The arrival of cooler weather in Cincinnati seems to push us out the door searching for apple orchards.  Fortunately home grown apples are available and locations are located around greater Cincinnati.  Looking for something to do this weekend -think about buying a bag or basket of home grown apples.

A few of the local orchards are listed below:

• Irons’ Fruit Farm
  1640 Stubbs Mill Road
  Lebanon, OH 45036
  Warren County
  Phone: (513) 932-2853
  Email: ironsfruitfarm@gmail.com
  Open: May-February, Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm, Sunday 12-5pm (June through October until 6pm)
  Directions: Exit 32 off I-71, head west on St. Rt. 123 for 2.5-3.0 miles to Stubbs Mill Road on left (Bob Evans on corner). Take Stubbs Mill for 1.5 miles and we are on the left.
  Ironsfruitfarm.com

• A and M Farm Orchard
  22141 State Route 251
  Midland, OH 45148
  Brown County
  Phone: (513) 875-2500

• Hidden Valley Fruit Farm
  5474 N. Ohio 48
  Lebanon, OH 45036
  United States
  Contact details
  Telephone: (513) 932-1869
  Open Times
  January through February, May through December. Hours are 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday

• Pringles Orchard
  2697 Pringle Road
  Goshen, OH 45122
  Clermont County
  Phone: (513) 625-9866
  Open: June through December; Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 6 p.m
• Rouster’s Apple House
  1980 SR 131
  Milford, OH 45150
  Clermont County
  Phone: (513) 625-5504
  Open: July through December; Tuesday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Hollmeyer’s Orchards
  3241 Fiddlers Green Road
  Cincinnati, OH 45248-2806
  Telephone: (513) 574-0663
  All year; Monday-Friday 9:00am-6:00pm, Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm, Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm.

If you want to drive a little further Orange Pippin provides a map of all the orchards in Ohio.  Apple Journal provides another source of information about Ohio apple orchards.  And if organic apples are your thing Agrilicious has the information.