As the cool breeze sets in, there’s no better way to embrace the fall spirit than visiting local apple orchards. From picking fresh apples to sipping on delicious cider, orchards offer a variety of activities to celebrate the season. The orchards have something for everyone, whether you’re craving apple slushies, apple cannon fun, or want to stock up on apple butter and jelly. It’s the perfect time to gather friends and family for a day of fall fun at the apple orchards.

Doll’s Orchards

Doll’s Orcards is a 50-year-old family-owned and operated orchard with the goal of delivering quality produce. The orchard is currently highlighting its Honeycrisp apples, amongst other favorites.

Visitors can pick apples, enjoy apple cider and slushies, and even play with the apple cannon. 

Purchase a bucket of apples and and see how many apples you can launch and hit the targets!

The orchard is approximately 1.5 miles NE of Oldenburg, at the Intersection of Highway 229 and Tony Road. For more information, call (812) 212-4961 or visit the website at www.oldeburgapplelady.com.

Villa Orchard

The Villa Orchard is open and offers all the fall favorites and more. 

Apples currently in stock include

Cortland

Gala

Ginger Gold

Grimes Golden

Fuji

Honey Crisp

Jonathan

Macintosh

Other fall treats include

Apple Butter- Regular & Sugar-Free

Apple Butter Cupcake

Apple Cider

Apple Chips

Apple Sauce

Coming Soon

Empire

Shuizuka

Apple Cider Jelly

Villa Orchard is open Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pricing

Apples:

1/2 Peck: $5.00

Peck: $9.00

1/2 Bushel: $17.00

Bushel: $30.00

Apple Chips: $1.00

Apple Sauce Pint: $4

Apple Sauce Quart: $7

Small Apple Butter: $4

Apple Butter Pint: $7

Cider Pint: $2

1/2 Gallon:$4

1 Gallon: $7

Cider Sicles: $1

Cider Slushie: $3

Credit cards are not accepted.

The orchard is located at 3301 In-229, Batesville.

For more information, call (812) 933-0804 or visit www.thevillaorchard.com.