Meet Brad and Jackie Erovick of CherryShack Orchard!
CherryShack Orchard is located just down the road from my house and boasts more apple varieties than you've probably ever heard of. More than 30 in all.
McIntosh, Spartan, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Green Gravenstein, Red Gravenstein, Ginger Gold (My favorite!), Early Gold, and many many more.
CherryShack is truly a family run orchard, with everything they sell coming straight from their farm. Brad keeps busy year round managing the orchard, pruning trees, maintaining the land, pressing cider and so on. Brad's dad, Bill, runs the orchard store:
Brad's mom, Marilyn, makes all the jams, syrups, pies, caramel apples, and helps Brad with the cider pressing:
Recently I was so excited to discover they sell a huge variety of vintage potato sacks! You can do so many great things with them. I stuffed one full of straw, stapled the open end closed, and use it for a cushion on a straw bale. The perfect fall porch seating! We also took one and covered a cork board for a great message board at their store.
Fresh-pressed cider is in high demand here and during the fall, they press about four times a week, producing hundreds of gallons of cider. Did you know it takes about 14 pounds of apples to make one gallon of cider? I really like that they pasturize using UV light, rather than through a heating process. I think more nutrients are retained that way. Here is what the pulp looks like after pressing:
The pulp is used for things like chicken feed and compost. Nothing goes to waste here.
In addition to the more than 30 varieties of apples that are grown here, they also grow apricots, cherries, pears, tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, and other assorted vegetables.
Jackie and Brad Erovick
You can find contact information for CherryShack Orchard by clicking here.
You can find them on facebook by clicking here.
God bless the farmers - the men and women who work the land to make our country the beautiful and fertile place it is today. You can read more on my Meet the Farmer series by clicking here.
Great write-up on CherryShack Orchard!! Thank goodness for the farmers!
Posted by: Marianne Duarte | October 15, 2012 at 03:09 PM
Oh how fun! Because you mentioned this sweet orchard in an earlier post, my family and I went apple picking at The Cherry Shack last week! We had such a fun afternoon and enjoyed chatting with Bill and Brad. My girls have LOVED snacking on the delicious apples. And we brought home some of Marilyn's Bing Cherry jam- it's Bill's favorite- YUM! We will definitely be checking in with the Cherry Shack to see what's ripe for picking every trip to Spokane! Thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Amy G | October 15, 2012 at 03:24 PM
Amy,
Im so happy to hear that! I got your email and havent had a chance to respond, but Im so glad you found your way there. Wishing you all the best with what you were in Spokane for. Youre in my heart.
xxoo,
Serena
Posted by: Serena | October 15, 2012 at 03:28 PM
Yes! Thank goodness for the farmers! :)
Posted by: Serena | October 15, 2012 at 03:28 PM
Thank you so much Serena, for showing the positive side of farming! We appreciate you!
Posted by: CAROL | October 15, 2012 at 05:16 PM
What a great post! I can't believe there price!! Around here at farm stands Honey Crisps are 1.69 a lb. I think I would use up way to much gas driving to Spokane, ha-ha!
God Bless the Farmer!!
Posted by: Junebug | October 15, 2012 at 05:53 PM
I love this series, Serena! Thank you for introducing me to some new stops for my Green Bluff adventures. We're headed up on Sunday and can't wait to explore these new-to-us farms!
Posted by: Dana Muchow | October 15, 2012 at 10:51 PM
Oh Serena, I sure do love family business! Especially, businesses such! The pictures are fabulous, as always!!!
Posted by: Bundles of Blossoms | October 16, 2012 at 06:43 AM
The Cherry Shack is my favorite orchard of them all. These people are so kind and generous and fabulous with the kids. I love that they are so small and haven't become so commercial as some other farms. Definitely will be heading up soon!
Posted by: Angie | October 16, 2012 at 07:26 AM
I would love to visit Cherry Shack orchard!
Posted by: Lindsey Toms | October 16, 2012 at 08:07 AM
Love this!
Posted by: michelle | October 16, 2012 at 11:36 AM
My pleasure, Carol. Thanks for your comment. Serena
Posted by: Serena | October 17, 2012 at 05:19 AM
You're welcome, Dana! I hope you have a great visit to Green Bluff. Also, you may or may not know about the hazelnut farm on the bluff, and that's always a great spot to stock up if you enjoy hazelnuts. :) Serena
Posted by: Serena | October 17, 2012 at 05:22 AM
That's wonderful, Angie. They are such a great family for sure. :) Serena
Posted by: Serena | October 17, 2012 at 05:23 AM
Wish I was close as a visit here would make fall complete!!! Love all the pics.
Posted by: Weekend Cowgirl | October 20, 2012 at 12:15 PM
Oh I wish we had apple farms in Florida. It's one thing I miss down here. But we have oranges. LOL! I just wished I liked oranges.
Have a lovely day.
Kim
Posted by: Kim @ Homesteader's Heart | October 22, 2012 at 11:42 AM
I would live in that place! I bet that cider tastes divine xxxx
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