Roger Meszaros reaches for some tiny apples as directed by his granddaughter Emma Steffens (age 8), Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019( Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). The tree they are picking from is an anomaly in its row. It a different variety of apple than the rest in the row with tiny apples that delighted Emma.
Nearly ripe apples are clustered near the top of trees at Larriland Pick-Your-Own Farm, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). The varieties currently ripe and ready for picking are Empire, Golden Delicious, Mutsu, and Sun Crisp. Larriland Farms is open to the public during growing season, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). There are cashiers and staff available at each picking field. Patrons check in to get a picking container and instructions on how to pick properly as well as which grove has the ripe fruit. Jamison (age 4) and Rosie (age 22 months) sit in one of the mini wheelbarrows provided for collecting the apples as Rosie samples the fruit, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). Emma Steffens (age 8) shows off the little apples she found growing on a single odd tree in the grove, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). In addition to apples, Larriland Farm has seasonal pick-your-own vegetables, including radishes, kale, beets, broccoli and chard. Pickers are making their way through the apple orchard to the vegetable patch, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). Parts of the extensive orchard are closed to the public because they have different varieties of apples that ripen at different times. That enables Larriland to provide picking through late October or early November, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). In addition to fruit and vegetable picking, there are picnic spots, food trucks, and a petting area, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). Larriland Farm is a nice spot for a day of family outdoor fun. An alpaca waits for a free food handout. There are food dispensers outside the pen for patrons to pay a small fee to get a handful of alpaca treats, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604). A couple with a large quantity of apples heads to another grove for a different variety of apples, Woodbine, Maryland, Sunday, September 29, 2019 (Taryn Faulkner/Jour604).