apples

It is the season for the whole family to go apple picking! This is a list of some of the best orchards in Upstate New York.

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We have been to a few orchards around the Capital Region. If you are like us, you have plenty of apples to use up. We had apples from Lakeside Farms and Bowman's Orchards. But you can use any ones you have. Here is a great recipe for Cinnamon Apple Pie Cake. Hope you enjoy it, we sure did.

When we were kids, my parents would occasionally let me and my sister snag a few grapes without paying in the supermarket produce section.  I even remember a time or two when we would try to hide a cousin or friend under some blankets in the back seat of the car when we went to the drive-in.  And most of us can admit that we've brought a snack or two into the movie theatre to munch on...avoiding t

A very popular, century-old orchard in Rensselaer County has been sold.  The granddaughter of it's original owner stating that 'it was time'.

We are lucky to have so many great local apple orchards here in the Capital Region. It was sad to find out that one of them will be closing after 50 years.

I love this area in the fall. It's my favorite time of the year. We have adopted one certain tradition that is perfect for us. It doesn't involve picking apples or pumpkins, it's all about doughnuts and witches.

Fall is officially here, but with temperatures hitting 90 this weekend, farmers say the apple crops are at risk.

It's an honest question - what ARE you going to do with all of those apples? It's definitely a good time hitting the orchards and finding just the perfect one to pluck from the trees. Putting them into your bag and finding the next and then the next. By the time you get home you're overwhelmed and wondering who can eat this many apples?! Lets discuss some fun ways to utilize these suckers to their

Once September rolls around, you hear all about "pumpkin this and pumpkin that." But with apple season in full swing, we wanted to show you just how apple cider donuts are made.

Goold Orchards is celebrating their 100th apple harvest season in upstate New York! WGNA will join the celebration at Applefest on Sunday, October 9 from Noon-2pm. While we prepare for a great weekend of apple picking, Karen Grady from Goold Orchards gave us the list of the top three apples in New York.

We recently lost a big supporter of Classic Country Music and a man who made a local landmark an important part of so many people's lives. Dick Pearce, 81, of Lakeside Farms in Ballston Lake, New York passed on July 30, 2013.