How to Contact Us - Sunrise Orchards, Inc.

Dear Sunrise Orchards Customers,
2012 Sunrise Calendar - Dates of Interest
I t is once again that time of the year... time to start thinking about fall and Sunrise apples. What a year it has been
AUGUST (Hours of Business: 9am to 5pm daily)
11 We will open our retail doors today!
here at Sunrise Orchards!!! When you make your annual trip to the orchard this year, you may notice a little more gray
hair on many of us. That is what happens when there is a lack of rain and temperatures in Wisconsin are in the 80’s
and 90’s for the month of March and then in the 20’s in April. While many people were enjoying the warm month of
March, we knew there were big problems ahead and yes we were right. While we were in full bloom, the temperatures
then decided to go into the 20’s. This is when all of the worrying began. But with a lot of praying, a little luck, very
active bees for pollinating and other things that we are not sure of, we are happy to say that we have a beautiful
crop of apples here at Sunrise for the 2012 season. We feel very fortunate and blessed with crop that we have
for our customers this year.
SEPTEMBER (Hours of Business: 9am to 5pm daily)
1-2-3 Annual Sunrise Honeycrisp Days... Fall has arrived
and so have all the goodies that you have come to enjoy at the
orchards. DELICIOUS is the word for Honeycrisp in 2012.
8-9 Honeycrisp Days Continue... such a nice crop we
extended Honeycrisp days in 2012.
15-18 Donut Days... this weekend we are celebrating our
famous Sunrise Apple Cider Donuts.
22-23 “An Apple a Day Keeps the Doctor Away”... New
this year: We are partnering with Vernon Memorial Healthcare
to have the 1st Annual Sunrise Healthcare Fair. Free blood pressure checks and healthy living promotional activities for all ages.
We are going to prove the old saying of an apple a day keeps the
doctor away is really true!
29-30 54th Annual Gays Mills Apple Fest... A great time
to visit the orchards and the surrounding Gays Mills area. A lot
of new things to see along with fun and entertainment for the
entire family. Don’t miss the parade on Sunday.
www.GaysMills.org
We are busy getting ready for fall here at the orchard. We once again have many new things waiting for you to try. We
will be having a “Pick Your Own Pumpkin Patch” and an “Apple A Day Health Fair” just to mention a could of the
new and exciting thing waiting for you. Be assured that many of your favorites such as our famous apple cider donuts,
Honeycrisp cider, tasty Wisconsin apples and our ever-so-popular cream cheese filled carrot and pumpkin logs will be
here again. For all of you who are still a kid at heart, are caramel apples are always a special treat.
Our family has been in the business of growing apples for you family for almost 80 years. We try to “Keep It Simple”
by offering the highest quality of apples and other products to you and your family. You are the reason that Sunrise
Orchards is still going strong. We thank you for your business and your friendship in the past and look forward to
many more years of “fall fun” for everyone. We hope to see you soon!!!
Sincerely,
OCTOBER (Hours of Business: 9am to 5pm daily)
The Sunrise Orchards Family
6-7 Sunrise Sampler Days... The tradition of sampling
and enjoying many of our famous Sunrise products continues.
This weekend is also “Breast Cancer Survivor Weekend” at the
P.S. Don’t forget to mark for calendars to attend the Gays Mills Apple Festival, Sunrise Sampler Days,
and the Sunrise Family Fun Days... these are all great family traditions to continue or to start!!!
orchard. A portion of the proceeds for serval of the items that
we sell will be donated to the Pink Ribbon Riders, an organization dedicated to helping with the expenses for men and women
battling breast cancer!
13-14 Sunrise Family Fun Days... Fun and surprises for
the entire family! Many special events and surprises for all.
20-21 Colorama Weekend... A great weekend to make a
trip to the orchard and enjoy the colors of autumn in the
Kickapoo Valley.
27-28 Raking In the Savings Weekend... Fall leaves and
prices at Sunrise are falling. A great weekend to stock up with
autumn savings.
29 First Gift Shipment of the Season... Shipping weekly
until December 10th.
NOVEMBER (Hours of Business: 9am to 4pm daily)
18 Sunrise Bakery Closes for the Season... Don’t forget
to stock up on donuts to enjoy throughout the year!
22 Happy Thanksgiving!... (Closed for the Day)
DECEMBER (Hours of Business: 9am to 3pm Mon.-Sat.,
9am to Noon on Sunday.)
