Variety	Flavor	Best Use	Availability
Baldwin	Tart	Eat, Sauce, Bake, Pie	Middle Oct.
Braeburn	Sweet-Tart	Eat, Sauce, Salad	Middle Oct.
Cortland	Sweet - Juicy	Eat, Sauce, Dessert	Early Sept.
Empire	Sweet	Eat, Sauce, Pie	Early Oct.
Fuji	Sweet	Eat, Cook	Mid Oct.
Gala	Sweet	Eat, Cook, Sauce, Bake	Mid Sept.
Ginger Gold	Sweet	Eat, Salad	Early Sept.
Gold Delicious	Sweet	Eat, Cook	Mid Oct.
Granny Smith	Tart	Eat, Cook, Salad	Mid Sept.
Honey Crisp	Sweet, Juicy	Eat, Cook, Salad	Early Oct.
Ida Red	Sweet - Tart	Eat, Sauce	Mid Oct.
Jonagold	Sweet - Tart	Eat, Dessert, Sauce, Pie	Mid Oct.
Jonamac	Tart	Eat, Decorative	Mid Sept.
Jonathan	Sweet, Spicy	Eat, Sauce, Cider	Mid Sept.
Kendall	Sweet - Juicy	Eat	Mid Oct.
Lodi	Tart	Sauce, Pie	Late Aug.
Macoun	Sweet - Juicy	Eat, Salad, Sauce, Bake	Mid Sept.
McIntosh	Sweet	Eat, Pies, Bake, Cider	Early Sept.
Mutsu (Crispin)	Sweet - Juicy	Eat, Baking, Cook	Mid Oct.
Northern Spy	Tart	Eat, Baking	Mid Oct.
Paula Red	Tart - Juicy	Eat, Sauce	Early Sept.
Red Delicious	Tart - Juicy	Eat	Mid Oct.
Red Gravenstein	Tart - Juicy	Sauce, Baking	Early Sept.
Rome	Tart - Juicy	Eat, Cook, Bake	Late Oct.
Spencer	Sweet	Eat, Bake	Early Oct.
Yataka	Sweet, Juicy	Eat	Mid Oct.

Your Diet - Apples are the perfect, portable snack: great tasting, energy-boosting, and free of fat.

Your Heart - Research confirms it! The antioxidant phytonutrients found in apples help fight the damaging effects of LDL (bad) cholesterol.

Your Digestion - Just one apple provides as much dietary fiber as a serving of bran cereal. (That's about one-fifth of the recommended daily intake of fiber.)

Your Lungs - An apple a day strengthens lung function and can lower the incidence of lung cancer, as well.

Your Bones - Apples contain the essential trace element, boron, which has been shown to strengthen bones - a good defense agianst osteoporosis.

Call ahead to find out the schedule � depending on Mother Nature, this year's harvest can be running early or late, affecting hours.

Dress appropriately � wear comfortable clothes and footwear that can get dirty. Don't forget the bug spray and sun screen!

Most of all, have fun! Take it slow, and enjoy the peace and quiet. Let the littlest ones set the pace.

Try varieties of apples that are new to you

Mind your manners. Be nice to the trees, and carry your trash out with you. Take all the fruit that you pick.

For the best apple-eating experience, pick fruit that is firm to the touch and free of bruises. Once you get them home, store apples in your refrigerator, in a ventilated bag, away from other strong-odored foods.

Continue the fun at home! Involve the whole family in preparing apple dishes. They'll all be more inclined to eat food they helped prepare!