Over 45 Years in the Apple Business!
Opening August 25th
Monday-Saturday 9am-6pm
Sunday 10am-6pm
Assorted early apples available now! Soon after Labor Day Honey Crisp, Gala, McIntosh will be available along w/ “You Pick” red raspberries. Early Fuji, Snow Sweet, Empire and many other varieties will follow.
Please check our website, Facebook, and Instagram or call the Orchard at 815-332-9696 to find out apple availability, especially if you are coming from out of town.
We also have yummy Apple Cider Donuts, delicious Apple Pies, scrumptious Carmel Apples many varieties of creamy melt-in-your mouth Fudge. 100% pure Cider, Honey, Giftware and much more.
We look forward to your visit. A destination where family and friends make new memories.
Stop out and see us. Check out the sale items in the store. We’re looking forward to seeing you!
We are a dog-friendly orchard. Dogs must be on a leash or held, “NICE & FRIENDLY”, and current with their vaccinations. If your dog does not have these qualifications, please leave them in the car or at home. Also, please bring those cute little pick-up bags. In other words, you are responsible for your dogs droppings.
THERE ARE DUMPSTERS IN THE PARKING LOT FOR YOUR DOGGY BAGS, BABY DIAPERS, & GARBAGE.
Come visit us soon!
There is Bauman Park, restaurants, ice cream &
mini grocery store right in downtown Cherry Valley,
a very nice quant town with an old main brick street.
There’s also a large casino about 5 miles away in Rockford.
Please call the Orchard, 815-332-9696, for apple availability especially if coming from out of town.
ABOUT US
We are a 35 acre family-owned orchard with approximately 5,000 apple trees. You have a choice of either picking your own apples or purchasing pre-picked apples in our store. We do, however, usually pick our own Honey Crisp and they’re also in the store while they last. Also available to pick in season: rhubarb, raspberries, (both summer and fall), blueberries, cherries, red, white and black currants and blackberries (in the summer),We make our own 100% pure cider – no additives. Slushies are available of course made with our oh- so- refreshing cider. We also have yummy cider donuts, delectable apple pies, really good cinnamon bread, scrumptious caramel apples and to die for fudge. Our store offers many fall decorations, linens, candles, and other unique items for your home. You will find a variety of jams, jellies, salsas, honey, squash, pumpkins, gourds, and much, much more.
We look forward to your visit…a destination where you and your family can make new memories the old fashioned way…one delicious apple at a time!
APPLES
2023 APPLE SEASON SCHEDULE
Over 30 Varieties of Apples!
These dates are only our best ESTIMATE of when the apples will be ready.
Please call, 815-332-9696, for apple availability especially if coming from out of town.
– AUGUST – Donuts and Apple Pie Available at Start of Apple Season
(4th Week) Paula Red, Sweet Maia, Zestar
– SEPTEMBER – Fresh Apple Cider Available Mid-September
(1st Week) Fall Raspberries, Gala, Haralson, Honey Crisp, McIntosh
(2nd Week) Early Fuji, Senshu, Snow Sweet, Summerset
(3rd Week) Cortland, Empire, Jonalicious, Jonathan, Macoun, Red Delicious, Sweet Zinger
(4th Week) Crimson Crisp, Crimson Topaz, Crunch-a-Bunch, Ida Red, Jonagold, Yellow Delicious
– OCTOBER –
(1st Week) Blushing Gold, Golden Russet, Ludacrisp, Pink Lady, Pixie Crunch, Sun Crisp
(2nd Week) Cameo, Rome, Rosalee, Sundance
(3rd Week) Candy Crisp, Fuji, Wine Crisp, Winesap
(4th Week) Evercrisp
***We recommend you call ahead for availability***
BAKERY
We have our scrumptious apple cider donuts, delicious apple pies, many flavors of yummy, delectable fudge, delicious apple -cinnamon bread (without raisins) that make great french toast, oh- so- good caramel apples plus 100% pure apple cider. We have wonderful muffins and new refreshing apple cider slurpies. Call ahead and reserve your tantalizing bakery, if you want to make sure and not be disappointed (especially during the weekends) when we could run out.
(Bakery is only during the fall apple season.) It will be available usually the last week of August.
TOURS / DIRECTIONS
TOURS: We will be having tours for schools, seniors, girl and boy scouts, and special groups. Our tours require a minimum of 10 people; however, you don’t have to have 10 people but you will be charged for 10. Teachers and chaperones will not be charged. We try to customize the tours to your needs; such as apple or bee/honey education, etc.
Please contact Cathy, 815-332-9696, to schedule your tours. We do try and make them fun and interesting.
Halloween will be here soon! To make sure we`re prepared, Gordy has been hard at work helping us bring in the pumpkin harvest!