10 Last Day to Ship Apple Gift Boxes.
THE PERFECT GIFT
21 Customer Appreciation Sale - 9am to 3pm
22 Customer Appreciation Sale - 9am to 3pm
~ CLOSING FOR THE SEASON ON DECEMBER 22, 2012 ~
Happy Holidays and Thank You from the Sunrise Orchards Family.
See Inside for
The Scoop,
Information & Fun!
See you in 2013!
Did You Know?
4 Sunrise Orchards is family owned and has been growing
September 29 - 30, 2012
apples for our many faithful customers for 78 years.
54th Annual
Gays Mills Apple Festival
4 We currently tend to over 80,000 apple trees daily here at
Sunrise and grow over 20 different varieties of apples.
September 1-2-3, 2012
4Sunrise Orchards employs up to 120 people during our
Sunrise Orchards
Honeycrisp Days
4Sunrise Orchards carries over 35 varieties of WI packaged peak season and 10 full time employees all year long.
cheese and cheese spreads which include the ever so popular... fresh WI cheese curds!
4All Sunrise Orchards cider is pressed on the farm using
our own apples. Sunrise cider is pasteurized.
A Friendly Reminder: At this point, we do
not take credit or debit cards. We do accept
personal checks. Thank you for noting this.
How to Contact Us
ph 608.735.4645
to hear
from
you!
fax 608.735.4640
e-mail sunrise@mwt.net
web www.sunriseapples.com
Visit our Website for Great
Sunrise Orchard Information
You will enjoy all of the things
that we have to offer. Recipes
are updated weekly during the
fall season and monthly the rest
of the year. We also have some
great photos, gift box
information and much more!
ALSO... visit us on
facebook!
www.SunriseApples.com
e-mail: sunrise@mwt.net
48340 State Highway 171
Gays Mills, Wisconsin 54631
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is on facebook!!
A Sunrise Orchard Cookbook ... Not Quite Enough!
A
great big “Thank You” to those of you
who sent in, called in and e-mailed in
your favorite recipe to be put in our
“Sunrise Cookbook”. The total number submitted was 263... NOT QUITE ENOUGH! We
are hoping for over 500 recipes to make this one
of the best recipe books you could have in your
cupboard. We are going to try it again this year.
Remember that these do not have to be apple
recipes. They just need to be recipes that you and
your family cherish and would like to share with
the wonderful cooks that make a trip to Sunrise
Orchards each year. Apple recipes are great, but
we are looking for all of your favorites! We are
hoping to complete our task for the 2013 apple
season and have the best recipe book around!
Don’t forget to include your name, city and state
where you live along with your recipe!
Yes! We are on Facebook. Due to some strong determination by one of the younger
generations here at Sunrise, we are now very active on Facebook. Pictures are posted
weekly of things that are happening along with updates on things to come.
A fun way to really know what is happening here at Sunrise!
Eating Apples Does
Keep the Doctor Away!!
Already known for being a healthy snack, apples have now
been linked to lowering the risk of developing type 2 diabetes,
according to a new research study. The long term study
recently published in the American Journal of Clinical
Nutrition found that participants who ate 5 or more apples
per week had a 23% lower risk of developing the disease.
Apples are a nutritious, healthy and everyday food.
They have been associated with helping to improve outcomes related to everything from weight loss to different
types of cancer, heart disease and even asthma. Adding
type 2 diabetes to the list proves even more that “An Apple
A Day Keeps the Doctor Away!”
RECIPES
Caramel Apple Cheesecake Bars A Sunrise Favorite
Slow Cooker Apple Pork Tenderloins
Crust: 2c. of flour, /2c. firmly packed brown sugar,
Ingredients: 1-2 lb pork tenderloin, 1 large onion halved and cut into 1/4 in. slices, 2 med. tart Sunrise
apples-peeled, cored and coarsely chopped, 2T. apple
jelly, 1T. apple vinegar, salt and coarsely ground pepper to
taste. Directions: Brown pork tenderloin in corn oil in
a skillet over medium heat. Remove from the skillet and
place in slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients to crock
pot, cover and cook on low heat setting for 7-9 hours.
A tasty dish to come home to on a cool fall evening
after a long day at work... great served on white rice!
