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The fall harvest is finally here, and this week's orchard makes it hard to pick just one apple. 🍎

The rows are full of Crimson Crisp, Snowsweet, Ruby Rush, Jonathan, Jonagold, and Liberty, a mix that runs from tart and tangy to crisp and sweet, which is the best excuse we know to pick a few of each and taste them side by side at home. The Pumpkin Patch opens Friday, and the flower field is still blooming, so there's something ready in every corner of the farm.

ADMISSION (ages 2+):
🌽 Farm | FREE Sept 30th - Oct 4th
🛝 Farmyard | $1 on weekends, $6 on weekends
🚜 Tractor rides (Sat-Sun only & weather dependent) | $3+ add/on
🧺 Farm Market | Always free!
🍕 Ciderhouse | Always free!

YOU-PICK PRICING:
🍎 Apples | $15 per 1/2 Peck | $24 per Full Peck
🎃 Pumpkins (Opens Oct 2nd) | $7/pumpkin
💐 Flowers | $14/jar

📍 3201 15th Ave, Cumming IA
☎️ Questions? Call us at 515.216.0027
☔ Please expect mud on the farm due to the rainy season. We recommend wearing close-toed shoes and dressing appropriately according to the weather.

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the good stuff🧚‍♀️🌙

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Taken out to the ballgame

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Lately, I’ve been thinking about how gratitude is probably hardest in the smallest moments, and maybe that’s exactly what makes it so worth practicing. It’s easy to be grateful when something big happens. When you get the job. When you finally take the trip. When you receive the good news or hit that milestone. Those moments almost force you to appreciate them. But the small things? A warm shower. A great song on the drive home. A good workout. Laughing with your friends. A quiet morning. The sky on your walk. Waking up and realizing you get another day? Those moments are so easy to overlook because they don’t feel extraordinary. But maybe that’s where gratitude matters most. Because most of our lives aren’t made up of huge, life-changing moments. They’re made up of thousands of little ones that we barely notice until they’re gone. I don’t want to spend my life waiting for something big to happen before I appreciate the life I already have. And I’ve wrestled with that lately. I’ve been too busy looking for the next BIG thing to come, only to realize that the BEST things are already in front of me. They’re here. Now. I am here (and you are here) now. That’s pretty darn cool. And as easy as it is to look past the little moments, I promise you, they are the most rewarding to sit down and say “thank you” about. Maybe gratitude is simply learning to notice how good the ordinary can be. All the love:)

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No complaints

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Summer scrapbook

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Hi Wyatt 👋

Did nothing on the group project, still got an A

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This past weekend was one of the best of my lifetime. No exaggeration. Some of my favorite people all in one place, laughing and eating and rejoicing over a heck of a life. I am beyond lucky to be surrounded by these people. On top of hours in the sun, splashing in pools and lakes, my friends sat and supported me for just over an hour as I debuted my senior year documentary. We once again laughed, and also shed some tears. It was a magical moment, one that I’ll forever be grateful for. These people are much more than a simple passing face. They are closer to family than to a stranger, and I truly mean that. The hope is this event carries on for years, and we eventually tell our children of the summers their parents got together. Of the nights they talked endlessly, slept very little, and did it all again. Cheers to the memories we’ve shared so far, and all the ones that are to come. I’m thankful beyond belief. Love you all.

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some people may say there is better. this was the best.

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Great time, better people

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dear basketball, i wanna go back to kirby’s

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