[Updated 2/8/2010]
Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Map to Cornell Orchards.
Now on sale -- Buy one get one free: (Regular Storage Only) Cameo, Empire, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Jonagold, McIntosh, Mutsu, Red Delicious, Rome.
Controlled Atmosphere* Apples also available at regular prices: Cortland, Empire, Fuji, Jonagold, Liberty, Mutsu and more varieties to come.
Still in Stock at regular prices: Gala, Gold Rush, Honeycrisp
Also available now:
- Apple cider, pear-apple cider, white grape juice
- Apples: Cameo, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, Gold Rush, Honeycrisp, Ida Red, Pacific Beauty, Red Delicious, Rome
- 'Antique' apple varieties
- Pears
- Cornell Maple Syrup, Cornell Sheep Blankets, baked goods, honey, maple products, jams & preserves, and many other specialty food items from around the Finger Lakes
*Controlled atmosphere apples
In winter, we offer controlled atmosphere (C.A.) apples. This is a technology developed and refined here at Cornell. We place choice fruit, selected at harvest, in a sealed cold room for a period of 90 days. The oxygen level is flushed down from the 21 percent that we breathe to around 2.5 percent, with nitrogen and carbon dioxide from fruit respiration allowed to accumulate to around 2%. This slows fruit aging and preserves fruit firmness, acidity, sugars and Vitamin C. The fruit with the CA label has higher nutritional and sensory quality than regular cold-stored fruit of the same age.
Read more about our apple varieties and their uses. Apple season normally runs from late August to mid-April.
Location:
Rt. 366 (709 Dryden Rd.) across from the Vet School Map
In addition to fresh fruit in season from our Ithaca and Lansing Orchards, we also sell:
- Wool blankets from the Cornell Sheep Program
- Maple syrup from the Arnot Forest and Uihlein Sugar Maple Research and Extension Field Station
- Local honey, apple butters, preserves, books, candles, Orchards clothing and lots more!
Read more about this unique research and teaching facility:
Cornell Orchards brochure [.pdf] | Brochure text [.html]
Why shop at Cornell Orchards?
An apple peel a day might keep cancer at bay, Cornell food science study finds
Pick Your Own?
Because we are a research facility, we do not offer pick your own fruit. Other local fruit growers do. See the Tompkins County Local Food Guide.
Contact:
Cornell Orchards
709 Dryden Road
Ithaca, NY 14850
607-255-4542
orchards@cornell.edu
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