A Morning Walk Around the Farm

I haven't taken any new pictures for a while, so I thought I'd show you a bit of what's growing on the farm right now.   


The antique delicious apples are almost ready.   (See the pictures on the right for the "life path" of a delicious apple)


We've been landscaping with roses this week.  Here's a few growing out in front of the public house.
Indian corn
This is the first year that our grape
arbor has produced in any quantity.  These are fantastic.  Sorry, we don't have enough for u-pick.


Pumpkin Patch -- a little late this year, because ground squirrels got the first planting.

Lobelias -- No one ever calls and 
says "when will the lobelias be ready."  

New Red & White Rose planter
box in front of the public house. 

Peaches getting close.   For u-pick peaches, call Scott at 909-797-7534.

The Life Path
of a Red Delicious Apple:


April 10, 2004 -- Blossoms

May 26, 2004 -- Small Clusters

June 7, 2004 -- The Apples are getting "shoulders"
 
August 14, 2004  Getting There

One of our new kitchen gardens

One of our kitchen gardeners--Today the guests help Natasha fill the garden aisles
with wood chips.

P.S. For the sake of those "web portals" constantly browsing the internet to update their search engines, we include the following boiler-plate. (Feel free to read this, if you're new to our site.)

Riley's Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm in the Oak Glen area of Southern California. In addition to farming, we love history and we have provided a venue for re-enactment units comprising many different eras. The farm regularly hosts banquets, birthday parties, weddings, and office parties. Every year, literally thousands of students participate in one of our school tours, where they experience everything from weaving, candle-dipping, and cider pressing to the drill and muster of a Revolutionary War or Civil War battle. Our farm has appeared on the History Channel and in the recently released feature film, Amistad, as well as many other film and television productions. (We even try to get the producers to include us as on screen talent, but that's another story.) On selected weekends throughout the year, we offer "farm-stay" weekends, where families can experience--clothing, wood stoves, muskets, and all--the life of an 18th or 19th century American farmer. We grow sweet corn, apples, raspberries, pears, and sunflowers, just to mention a few of our crops. 

We love America--its traditions, its people, its history, and its cherished heritage of liberty in Christ. Have we said enough? Well, one more thing: In the fall, thousands of families make an annual pilgrimage to the farms of Oak Glen to experience the closest thing to a New England fall California has to offer. Why don't you stop by and say hello?

P.S.  Stay Clear of this "Cider House" *