TK Family Farm is located in eastern Polk Co. in the Green Creek community. We are a 15 acre family farm with the first high density apple orchard in Polk Co. This consists of about 3,000 trees on 2.5 acres with a total of 20 varieties of apples. We welcome visitors to the farm (with advanced notice) for tours and to visit our self-serve farm stand. It is open from 730-dusk/7 days a week during apple season (starting in mid-August). Varieties offered (in order of ripening) Gala Fuji Honeycrisp Tigress Golden Delicious Ambrosia Rosalee Ludacrisp Sweet Zinger Evercrisp Granny Smith Gold Rush Pink Lady
Jon Klimstra
Owner
Cell: (828) 817-8348
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1132 Airport Rd
Rutherfordton, NC 28139
(Polk County)
Jon Klimstra
Owner
Phone: (828) 817-8348
Email This Contact
Artisan Foods
cider
Fruits & Berries
apples
Credit/Debit
We're listed in ASAP's Wholesale Local Food Guide, ASAP's Farm to Business Trade Directory.
Over the course of the season we have 20 varieties available in the stand.
In order of harvest:
Gala- mid August,
Honeycrisp- mid August
Tigress- mid August
Fuji- mid August
Rosalee- September
Golden delicious- September,
Ambrosia- September
Ludacrisp- October,
Sweet Zinger- October,
Evercrisp- October,
Granny Smith- October,
Gold Rush- October
Pink Lady- October/November
TK Family Farm offers an honor system shed for apples and is open from 730am till dusk, 7 days a week starting in mid-August.
. Please contact us if you do not see something you would like or want to place a special order.
Our store is open from August 1, 2024 to January 1, 2025.
We offer guided tours of the high-density apple orchard (the first in Polk Co.) and our small packing facility. Visitors will gain an understanding of apple production in the Southeast from bloom to packing and how a small farm utilizes a high-density system.
guided farm tours
New and Beginning Farmer (Operated farm 10 years or less)
Integrated Pest Management (IPM), Conventional