Yesterday was a long day, long and lovely. Started off with the breakfast of champions (pancakes, courtesy of my mom) with my 8 yo niece. The two of us then set out for a music filled two-hour drive to Ochs Orchard in Warwick, NY. http://www.ochsorchard.net/ I’ve only been apple picking once before, a very long time ago, and don’t really remember much about the place, and so, don’t have much in which to compare. With that said, Ochs seemed… OK. The pumpkin patch was cute but most of the pumpkins were small. The gravel road to get to the store and orchard was long and quite narrow in parts. All of the workers were nice and friendly. The best part of visiting Ochs was the lesson in humanity. I was reminded that there are good people in this world, when a lovely Asian family, who barely spoke English, shared the strawberries they had just picked with us. The woman opened my hand and put a napkin filled with strawberries in it. I was touched by their generosity and kindness and that inspired me to share with the next family we passed. We all got to enjoy sweet strawberries and a smile.
Once we picked our apples and pumpkin, we set out to find Heaven Hill Farm in Vernon, NJ, which is only five miles from Ochs Orchard. http://www.heavenhillfarm.com/ This place was lots of fun! My niece had a blast going on all the rides and watching the pig race. All of the pigs had names that played off famous people like, my niece’s favorite, Taylor Ham. We saw horses and goats, baby ducks and baby chicks. They also had face painting and sand art, as well as a big Halloween store and tons of pumpkins. Giant pumpkins! If you have little ones in your life, I would recommend visiting Heaven Hill Farm.
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