Upon waking up this past Sunday morning, Mike and I had every intention of hopping in the car and making the 40 minute drive to the beautiful Tougas Family Farm in Northboro, MA; stuffing our faces with delicious cider donuts and picking 2 giant bags of apples as we did the previous year.
However, fate had a different plan for us this season.
We had spent our Saturday night out-and-about with friends in Salem, eating all sorts of goods and enjoying a few hefty glasses of wine, so it was safe to assume we weren’t exactly up for a Northboro long-haul.
Luckily I date an engineer who performed a high-tech analysis involving extensive research a google search and found a farm located only half the distance away in Groton, MA called Autumn Hills Orchard.
Autumn Hills Orchard
Autumn Hills Orchard is a quaint farm tucked away off a main road in Groton, MA. The orchard is positioned a top a hill that offers a breath-taking view of the mountains including Mount Monadnock.
I couldn’t believe my eyes, but once more, I couldn’t believe Mike had found this place (kudos to him). We picked so many different types of apples, but my favorite was by far the Ida Red. Naturally we tried a few out…
Where do you typically go to pick the best fall apples?
Sounds like the place to go!!! http://bythemightymumford.wordpress.com/ I’m near to your neck of the woods! 🙂
Anthony and I went to Parlee the other day in Tyngsboro, but we weren’t all that impressed with the flavor of the apples (and the trees were too small to climb). We vowed to go elsewhere next time.
LOVE this post! Apple picking is one of my favorite things about fall. What a gorgeous orchard and great photos!