Imagine a warm summer day, the sun shining down on rows upon rows of apricot trees heavy with ripe, golden fruit. You stroll through the orchard, the sweet aroma of apricots filling the air around you. Welcome to the delightful experience of u-pick apricots! At the farm, you’re given a basket and set free to wander amongst the trees, plucking the most perfect, juicy apricots directly from the branches. As you reach up to twist a particularly plump apricot free, you marvel at the velvety skin, blushing with hues of orange and red. You select only the best of the bunch, filling your basket to the brim with sun-warmed fruit. Kids dart between the trees, their faces sticky with apricot juice and their laughter ringing out. Picking your own apricots connects you with the beauty and bounty of the orchard, engaging all your senses in the delightful process of harvesting ripe fruit straight from the source. At the end of your picking adventure, you leave with a basket overflowing with the most flavorful, freshly-picked apricots, ready to be eaten out of hand, baked into pies and cobblers, or transformed into sweet jams and preserves to savor the taste of summer all year long.