You Pick or We'll Pick
54757 Hwy. 52, Sabula, Iowa 52070 (563) 687-2298
Nestled in the hills overlooking the Mississippi River, Gravert's Orchard is a great afternoon excursion. Discover some of the most beautiful fall scenery in Eastern Iowa.
HOURS:
Saturdays & Sundays: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Mon., Wed., Thurs., Fri.: 10 am. - 5 p.m.
Closed Tuesdays
CURRENT AVAILABLE VARIETIES:
In the Store:
Jonathan, Early Fuji, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Ashmead's Kernel, Empire, Ida Red, Pinova, Liberty, Tolman Sweet, Red Regent, Haralson, Florina, Jonagold, Esopus Spitzenberg, Kathryn's Favorite, Chieftain, Bosc pears.
U-Pick:
Chieftain, Jonagold, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious, Enterprise, Braeburn, Red Rome, Liberty.
When is your favorite variety ripe?
Check out our ripening chart under "Apples".
Payments:
We accept debit cards, credit cards, checks and cash.
We're going to have a Halloween Open House!
This year October 31st falls on a Saturday. Join us as we have a little fun on Halloween.
We will have, "Find the Spook" in the orchard for the kids all day. Come get a map of the orchard in the store. Search the orchard to find the spooks, and mark where they are. If your child finds them all, bring in the map, and they'll get a treat!
Between 1:00 and 2:00, we will have, "Poetry on the Porch". Bring your original spooky poem or pick a good one from your favorite author and share with the rest. Eva will start with, "The Raven". It's free, and anyone can participate.
Lastly, we will have, "Twilight in the Orchard". Anytime between 5:00 and 7:00, come walk the orchard. We'll have a self-guided lighted path. There won't be spooks, but you might hear an owl or coyote. And the orchard is spooky enough in the dark. We'll put on a pot of cider and have some snacks for when you're done.
The late season apples are finally here. This weekend, the Braeburn have ripened! Enterprise and Red Rome are ready too. That leaves only Pink Lady to ripen, which looks like it's about 2 weeks away yet.
We have caramel apples and apple pies on the weekend until sold out. We will be making cider every week. The last press should be the last week of October, unless we have good weather the first week in November. I've added a couple of ways to drink cider cold. Look for the recipes in the recipe section on this website.
The food wagon is open on weekends, so come out for lunch. They'll be serving hamburgers and brats.
Note: Cider sold out again this weekend. We'll have it in stock on Friday, Oct. 23.