1
1c. softened butter
Cheesecake Filling: 3-8oz. pkgs.
of softened cream cheese, 3/4c. sugar plus 2T.-divided,
3 lg. eggs, 11/2t. vanilla extract Apples: 3 Sunrise
apples - peeled, and finely chopped. (Cortland, Lura Red,
or Haralson are our favorite) 1/2t. ground cinnamon,
1
/4t. ground nutmeg Streusel Topping: 1c. firmly
packed brown sugar, 1c. flour, 1/2c. quick cooking oats,
1
/2c. softened butter Additional Ingredients: 1/2c. caramel topping Directions: Preheat oven to 350o. In med.
bowl combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter with
pastry blender (or 2 forks) until mixture is crumbly. Press
evenly into a 9x13 baking pan lined with heavy aluminum foil. Bake for 15min or until lightly browned. In a
large bowl, beat cream cheese with 3/4c. sugar with an
electric mixer at medium speed until smooth. Add the
eggs one at a time and add vanilla. Stir to combine. Pour
over the warm crust. In a small bowl, stir together the
chopped apples, the remaining 2T. sugar, cinnamon and
nutmeg. Spoon evenly over the cream cheese mixture.
Sprinkle evenly with the streusel topping that has been
mixed together thoroughly ahead of time in a small bowl.
Bake 40-45 minutes or until the filling is set. Drizzle with
the caramel topping and let cool. Serve cold and enjoy!
Sunrise Apple Recommendation... Cortland
y this time we hope that all of our customers have
tried the Cortland apple. An easy apple to recommend.... great for eating, baking and drying. Cortland
is an old time apple doing well in the modern age and
good for anything that you might want to use it for.
Cortland never disappoints and always tastes great!
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Sour Cream Apple Squares
Ingredients: 2c. flour, 2c. packed brown sugar, 1/2c.
softened butter, 1c. chopped walnuts, 1t. baking soda, 1/2t.
salt, 1t. cinnamon, 1/8t. ground nutmeg, 1-8oz. container
sour cream, 1 egg, 1t. vanilla extract, 2c. peeled, cored
and finely chopped Cortland apples.
Directions: Preheat oven to 350o. Beat flour, brown sugar
and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low
speed until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Measure 2 /4c. crumbly mixture; press into an ungreased 9x13 inch baking
pan. In the same bowl, stir in the remaining crumbly mixture with the next seven ingredients until well mixed. Stir in
apples. Spoon into baking pan over crumb crust. Bake 3040 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes
out clean. Cool slightly in pan before cutting into squares.
Store covered in refrigerator. Makes 12 servings.
For a special treat, serve warm with whipped cream
sprinkled with a little cinnamon and sugar on top!
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Something New at Sunrise in 2012
Yes, we are trying something really new at Sunrise this year! We have been apple
farmers for many years but now we are also growing pumpkins. Right
now the crop looks great... small, medium, large and even some gigantic
pumpkins! Check out our website at www.sunriseapples.com as the
season progresses and for updates as to when they will be ready for
harvest. PICK YOUR OWN IN THE PATCH...FUN FOR
THE ENTIRE FAMILY!!
Tell Us How Long You’ve Been Coming to Sunrise
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ach year as we are visiting with our customers, Ellery Teach and the Sunrise
we hear many stories about travels to Sunrise
Apple Packers in 1942
with parents and grandparents. We would
like to know how long you have been making the
traditional “Sunrise Apple Trip.” Family traditions
are very important to us here at Sunrise. Tell us
about your many trips and the things you remember
throughout the years as you venture to the orchard with your family. Bring your
story in when you come this year. We look forward to reading about the trips and
would like to share them with our customers. We will post them here in the orchard to be read and will include them in our newsletter in 2013. We’ll be giving
a bushel of apples of your choice... yes, even Honeycrisp, to the best story writers.
We will also be judging on the number of years that you have been coming to
Sunrise and the family traditions that have started with your trip to the orchard.
Thank you for allowing Sunrise to be a part of your family traditions. ~
Sunrise Apple Facts
• Two pounds of apples make
one nine inch pie
• A bushel of apples
makes over 15 quarts
of applesauce.
• Sunrise Orchards planted
over 9,000 new trees this year...
Honeycrisp, Cortland,
McIntosh, Empire and Zestar
• A medium apple has
about 80 calories.
• Apples are a great
source of fiber.
• Tuesday is Senior Citizen
Day at Sunrise Orchards.
