How To: Apple Pick While at Harvard
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If you're going to go apple picking, you have to take *aesthetically pleasing* pictures of your friends. By Zindzi Hammond-Hanson
Now that we are in the thick of fall, you might be growing tired of alternating between Starbuck's Pumpkin Spice lattes and Tealuxe's fall-flavored Spiced Chai, and are looking for a way to fulfill your foliage-colored dreams. A perfect way to do this is to go apple-picking. One place to go if you feel like collecting some apples from a place other than the dining hall is Honey Pot Hill Orchards.
The Orchard
Honey Pot Hill Orchards is located in Stow, Massachusetts, about 25 miles outside of Harvard. In addition to the rows upon rows of pickable apples, the orchard has a large hedge maze, a small animal farm, a stage for performances, and a gift shop to satisfy all of your apple product needs. Because we’ve all thought to ourselves at some point - how much better would life be if I could have five gallons of apple cider for the season?
How Do You Get to Stow?
One way to travel to the middle of nowhere (we mean, of course, Stow, Massachusetts) is by taking the T and a commuter rail. This trip took about an hour and 15 minutes to get to the orchard. On the way back, we were fortunate enough to find an Uber, casually passing by this rural spot. This made the ride back only about 45 to 50 minutes. Splitting the Uber fare could even potentially be cheaper than buying a train ticket.
APPLES (and apple-related foods)