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The branches are touching the ground, they’re so loaded with apples.  After two years of small crops because of frost, the trees are making up for it.  The hot summer days helped excellent flavor develop in the apples, and cool nights improve the color.  Jonathan, Gold Delicious and 13 other varieties are ripening at Centennial Farms. 

On August 27 and 28 you can pick Jonathan, Gala and Ruby Jon.  Pick your own apples are priced by the pound, $1.90 a pound, the same as last year. 

Hours at the farm are 9:00 – 500 on Saturday and Sunday. 

Honey, apple butter and preserves, all made at the farm, are available in the market.  The playground has been expanded.  Hayrides will start in September.  With all the improvements at the farm and other factors there will be an admission charge of $5.00 for all over 3 years old that are picking apples. This charge will start in September. 

Blackberries are finished and Centennial Farms will be closed this weekend, Aug. 13 – 14.  We will have the best apple crop in years and will start pick your own with Gala and Ruby Jon on Sat, Aug. 20.  Jonathan, Red Delicious and Golden Delicious are usually ripe a week later.  We have expanded our playground with a bounce pad and giant spiderweb.  In September and October we will also be offering hayrides.  With these additional features plus other factors, we will be charging admission in September and October, $3.00 for adults and $5.00 for children.  There will be no admission charge in August. Apple butter, preserves, honey and salsa will be available in the market. 

There are still good blackberries for picking but July 30-31 will be the last weekend for blackberries. The heat and drought have shortened the season this year. You can pick your own or buy already picked.  We are open Saturday and Sunday, but you can pick other days and hours if you call first.  We will have picked berries in the market as well as our own raw honey, preserves and apple butter.  Please call if you want several quarts of blackberries.  

Centennial Farms will open Saturday July 16 for the first of our sweet, thornless Triple Crown blackberries.  You an pick your own or buy already picked.  We are open Saturday and Sunday, but you can pick other days and hours if you call first.  We will have picked berries in the market as well as our own raw honey, preserves and apple butter.  Please call if you want several quarts of blackberries.  

Centennial Farms will be open Saturday and Sunday, October 30 and 31, but will be closed on Thursday and Friday. 

This is the last weekend that Centennial Farms will be open this year.  Thank you for being our customer and we will see you next summer!

We still have some pick-your-own jack-o-lantern pumpkins available. We also have heirloom specialty pumpkins and a lot of 3-5 pound size pumpkins in front of the barn. We will be open till the end of October. We also have mums, preserves and apple butter available in the shop.

Centennial Farms was featured this week in an article in the Washington Missourian. This September marked the 200th anniversary of the founding of the farm, which has been in the Knoernschild Family since 1854.

For over 50 years, this has been Ellen Knoernschild’s weekend routine for more than half of the year. However, this year marks a special milestone for her and her family. Sept. 24, 2021, was the 200th anniversary of the family’s farm, Centennial Farms. The farm has been both an economic means and treasured heirloom for seven generations of Knoernschilds since the 1850s. 

Miserez, Laura. “Knoernschilds celebrate 200 years of Centennial Farms.” emissourian.com, October 13, 2021.

Pick your own apples are all picked for the year. We have picked the remaining Arkansas Black apples and they will be available in the market this weekend.

We do have an excellent selection of pick your own pumpkins as well as gourds and mums for sale. Our Halloween figures on on display. There is no admission or parking charge.

Pick your own apples are all picked for the year. We have picked the remaining Arkansas Black apples and they will be available in the market this weekend.

We do have an excellent selection of pick your own pumpkins as well as gourds and mums for sale. Our Halloween figures on on display. There is no admission or parking charge.