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| - On a crisp, sunny October day we ventured to Patterson Fruit Farm for some apple picking and to check out the store. The apple picking area at the apple farm are at a different location than the store, but it's a fairly short drive (~5 min, maybe less). The apples in season they had on the apple trees were Golden Delicious, Red Delicious, Jonathon, and Ida Red. The apples on the trees were pretty small, but the ones I tried after picking them (Golden Delicious and Red Delicious) had lots of flavor. The price is generally ~$1 per pound, and you get more of a discount per pound the more you pick.
In this farm area they have a family area, with a snack shop and corn maze. The snack shop has huge, tasty apple fritters, and next to the shop there is an outdoor stand that sells fresh kettle corn, funnel cake, and fried apple rings. We went here the day after some rain, so we got REALLY muddy walking in the corn maze.
The store has some great items, like the hot pickled garlic and apple cinnamon butter. They even have sugar free preserves and apple butter. The apple cider here is excellent, some of the best I've ever had. You can buy all different types of fresh apples already picked here. I highly recommend the Honeycrisp apples. They are a lot bigger, tastier, and fresher than anything you will ever buy at the grocery store. Around the store, there is a park where you can leisurely walk around and enjoy the outdoors.
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