ELLINGTON, Conn. — Johnny Appleseed's Farm in Ellington has entered their busiest time of the year with apple season underway.

Ken Shores, owner of Johnny Appleseed’s Farm for the past 45 years, is gearing up for the weeks ahead, which he said are critically important to his bottom line.

“This is absolutely the busiest part of the season,” Shores said. “This is the time!”

Shores and his staff oversee around 187 acres on the Ellington farm. At this time of year, there’s always a big focus on the apples.

“The crop is good this year, some of our early varieties were a little light but the later ones – the Fujis, the Empires, and the Ida Reds are doing really well,” Shores said.

Pick-Your-Own season is now in full swing, though Shores noted that it was more popular during the pandemic w

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