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Nestled in the Sierra Nevada Foothills.
Near the Sierra foothill town of Placerville, just off the beaten path between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe are the Apple Hill Growers. We are an agriculture community with a rich history in farming and winemaking where a new generation of growers invites you to share the experience with your family and friends.
Delicious, sweet apples are just the beginning.
Representing over 50 local, family farms, the Apple Hill Growers are dedicated to supporting agriculture in our community. Founded in 1964 with just 16 apple ranches, we’ve now grown to include unique fruit & vegetable farms, bakeshops, wineries, a Bed & Breakfast Inn, flower gardens, and Christmas tree farms. Our winding roads and scenic beauty have been a popular destination for over 50 years. Come enjoy the fruits of our Apple Hill Growers any time of year!
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What's happening with the Apple Hill Growers
🎉 @24carrotfarm is bringing delicious things your way in 2026! The farm stand reopened today, January 2, with lots of beautiful produce (including some impressive cauliflowers!).
Give them a follow for the latest updates on hours, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and more!
#AppleHillOfficial #24CarrotFarm #OrganicFarm #ShopLocal
Jan 3
🎉 Happy new year – did you know it’s also National Apple Gifting Day? 🍎
Apples are a symbol of good health, so gifting one is a way to wish someone good health for the year! (Bonus if it’s from #AppleHill 😉)
Wishing you a healthy, happy, and memorable 2026.
#AppleHillOfficial #AppleGiftingDay #HappyNewYear
Jan 2
Cheers to a very Happy New Year from all of us at the Apple Hill Growers Association. 🎉
We wish you much happiness in 2026 and look forward to seeing you at our ranches, farms, bakeshops, and wineries!
#AppleHill #HappyNewYear #Cheers
Jan 1
We’ve loved seeing all your photos and videos from our farms this year! 🥰 Families, children, furry kids, friends – the memories you’ve shared with us bring us such joy. ❤️🥰🍎 We`re grateful to be a part of your lives.
Keep tagging your photos #applehill so we don`t miss a single memory!
📷 @polish_nail_bar_boutique @bentleythebernesemountaindog @carmenjourneys @shereal_jazzy @lemonade_maker_
#AppleHill #FamilyFun #ThankYou #Memories
Dec 27
Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings from our Apple Hill farms. 🎁 🎄 Wishing you a wonderful time with friends and family.
📷 @indian_rock_tree_farm
#AppleHill #AppleHillOfficial #HappyHolidays #MerryChristmas #SeasonsGreetings
Dec 25
Do you always look on the bright cider life? 🍎 😉 If so, make sure to stop by @jrf_brewery for their delicious hard ciders, beers, and food!
🎁 Pick up some last minute gifts while you`re there - canned beers and swag are always appreciated.
Fun fact: They’re open year-round, so you visit before the end of the year AND again next month. And the month after that!
Hours:
Weekdays noon-5
Weekends 11-6
#AppleHill #JackRussellBrewery #Cider #OpenYearRound
Dec 23
You’ve still got time to enjoy the unique holiday vibes at @rucksack_cellars – including their festive Storm Trooper! 🎅
They’ll be open through December 28 for wine tasting – and maybe a few surprises for their closing weekend.
#AppleHill #RucksackCellars #WineTasting #AppleHillWineries
Dec 21
ICYMI: Several farms, wineries, and cideries are OPEN this weekend! Come for a tasting, enjoy some sunshine, pick up your holiday pies, do some holiday shopping, and give yourself a day away from the holiday prep.
FARMS OPEN THIS WEEKEND | December 20-21, 2025
🥧 @harris_tree_farm : Open through December 24.
🍩 @highhillranch_applehill : Open through December 24.
🍷 @rucksack_cellars : Open through December 28
🍷 @wavwinesofficial : Open through December 21, then again starting January 8.
🌲 @indian_rock_tree_farm
🍺 @hiddenstar.applehill
🍷 @boegerwinery
🍷 Edio Vineyards at @delfinofarms
🍺 @jrf_brewery
🍷 @lavacapwinery
🍷 @madronavineyards
🛌 @ponderosa_ridge
🍷 @starfieldvineyards
👉🏼 Like and share this post with someone who needs an escape from the fog, and save it for future reference!
