Although fall is not yet in full swing, apple picking at Silverman’s Farm in Easton, Connecticut has been packed with visitors for weeks now.
Silverman’s Farm is is a family owned farm located about 20 minutes away from Westport. The farm specializes in pumpkin, apple and raspberry picking during the fall season. Along with the “pick your own” area of the farm, there is an indoor market with freshly baked pies, donuts and homemade cider.
In order to get to the “pick your own” section, visitors take a five minute tractor ride up to the orchards. “My favorite part about apple picking at Silverman’s is the tractor ride to get up there. Although it was more entertaining for me when I was younger, it’s still a fun ride,” Jack Sharkey ’18 said.
They currently offer Macintosh, Macoun and Crimson Crisp; however, they vary throughout the season.
After picking the apples, people take the tractor ride back to the bottom where many often hurry into the market to get a hold of their famous homemade apple cider donuts.