A bushel, a peck — oh, what the heck: For a full taste of this region, we insist that you sample the sweet stuff. Here’s our guide to glazed, sugar-coated, and can’t-miss farm fare.
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Find Fun Fall Festivities at 8 Henderson County Apple Orchards
Celebrate the season in North Carolina’s capital of apples by exploring you-pick orchards, pumpkin patches, and corn mazes with a sweet fried treat.
14 Absolutely Delicious Apple Recipes for Fall
After your trip to the orchard, get in the kitchen to make one of these sweet or savory recipes featuring the favorite fall fruit.
Apples
In North Carolina, apples are our sweet and tart stars of autumn.
Fruit Full
From our fertile soils bursts a colorful bounty. With hard work and a tender touch, farmers across the state provide us with the sweet taste of summer.
Fruits of Our Labor
From apples in the mountains to peaches in the Sandhills to blueberries on the Coastal Plain, there’s a bounty of North Carolina-grown fruit to enjoy.
Up, Up, and Away: 8 Outdoor Adventures Reaching New Heights in Hendersonville
Unwind at a vineyard with a view, go apple picking and cider sipping, paddle the French Broad, and watch the sun set behind the mountains on a trip filled with wild wonders.
4 Mixed Greens Recipes
Mustard and turnip greens, spinach and kale: Check out these four recipes that turn hardy leaves into a hearty meal.
31 Days, 31 Ways to Enjoy Apples in North Carolina
We’ve picked a bushel of North Carolina apples in every form — from pies to pottery to cider — to enjoy from the first perfect, blue-sky day of October through chilly Halloween. That’s one for each day of the month!