#AppleHill #AppleHillOfficial #WereOpen #ShopLocal
Dec 19
Wondering where you can still get your hands on some delicious, handcrafted Apple Hill goodies to bring home for the holidays? 🎁 🎄
The following farms are still open:
🍎 @highhillranch_applehill
*Last day 12/24
Daily 10-4 until 12/23, open 10-noon on Christmas Eve
🍎 @harris_tree_farm
*Last day 12/24
Thu-Sat 9-4:30
🍎 @hiddenstar.applehil
*Open through the winter!
Fri-Sun 9-5
#AppleHill #OpenForBusiness #AppleHillOfficial
Dec 17
The views at @wavwinesofficial are incredible, but the winter sunsets are the real MVP. 🙌 🔥 🌅 (PS - There`s no fog at our farms right now!)
#AppleHill #WoffordAcresVineyards #Sunsets #NoFogHere
Dec 15
🍎 If you saw Kelly from @highhillranch_applehill on @gooddaysac sharing recipes from the Apple Hill Growers Association Cookbook, you may be wondering where you can get your hands on the rest of the recipes.
🎉 Good news! We’ve digitized our classic cookbook, and you can download it in time for the holidays! Makes a great holiday gift 🎁
Get it at the link in our bio 🔗
As a bonus, we’ve got the recipe for our namesake cake below – best made with apples from our farms.
🍎 APPLE HILL CAKE🍎
The following recipe is for one of the most delicious APPLE DESSERTS and it has an added advantage - it is very easy to make. Each pan is a guaranteed success, provided that Apple Hill apples are used.
4 c. diced apples
Combine:
2 c. sugar
2 eggs
½ c. oil
Add, sifted together:
2 c. flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. cinnamon
Add to Apple Mixture. Pour into 9 x 13-inch greased cake pan and bake for one hour in preheated oven at 350°.
Serve hot, warm, or cold. Plain, frosted or with whipped cream. Your family will really enjoy this flavorful dessert anyway you like to present it.
Watch the Good Day Sacramento clip at the link in bio.
#AppleHill #Cookbook #AppleHillOfficial #AppleCake
Dec 13
It’s not too soon to plan for the weekend. Farms are still OPEN for Christmas trees, pies, donuts, candy, cider, wine tasting, and memory making! Get out of the fog and into the holiday spirit with us!🎅 🎄 🎁
FARMS OPEN THIS WEEKEND
🍬 @fudge_factory_farm : Open this weekend for their candy sale – the last day is Sunday, December 14!
🥧 @applepantryfarm : Open this weekend, last day is Sunday, December 14!
🌲 @ohalloransappleranch : Open this weekend, last day is Sunday, December 14!
🥤 @pineomineranch : Open this weekend for peppermint shakes, trees, and more, last day is Sunday, December 14!
🌲 @indian_rock_tree_farm : Still trees available
🌲 @silverthornmeadows : Still trees available
🌲 @madronetreehill: Still trees available
🌲Hacienda Orchards: still trees available
🥧 @harris_tree_farm : Open through December 24. Bakeshop open, Pre-cut trees available
🍩 @highhillranch_applehill : Open through December 24. Bakeshop, gifts, and more
🍷@rucksack_cellars
🍺 @hiddenstar.applehill : Cider, bakeshop, gifts, and more
Open Year-Round
🍷 @boegerwinery
🍷 @docmanovwinery
🍷 Edio Vineyards at @delfinofarms
🍺 @jrf_brewery
🍷 @lavacapwinery
🍷 @madronavineyards
🛌 @ponderosa_ridge
🍷 @starfieldvineyards
🍷 @wavwinesofficial
#AppleHill #WereOpen #AppleHillOfficial #ChristmasTrees #ShopLocal
Dec 11
Decorate your own wreath at @harris_tree_farm this holiday season. 🎄 Choose a color scheme, decorations, and a bow! 🎀 Pick up a few of their yummy seasonal cupcakes while you’re there!
