IF YOU HAVE A GOOD QUESTION
FOR HEATHER PLEASE EMAIL IT.
FOLLOW APPLE PICKING IS A
MINNESOTA TRADITION.
WITH MORE THAN ONE -- 100
ORCHARDS TO CHOOSE FROM
EVERYONE HAS A FAVORITE.
YOU SENT PLEASANT VALLEY
ORCHARDS AND SHAFER.
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Reporter: THE STORY OF
PLEASANT VALLEY APPLE ORCHARD
STARTED WITH THE SEA.
IT WAS AN IDEA THAT LINGERED IN
THE BACK OF CHAMBER CALLED TO
MIND SINCE COLLEGE.
WE HAD A FAT ABOUT WHO CAN
MAKE THE BEST APPLE PIE.
I DECIDED THAT OF COURSE IF YOU
WANT TO WIN THIS OUT --
COMPETITION YOU HAVE TO GO TO
AN ORCHARD.
I DROVE INTO THE ORCHARD AND I
LOOKED AROUND AND I THOUGHT I
COULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
Reporter: AND THUS THE SEED
WAS PLANTED.
IT BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE WHEN HE
WENT SHOPPING FOR A BOOK.
HIS WIFE JUDY RECALLS --
I GET TO TELL THE STORY.
Reporter: CAME HOME AT THE
FARM.
I SAID HE CAN'T JUST BUY THE
FIRST FOUR MUSIC.
I WAS LIKE -- IT MADE SENSE.
WE PURCHASED THE LAND.
AS THE DREAM GROUP SAID OF
THEIR FAMILY.
WHEN WE STARTED THEY WERE
BABIES AND TODDLERS.
IT WAS JUST US.
Reporter: TODAY THEIR
CHILDREN GO, AMELIA, AND SAM
HELP OUT ON THE FARM.
YOU DO THIS SO MUCH OVER THE
YEAR THAT IT BECOMES A PART OF
YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT MORE.
I GET TO WORK WITH MY BROTHER
AND SISTER AND DAD NOT MANY
PEOPLE GET TO WORK WITH THEIR
FAMILY LIKE THAT.
Reporter: JIM AND JUDY PUT
THEIR ORCHARD ON FAMILY VALUES
AND A GOOD OLD-FASHIONED PICK
YOUR OWN APPLE'S APPROACH.
PENNYCRESS. -- HONEY CRISP.
WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF BELLS
AND WHISTLES.
WE WANTED TO STAY TRADITIONAL.
Reporter: IT'S A PLACE TO
COME FOR A BAG OF APPLES, PIECE
OF PIE, OR SLICE OF HEAVEN.
THESE ARE DELICIOUS.
FOR THE LAST 23 YEARS PLEASANT
VALLEY ORCHARD HAS SAT ON A
HILLSIDE OVERLOOKING 20 ACRES
OF APPLE TREES BUT IT WAS ONCE
JUST A SEEDLING OF AN IDEA.
SPEC I'VE BEEN TOLD WE ARE
LIVING THE DREAM.
WE FEEL LIKE WE ARE.
I HAVE TO TELL YOU IT'S A LOT
OF HARD WORK.
IT IS REWARDING. THAT MAKES A
LOT MORE FUN.
WE ARE PLEASANT VALLEY
ORCHARD AND WE ARE THE BEST IN
MINNESOTA.
[ CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ]
PLEASANT VALLEY ORCHARD IS
OPEN DAILY 10 AM TO 6 PM WITH
HAYRIDES AND PICK YOUR OWN ON
WEEKENDS.
THEY ALSO HAVE ACTIVITIES LIKE
MUSIC AND BOND SALES.
YOUR OTHER FAVORITES ARE
MINNESOTA HARVEST, BRAND FARMS,
AND LOOSE LINE ORCHARD.
WE GO TO PLEASANT VALLEY
ORCHARD.
WHAT YOU PICK WHILE YOU ARE
THERE.
WE DO THE STRAWBERRIES.
THERE PEISER GREAT.
THEY LOOK REALLY GOOD IN THE
MAKE THEM THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY.
THEY STARTED FROM ONE TREE
AND IGF.
WE ARE A COUPLE WEEKS BEHIND WE