https://edwardsorchard.farm/welcome daily 1.0 2024-07-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1591385163249-ONK6GTZS5H702LSWV9FG/IMG_2959.jpg Edwards Apple Orchard | Poplar Grove, IL - Visit Us Planning a visit? Please read our FAQ and Policies first. Edwards Apple Orchard 7061 Centerville Road Poplar Grove, IL https://edwardsorchard.farm/visit daily 0.75 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1618512937096-8H2BKL8I7XAGQ60ZHS57/blossom+Kens+phone.jpeg Visit https://edwardsorchard.farm/about/family-farm daily 0.75 2020-09-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1596639819095-HSIYESIXGBC1L5HA65S0/family%252Bin%252Borchard%252B1.jpg Family Farm Edwards Orchard is a fourth-generation family farm with 15 members of the family working together in the business. Our orchard has grown to 100 acres of apple trees, pumpkins, squash, mums, and berries. We have 50,000 apple trees and grow over 30 apple varieties. We hope it becomes your autumn tradition to pick our premium fruit at the peak of its season. https://edwardsorchard.farm/pick-your-own/pumpkins daily 0.75 2025-11-01 https://edwardsorchard.farm/about/farming-practices daily 0.75 2020-06-11 https://edwardsorchard.farm/our-history daily 0.75 2025-08-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1591904666045-CD1HTXCLYGJKXJO3JJIY/unnamed.jpg Our History In 1964, their son Bob showed interest in purchasing the farm to grow apples, something he and his wife Betty had been dreaming about. That spring they planted the first apple trees. As the trees grew, Bob and Betty’s 5 children helped with all of the orchard chores. Their first crop — only a few bushels of apples — they sold from a hayrack in the front yard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1591904910611-GFY863K96GGWPIRNY0Z0/unnamed-1.jpg Our History To create retail space, the dairy barn was converted into the Apple Barn. A grading machine, bakery, and cider press took the place of grain storage and milking stanchions. Later additions included the Cider Cellar, Farm Museum, and children’s play area. https://edwardsorchard.farm/our-values daily 0.75 2020-06-23 https://edwardsorchard.farm/farm-market daily 0.75 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1592423465964-A029BYWTR869512AT834/Farm_Market-Black+truck.jpg Farm Market https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1591899621183-8V4V19XIMNXO5M1O20PU/PieandIce.png Farm Market - Cider Cellar Visit the Cider Cellar to enjoy a pulled-pork sandwich or a slice of warm apple pie with ice cream. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1591899550043-JP1EBY4ZULX36XPS7ODA/SSP_2564.jpg Farm Market - Cider Mill We press all of our own cider using in-season apples we grow in our orchard. Apples are first washed, then crushed into a pulp. A large press squeezes the pulp, causing juice to collect in a stainless steel tank where it is treated with UV light before bottling. No sugar is added to our cold cider. The subtle change in cider flavor throughout the season is a delicious result of apple varieties ripening at different times. Early season cider is bright and sweet, when dessert apples like Honeycrisp are in season. Midseason cider has the greatest complexity, as it blends the largest number of apple varieties. Late season cider features Granny Smith and Goldrush apples, which add tart notes and are high in tannin, a natural compound that gives cider its richness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1601307112327-37DH4K622HNJO0TE8LVZ/peck+appes+on+crate+2.jpg Farm Market - Apples Fresh, crisp apples are available in the store by the 1/2 peck. We grow over 30 apple varieties right here on our farm, from familiar favorites like Honeycrisp to exciting new varieties like Smitten. Our fruit is picked at its peak, just days before it is hand-packed for the store. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1591899374723-M3V93SUJOCO5IPP16KGY/DSC_5988.jpg Farm Market - Bakery Our specialty is homemade apple cider donuts! We make them fresh daily using our own apple cider. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1591899181117-IGGAP50MF7HBZVT9AHFL/SSP_2541.jpg Farm Market - Specialty Foods Apple butter, salsa, jams, and fresh fudge are some of the fall favorites you will find in the farm market. https://edwardsorchard.farm/faq-policies daily 0.75 2022-10-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1592251099200-1UIJFMGQRKF7ZRSHI6EN/icon-pets_160.png FAQ & Policies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1592251136968-C8ELKICWN3W0POCQ368T/icon-smoking_160.png FAQ & Policies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1592251115181-L4GPJSOAPF5TCNG37OF2/icon-food_160.png FAQ & Policies https://edwardsorchard.farm/pick-your-own/apples daily 0.75 2025-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ed967c048e727076e94b8b0/1592853089406-RT01LSE0SVXT07KRB480/IMG_4873.jpg Apples For over 50 years we have offered apple picking on our farm, an experience that has become tradition for many of our guests. During the fall season, apple picking begins in September and continues through October. https://edwardsorchard.farm/pick-your-own/raspberries daily 0.75 2025-10-23