my love for this orchard and my home within the great Mississippi River Valley.  I am by no means an expert on this topic.  What I’ve comprised in this letter is simply the information I’ve gathered through my research.  I am always willing to hear the viewpoints of both proponents and opponents so if you have information or opinions to contribute, I would gladly listen.

Thank you,
Jessica Ecker

GRR Business Owners

New hours for the month of December will be:
Friday – 10am to 5pm
Saturday – 10am to 5pm
Sunday – 10am to 5pm

Our final day will be December 23rd.  Be sure to call in your Christmas pie orders as soon as possible!  The list fills up quickly!

It’s That Time of Year Again!

We had such a great time last year, we thought we’d try it again this year, our Quilted Christmas will be December 3rd!  Come and support your neighborhood artists as they display and sell their handcrafted wares.  And once again, the quilts will be spectacular!  Get your Christmas shopping done early or just come out to enjoy the quilt display and have one last piece of that Caramel Apple Pie!

This years vendors include:

Mary Kulas – country chic decor and gifts
Nancy Nastvold – North Star Visions, jewelry
Diane Ilstrup
Shelly Hart – select ground and cured meats, steak
Christian Ptacek – Little Bird Beads, jewelry, art
Wilber Family – hand crafted snowmen, decor, and gifts
Doris Jessessky – handmade cards
Linda Sue Eastman- hand crafted leather furniture and goods
Olive Juice Quilts – hand sewn bags, decor and gifts

Karen Lown and Quilting Circle – handmade quilts
Becky Gagnon – handmade quilt display

Minnesota Conservatory of the Arts Flute Choir   11am to 12pm

Elmaro and Cedar Creek Winery Wine Tastings – 10am to 5pm

Also available for purchase:

Mini Bacon Quiche Lorraine
Jumbo Muffins
Caramel Apple Pie

Featuring Fortunata’s Coffee – Fountain City, WI

And we still have some beautiful apples, including Honeycrisp!  We’d love to box up a gift box for you, complete with our specialty caramel, the perfect gift for anyone with taste buds!

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Ecker’s has borrowed an old-fashioned apple press for the weekend and invites you out to custom press your own cider!

Choose different apples to develop a unique recipe and start turning that crank!

Apple Eating Buck

We have Deer Apples!

Come and get them!  Only $4 for a 60 lb. bag, you can’t go wrong with that!  The only catch: you must pick them up yourself.  We cannot sell ‘drops’ or apples that have fallen from the tree, for human consumption; however, they are perfect for deer!  Bring your kids, bring your neighbor’s kids, bring any kid you can round up! We supply the bag, you supply the labor.  Hunting season is here, you want to bag that big buck don’t you!

That’s right!  The Honeycrisp are in!  They are ripening in the Pick-Your-Own orchard and will be ready to pick this weekend.

Bring yourself, bring your uncle, your whole family, all the apple-eaters you know!  These apples are flying off the proverbial shelf!

2011 Honeycrisp Prices

Honeycrisp No. 1         $2.50/lb.

Honeycrisp No. 2         $1.25/lb.

1/2 Bushel Basket        $40

Pick-Your-Own             $2.00/lb.

Pick-Your-Own
1/2 Bushel Basket        $35

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