We`re now picking Crimson Crisp, CrimsonTopaz, Crunch-a-Bunch, Empire, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Jonagold, Ludacrisp, Pixie Crunch, Sweet Zinger, and Winecrisp. There are many more varieties available pre-picked in our store.
Don`t forget about all of other fall goodies like donuts and apple cider! See you soon!
Valley Orchard
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696
This weekend at Valley Orchard, Darrell says we`re picking Crimson Crisp, CrimsonTopaz, Crunch-a-Bunch, Empire, Jonathan, Jonalicious, Macoun, Pixie Crunch, Rosalee, and Snow Sweet! There are many more varieties available pre-picked in our store. We now have pumpkins, mums, corn stalks, hay bales, and all your other fall decoration needs.
Valley Orchard
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696
Today is the day! Join us for food and fun!
This weekend at Valley Orchard, we`re picking Crimson Crisp, Crunch-a-Bunch, Empire, Jonalicious, Macoun, McIntosh, Pixie Crunch, Rosalee, Senshu, and Snow Sweet! Plus, this Saturday is our September Fall event! We`ll have food trucks, music, face painting, apple sling shot, wagon rides, and more! Don`t forget to get some apple cider, pie, and donuts too! We`ll see you this weekend!!
Valley Orchard
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696
This weekend, we have fresh apple cider!! That means apples cider slushies too!! Our U-Pick apples are Crimson Crisp, Honey Crisp, McIntosh, Pixie Crunch, Senshu, and Snow Sweet. There are more varieties pre-picked in our store and still lots of raspberries to pick as well. We`ll see you this weekend!
Valley Orchard
811 State Street
Cherry Valley, Il
815-332-9696
Join us on Saturday, September 21st, for another fall festival day! We will have all of our usual goodies, plus food trucks, music, wagon rides, and more!
Valley Orchard
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696
This weekend, we`re picking Honey Crisp!! Fuji and McIntosh are also available to pick. All of our delicious fall goodies are now available too!
Valley Orchard
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
815-332-9696
It`s a gorgeous day here at Valley Orchard! We have all of our delicious bakery treats ready to eat and apples too! Food trucks are open now. Live music starts at noon!
Visit us this Saturday for our first fall festival of the year! Our only U-Pick apple ready is Gala. You can also purchase both Gala and Sweet Maia pre-picked in our store.
It`s apple season at Valley Orchard! We now have Gala and Sweet Maya ready to take home. We will have U-Pick apples available next weekend. Donuts and apple pie are now available until we close.
Valley Orchard
815-332-9696
811 East State Street Cherry Valley, IL
We are looking for seasonal fall help. If you`re interested in working with us this fall, please stop by and fill out an application. Ask for Raoul! We need help with...
Kitchen - making our delicious donuts
Sales Barn - helping our loyal customers
Field Work - bringing in the harvest
815-332-9696
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, IL
Berry season is coming to an end. Our summer raspberries are done for the year but we still have blueberries left. Visit us soon before they`re gone!
$5.99 per pound
Our cherries are done for the season. You can still pick raspberries and blueberries but please call ahead to ensure availability.
815-332-9696
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, Illinois
We will be closed on Thursday, July 4th, to celebrate America`s birthday and take a well-deserved nap! We`ll see you Friday for more berries!
We`re now picking blueberries and raspberries! They can be picked out quickly and may need time to ripen before more can be picked. Be sure to call ahead for availability. We also still have a few sour cherries left to pick, but they`re quickly coming to an end.
~ Cherries ~ $2.99 per pound
~ Blueberries ~ $5.99 per pound or $6.00 per pint
~ Raspberries ~ $6.00 per pint
815-332-9696
811 East State Street
Cherry Valley, Illinois
Tart/sour cherries are ready to pick today! Come and get them before they`re gone! All cherries are U-Pick only and $3.59 per pound!
Cherry Season is upon us!! We have a large crop this year, but as always, it will go quickly. We will begin picking sour/tart cherries on Saturday, June 22nd.
All cherries are U-Pick only and cost $3.59 per pound.
We will be open 9am to 5pm Saturday and 10am to 5pm Sunday. During the rest of the week, we will be open 9am to 5pm.
Cherry Season is right around the corner! We`re expecting to pick cherries in a few weeks, tentatively Saturday, June 22nd, but that may change depending on how fast the cherries ripen. We have a large crop this year but as always, they will be picked out quickly!
We are now closed for the season! Thank you all for another great year! We look forward to seeing you again in the spring for rhubarb and asparagus. In the meantime, if you drive by and see us here, don`t be afraid to stop in for things. We`ll help you out as best we can.
We had a very big crop this year! Rather than let our remaining crop fall to the ground, we picked almost 10,000 pounds of apples for Feeding Illinois! Our donation is expected to provide 8,100 meals for those in need.