portable chairs<\/a> — comfort is a must.\u00a0 Once we finish our picnic, we can kick back in our chairs and take in the crisp, clean pre-autumn air.<\/p>\nOrchards may not always have restaurants, but it’s not uncommon for them to\u00a0sell\u00a0baked\u00a0goods containing the very treasure you came to\u00a0pick from the trees.\u00a0 Apple pies, apple dumplings, and — our favorite — apple cider doughnuts provide the perfect accompaniment to our\u00a0delicious picnic lunch.<\/p>\n
At the end of the day, with\u00a0bags of apples and packages of pies in hand, we head home with full and happy\u00a0tummies\u00a0until Apple Month rolls around again next\u00a0September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
September is Apple Month, and it’s the time of year when thousands of families look forward to heading out to the local orchard for some apple picking fun.\u00a0 My family is no exception.\u00a0 In fact, we live in a part of the country where apple orchards abound.\u00a0\u00a0Picking our\u00a0peck is\u00a0a big deal, so we like to make a day of it. 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An increasing number of apple orchards have expanded their offerings beyond picking fruit.\u00a0 Many have on-site cafes where you can enjoy a meal after you’ve spent time meandering the rows of apple trees searching for the perfect specimens.\u00a0 Our family prefers to take along a picnic basket<\/a> filled with our favorite foods — chicken salad, crispy veggies, cheese chunks, and buttery crackers.\u00a0 Just in case the orchard we’ve chosen doesn’t have any picnic tables, we bring along our portable chairs<\/a> — comfort is a must.\u00a0 Once we finish our picnic, we can kick back in our chairs and take in the crisp, clean pre-autumn air.<\/p>\n