About Rusty Rooster Orchard

We produce primarily Royal Gala and Ambrosia apples on our family orchard.  We have been busy planting some new varieties of both Dessert and Cider Apples which are shown in our Store.  And we will be planting some other varieties soon!

If you are interested, our orchard can supply:

Royal Gala

Ambrosia

Granny Smith

Golden Delicious

Spartan

Porter's Perfection

Frequin Rouge

We offer private, farm gate sales to individual clients.  Send us an email if you're interested in buying orchard-direct apples!

Thanks to some creative, repeat clients, we've had very positive feedback on our apples and our apple juice.

Check out our Instagram and Facebook sites for a few of their comments!  

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Lots of clients are familiar with our apples.  At the end of harvest each season we squeeze in some time to press fresh apple cider/juice- it is pasteurized and unfiltered.  It tastes amazing, and stores for up to a year unrefrigerated.  These 5L bag-in-box cartons are for sale from the orchard directly, or send us a message and we'll get you the juice!

We usually start hiring summer staff in January-February.  Postings will be here or linked to local websites such as Castanet.

HIRING ORCHARD/FARM WORKERS.

  Check out the add at Castanet:

https://classifieds.castanet.net/details/orchard_farm_workers_lake_country/3899912/

Check back often to see what skills we might be looking for!

This season, we had a few questions about storage of apples, and our newly minted juice.  Here are some Q&As that might help you out.

At what temperature do I store apples?  Generally, the best temperature to store apples is around 3-4C, in your refrigerator or a cold room.  Don't let  them dry out in storage as they won't keep as long.

Do I need to keep your apple juice in the refrigerator?  Because the apple juice is pasteurized, you need only store it in the fridge once you open it.   The juice can be kept unopened, in its box, at room temperature for up to a year.

Do you make juice from apples that have fallen on the ground?  Never.  Apples for eating and juicing should never be taken from the ground because ground-dwelling bacteria could make you very sick, or spoil the produce.  We do not place ground apples in our bins.