Larry Denney

Karen — Fri, 09 Jun 2006 19:32:35 -0600

Contact Larry Denney at 336-384-2779.

James Wilkes

Karen — Mon, 08 May 2006 18:08:57 -0600

James Wilkes owns Faith Mountain Farm in Creston, NC.

He can be reached at:

489 Big Laurel Road

Creston, NC, 28615

336-385-3510

Kim and Trudy Kittle

Karen — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:22:19 -0600

Kim and Trudy Kittle have been with Watauga County Farmers' Market since 1999. They are the owners of Mountain City Farms, and have an obvious commitment to producing high quality foods.

Trudy is famous for her homemade baked goods, such as muffins and Angel Food cake. Customers can sample homemade bread with almond butter, which is similar to peanut butter. Samples of the Kittle's jams and jellies are also available. The fruits in the jams and jellies are grown organically at Mountain City Farms.

Other popular items include homemade barbecue sauce, natural granola, and honey from Kim's own bees. Produce is available in season, notably peppers, potatoes and eggplant. Look for Yukon Gold potatoes, which appear pre-buttered after cooking.

e-mail the Kittles

Bill Moretz

Karen — Tue, 26 Apr 2005 15:12:27 -0600

Preserving the past and embracing the future

2820 Big Hill Road
Boone, N.C.
828-264-3424

Moretz's Apple Varieties

Arkansas Black
Baldwin
Big Red
Black Oxford
Blushing Gold
Bramley's seedling
Chehalis
Coffee Seedling
Collimar/20 Oz
Connell Red
Cortland
Criterion
Cripp's Pink
Dula's Beauty
Double Red Delicious
Earliblaze
Empire
Enterprise
Fuji
Fuji, Red
Fuji, Red (Nagafu #6)
Gala
Geneva
Gloria Mundi
Golden Delicious
Golden Russett
Golden Sweetie
Gold Rush
Granny Smith
Green Pippin
Grimes Golden
Honeycrisp
Idared
Jonagold
Jonamac
Jonared
Jumbo
King Lucious
Lady
Liberty
Limbertwig, Royal
Lodi
Macoun
Magnum Bonum
Maiden's Blush
Mary Mckinney
McIntosh
Mutsu
Northern Spy
Northwest Greening
Notley P.
Ozark Gold
Original Delicious
Pound
Prairie Spy
Pristine
Spur Red Delicious
Ray's Early
Red Delicious
Red Field
Red Fuji
Red Fuji #6
Red Gold
Red Rome
Rusty Coat
Sekai Ichi
Senator
Senshu
Sheepnose
Snow
Sour Rusty Coat
Spice
Spice, Ole Tim
Spigold
Stayman
Striped Red Delicious
Striped Rome
Summer Banana
Summer Rambo
Summer Treat
Sweet Dixon
Sweet Sixteen
Virginia Beauty
Virginia Gold
Wolf River, Gold
William's Pride
Winter Banana
Winter Cragg
Winter Greening
Wolf River
Yellow Newtown
Yellow Transparent
Yoko
York Imperial
Zesty Z

HISTORY

The orchard was started by my grandfather in the 1930's. A nurseryman offered him some trees at a discount due to a cancellation.

In those days the trees were standards, which grew tall and required a lot of labor to work. My father planted semi-dwarf and a few dwarf trees to cut down on the labor needs. He added several new varieties.

These days I am planting mostly dwarfs and using a high-density system (500- 1000 trees to the acre). This allows me to have a greater yield and variety choice.

I am concerned about protecting the environment and monitor the orchard in order to avoid unnecessary spraying. I use the safest pesticides that do the job. Organic disease control on fruit trees is not economically feasible, given our climate and present organic capability.

PRODUCTS

We have over 90 different varieties of apples. Sweet to tart and in between. Antiques to modern.

Peaches-white and yellow

Nectarines-white and yellow, cling and freestones.

Plums-Damson, Ozark Premiere and Green

Cherries-sweet and sour

Apricots-canning and eating

Pears-European and Asian. Bartlett, Shinseiki, 20th Century, Korean Giant, Hosui and Kikusui.

Honey-clover, sumac, sourwood and various in season mixes.

We offer in season: beans, tomatoes, greens and lettuces, corn, squash, cucumbers, and more.

Beans-half runners, Romano, 100 year, Louise and Pink Tip shelly
Lettuces-French Crisp, leaf, Romaine and reds
Tomatoes-Old German, Celebrity, Caspian Pink, Roma and Italian Gold
Cucumbers-French Cornichon, pickler and slicing
Corn-Kandy
Squash-yellow summer
Greens-mustard, kale and spinach

Coming soon
Rare fruits: sea berries, honey berries. Kiwi, Goumi, persimmons and paw paws.

CONTACT ME ABOUT

Custom Grafting

Tours

Information

Recipes

And TALL TELLS

I offer CSA subscriptions to local families. Community supported agriculture is a way for people to share in the harvest without dealing with the risks involved, such as late frosts. The program is similar to a magazine subscription. Customers receive one bag of apples a week for twelve weeks, each containing three varieties. In the second year the customer can choose half of the varieties included. In subsequent years the choices are entirely up to the customer, and the bags are rounded off with any new varieties that are available.

DIRECTIONS TO THE ORCHARD

From Boone, take 194 N at Perkinsville (intersection of 194 & 421S), go 5.3 miles and take right on Big Hill Road at Green Valley School. Go 2.5 miles to intersection with Tom Jackson Road, continue left on Big Hill Road for .25 miles to orchard.
From Todd, take Big Hill Road for 2.9 miles to orchard. Look for the sign between two buildings on the north side of the road. The house is south of (below) road.

Fried Apples

Peel spice apples and slice thinly, no more than 1/4 inch, into a buttered skillet on medium heat. When apples begin to cook, turn to low for simmering. Add brown sugar and cinnamon or allspice to taste. Place lid on pan, stir occasionally. Use fork to see when done. This recipe can also be used in the microwave.