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Farm Name:
Brown's Orchard
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Name:
June Windstein
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Address:
5774 North Atwood Drive, Willcox, Arizona, 85643View Directions
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Phone:
520.384.3671
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Weekday Hours:
Thursday through Sunday from 8 to 5 for U-pick.
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Farm Type and Features:
- Farm Stand
- U-Pick
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Description:
Located just a few miles off Interstate 10 in Wilcox, Brown’s Orchard has been the home of heirloom apple and pear trees for almost 50 years. Mr. Brown, who built the orchard in 1963, tended the trees for more than 35 years. In 1998, he sold the farm to June Windstein, who looked past the overgrown trees and saw only the potential to restore vitality to this wonderful orchard.
Brown’s Orchard is known as much for its pears as it is for its apples. The farm produces four different kinds of pears, Bartlett, Starking Delicious, which ripen in August, and D’Anjou, and Bosc, which will be ready for picking in September. Apple season at the Orchard also begins in early August with Gala, Early Blaze, and Yellow Transparent varieties ripening on the trees. Come September, the other nine types of apples grown at the Orchard will be available for picking. If you are looking for fresh heirloom fruit that is grown without chemicals, herbicides, or fungicides, head over to Wilcox with your bucket or bag.
A minimum purchase of a 2 gallon bucket of apples or pears is required for a fee of $12.50. June is offering a special two-for-one deal during the 2011 harvest. Buy one 5 gallon bucket of apples or pears for $25.00 and get a second 5 gallon for free. Bring the family out for a fun day of picnicking and fruit picking and give your children or grandchildren their own cherished memory of time spent skipping through the orchard and eating apples right off the tree. -
Driving Directions:
Brown’s Orchard is located at 5774 N. Atwood Drive in Wilcox, AZ 85643
Featured Recipe
Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
In a pot with boiling water, cook Jalapeno’s (blanch) for about 3-4 minutes.
When done, immediately drop the jalapenos into a bowl of ice water to shock, or stop the cooking process. When cool, slice jalapenos lengthwise from stem to tip, leaving the stem intact. Using a small spoon, scrape the seeds and veins from inside of jalapenos. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, liquid smoke and chopped bacon bits, mixing well. Fill each half of jalapeno with cream cheese mixture to just under the rim.
Lay a piece of pepper jack cheese over the jalapeno, just to cover the cream cheese mixture. Wrap each jalapeno with a slice of bacon using a toothpick if necessary to secure the bacon.
Place stuffed jalapenos on a baking sheet. (You can also use a flat rack placed inside a baking sheet to cut down on bacon grease.) Bake for 30 minutes or until bacon is thoroughly cooked. Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapeno’s can be made ahead. When ready to serve, heat them up on a grill or in the oven and serve warm.
Serve with jalapeno jelly.
