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| - Ok, so when compared to the farms I grew up around in Pittsburgh...Gilcrease doesn't exactly wow in terms of selection or size. But we have to be realistic here, people, we're in the middle of the desert. A for effort!
I've only ever been here in the fall. Last year in October my husband and I visited several times after we became addicted to the amazing apples that grow here. I also bought lots of zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, and baking pumpkins. Everything tastes so much better than what you find in the grocery store and the prices are better too.
If you don't want to pick yourself or don't have the time, they have a stand at the entrance with some (but not all) of the fruits and veggies they are growing. We came back this weekend, but thought it was still too hot to walk around the orchard so we opted for what was at the stand instead.
I ended up with 9 giant pears and a couple baby apples that only cost me $4.50 (!). The apple cider is a little expensive ($4 for a half gallon) but is so good.
Here are a few tips: Get in as early as possible because it gets crowded pretty quickly. Park outside the orchard (for free) and walk around and enjoy nature...wear tennis shoes. Why would you go in the summer?? It's scorching out! Go in the fall and have your pick of all the squashes and apples that's in season and bask in the non-triple-digit weather. Most importantly, be realistic. You are in Las Vegas, not northern California. There's not going to be acres and acres of every vegetable you can imagine. There's going to be maybe a dozen different things that can get picked over pretty quickly. Go to Gilcrease more for the experience and make sure to grab some cider!
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