Hours:
Thursday - Sunday: 9 am - 4:30 pm
Open through December 24
#AppleHill #HarrisTreeFarm #WreathMaking
Dec 9
PSA: @highhillranch_applehill is still open for all your donut (and other) needs! 🍩 🍎
Hours:
10-4 Daily through December 24
📷: @jessicalynnwellness
#AppleHill #HighHillRanch #WereOpen
Dec 8
Santa`s coming to town this weekend! 🎅🎄 He’ll be at @applepantryfarm and @harris_tree_farm to visit the jolly old elf himself. Capture the magic of Christmas with a photo with Santa!
Don`t forget to pick up a Christmas tree and a pie or two while you`re there!
Santa Hours🎅
Harris Tree Farm
Saturday 12/6, 9 to 4
Apple Pantry Farm
Saturday, 12/6, 3:30-5:30
#AppleHill #HarrisTreeFarm #SantaClaus #ChristmasAtTheFarm #HolidayFun #FamilyTime #SantaPhotos
Dec 5
Who’s open this weekend? 🤔 There are plenty of farms – and reasons – to visit, whether it’s to get a Christmas tree, pies, donuts, wines, cider, or apples.
🍎 @applepantryfarm (pictured)
🍏 @fudge_factory_farm (pictured)
🍎 @applecountrychristmastrees (pictured)
🍏 @boegerwinery
🍎 @docmanovwinery
🍏 Edio Vineyards at @delfinofarms
🍎 @harris_tree_farm
🍎 Hacienda Orchards
🍏 @hiddenstar.applehill
🍎 @highhillranch_applehill
🍏 @hillsidetreefarms
🍎 @indian_rock_tree_farm
🍏 @jrf_brewery
🍎 @lavacapwinery
🍏 @madronavineyards
🍎 @madronetreehill
🍏 @ohalloransappleranch
🍎 @pineomineranch
🍏 @ponderosa_ridge
🍏 @rainbow_orchards_ca
🍎 @rucksack_cellars
🍏 @silverthornmeadows
🍎 @starfieldvineyards
🍏 @wavwinesofficial
See all the currently open farms at https://applehill.com/open-status/open
#AppleHill #WereOpen #AppleHillOfficial
Dec 3
TOMORROW is the last day of the season for @grandpascellar! Stop by for one last coffee flight, some pies and treats to take home with you, and Christmas shopping at their gift store.
They have lots of holiday gifts, jams, syrups, butters, hot sauces, pancake mixes, local honey, fudge, and so much more! Their pies last a whole year in the freezer so come and stock up for all your holiday needs.
#AppleHillOfficial #GrandpasCellar #CoffeeFlights
Dec 1
Quick reminder that tomorrow is the last day of the season for these farms:
🍎 @appleridgefarms
🍏 @drewbeanfarms
🍎 @rainbow_orchards_ca
🍏 Larsen Apple Barn
If you want one last donut, pie, turnover, chicken pot pie, corn dog, or cider, now`s the time!
#AppleHill #LastWeekend #AppleHillOfficial
Nov 30
Tomorrow is #SmallBusinessSaturday! 🎁 Shopping small never goes out of style.
🛍 Find your perfect Christmas tree, stock up on a few more apples, indulge in one more donut (or two, who are we to judge?), pick up a pie, taste our wineries’ newest releases, and discover unique gifts at our gift shops and craft booths!
Pictured:
🍎 Apples, honey and more at @applecountrychristmastrees
🍩 @rainbow_orchards_ca donut - 📷 @thismommyneedssomecoffee
🍷 Mulled wine at @starfieldvineayrds
🥧 Classic apple pie at @delfinofarms
🎄 Christmas tree at @indian_rock_tree_farm
🥧 Pie and hot cider by the fire at @drewbeanfarms
#AppleHIll #ShopSmall #AppleHillOfficial
Nov 29
We have so much to be grateful for right now. 🙏 Including you, our community. Thank you for your support for all our farms!
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here on the hill! 🍎🦃
Many of our farms (including Christmas tree farms) will be open this weekend and are looking forward to seeing you! 🎄 🥧 🍎 🍷 🍩
📷 @rucksack_cellars
#AppleHill #Thanksgiving #Gratitude #AppleHillOfficial
Nov 27
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