[Updated 10/12/2009]
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Map to Cornell Orchards.
Wine grapes and juice
We have a good crop of wine grapes available this fall, including Finger Lakes Reisling, Seyval Blanc, Foch, Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Lemberger, Cabernet franc, Concordand a few odds and ends, mostly hybrids, that could go into a blended white or red. Buy the grapes (call for pricing) or let us press the juice for you. Reisling, Cabernet franc, and Chardonnay are $20/gallon. Other varieties are $7/gallon. All orders will be "first come, first served." Please call or email to place your order: 255-4542 or orchards@cornell.edu You must provide your own containers.
Also available now:
- Cider
- Apples: Honeycrisp (going fast), Sweet 16 (small quantity), Gala, Ginger Gold, Jonamac, Macoun, McIntosh, NY 674 (now named Autumn Crisp), Shizuka. (Coming soon: Cortland, Empire, and more.)
- Heritage Varieties: Blue Permain, Chenango Strawberry, Maiden Blush, Northfield Beauty
- Grapes, Pears, Plums, Potatoes, Squash, Sweet Corn.Gourds, Pumpkins
- Cornell syrup, sheep blankets, maple products, local honey.
- Orchards t-shirts, sweatshirt, caps, aprons, totes & mugs.
- Finger Lakes & New York State produced specialty food & gift items.
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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