Stories, tips, and local perspectives from across the Finger Lakes.
Wager's Cider Mill on East Main Street in Penn Yan is a family-run operation that locals have been visiting for generations, and the FLX Finest awards — Gold for Best Apple Orchard in 2024, Silver in 2025 — confirm that the tradition is holding strong. The orchard grows a range of apple varieties, but the […]
Red Jacket Orchards is arguably the most widely recognized agricultural brand in the Finger Lakes, and the 2022 Gold for Best Apple Orchard only confirms what the region's farmers' market shoppers and natural food store customers already know. The orchard, which has been farming in the Geneva area since 1958, grows over fifty varieties of […]
Owen Orchards on Grant Avenue Road in Weedsport has been a fixture of the Cayuga County apple season for generations, and the awards tell the consistency story: Gold for Best Apple Orchard in 2023, bookended by Silver in 2022 and 2024. Three consecutive years of FLX Finest recognition means the orchard is not riding a […]
Eighty-six acres of orchard land on Sand Hill Road in Penn Yan, four generations of the same family working the trees — Apple Barrel Orchards is the kind of operation that makes the Finger Lakes agricultural story feel personal rather than promotional. The u-pick season here covers apples, sweet cherries, and grapes, and the variety […]
A collaborative tasting room in Interlaken showcasing multiple Finger Lakes cider makers under one roof, with a farm-to-table kitchen and organic orchard.