• Sunrise Orchards accepts
WIC Farmer’s Market
checks for WI grown produce.
• Sunrise Orchards is USDA
and GAP/third party auditor
inspected each year to make
sure that we grow the
highest quality and safest
product that we can.
Have a question?
Find a person at Sunrise
with an “Ask Me” button.
If they don’t
have your
answer,
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they will
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to Help.
find it!
SUNRISE GIFT BOXES ... THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT!
At Sunrise Orchards, we specialize in making attractive gift packs that are shipped throughout the continental
United States. Our boxes are each made special and with
great care to ensure that when they are received they are
a wonderful surprise and treat. Sunrise boxes are perfect
as a thank you, holiday or employee gift. Our boxes are
shipped every Monday beginning October 29th. Because
of the danger of the apples being freezing enroute, there
will be no shipments Thanksgiving week. WE RESERVE
THE RIGHT TO DELAY A SHIPMENT DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. The last shipping date for the
season will be December 10th. Please call for personalized
price and product information for our specialty boxes that
can include everything from jams and cheeses to Amish
candy and our famous Cream Cheese Pumpkin and Carrot
Logs. Our specialty boxes can be shipped until December
17th and still arrive by Christmas. All orders for those boxes
must be received by December 14th.
For those of you who have ordered in the past, we are
making some changes to the way that we are shipping our
boxes. We will be shipping our boxes that go to Zone 1
(WI, IL, IA, MN, ND,SD) via Spee-Dee Delivery service.
The boxes going to Zone 2 and 3 will be shipped via UPS
or Fed Ex. Be sure to look at our zone chart as there have
been some changes. Sunrise Gift Boxes make a great gift
for anyone. Please call with questions.
1 Layer Box
Explanation of Map
Our map is divided into three zones. The charges for shipping
packages are set up accordingly. You just match the zone number on the gift box price list with the zone number of the state
to which you are sending your gift(s) to.
Approximately One peck or 18 tasty Sunrise Apples
Shipped to zone 1.......................................... $32.00
Shipped to zone 2.......................................... $45.00
Shipped to zone 3.......................................... $56.00
2 Layer Box
n ZONE 1
Approximately 1/3 bushel or 36 delicious Sunrise Apples
Shipped to zone 1.......................................... $45.00
Shipped to zone 2.......................................... $72.00
Shipped to zone 3.......................................... $85.00
n ZONE 2
n ZONE 3
5 Layer Box
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Gift Boxes
The Perfect Gift for Any Occasion
Approximately One bushel of the most beautiful
Sunrise Apples that money can buy!
Shipped to zone 1.......................................... $75.00
Shipped to zone 2........................................ $125.00
Shipped to zone 3........................................ $155.00
Sunrise Apples shipped to Zone 1 are shipped via Spee-Dee delivery service.
Apples shipped to Zone 2 and Zone 3 are shipped via UPS or Fed Ex.
Sunrise gift boxes can be shipped with the following varieties: McIntosh, Cortland, Jonagold, Empire, Red Delicious, Golden Delicious,
and the very popular Red and Golden Delicious combination box. Other varieties or combinations will cost an additional $7.50.
These prices do not include Honeycrisp. Please call for Honeycrisp prices.
Ordered By:Phone (
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Street AddressE-mail Address
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Ship To:Phone (
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Street Address
CityStateZIP
Requested Ship Date: ____/____/2012
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Box Size
Variety
Greeting to Read: _______________________________________________________________________________
Cheese $6.00
Special Box Add’l $7.50
Total Price
We reserve the right to advance or delay shipment if weather conditions warrant. Please enclose a check or money order payable to:
Sunrise Orchards, Inc., 48340 State Hwy 171, Gays Mills, WI 54631
I give my permission to substitute a similar variety if supplies are exhausted or the quality is not up to gift box standards.
q YES q NO Long gift list? Simply print or type your list on your own stationery. Be sure to supply us with all information
as shown on our order form. Is this your first gift box order? q YES q NO
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Sunrise Orchards Available Apple Varieties
We are often asked when apples are ripe and which variety is best for
eating, baking, etc. This helpful chart can guide you through what
varieties to use — and when. Weather is very important in the ripening
process and we do not pick our apples until they are ready to eat.
Please note: These are approximate ripening dates. It’s best to call ahead if you are coming
for a certain variety (608-735-4645) or check the updated variety chart at SunriseApples.com
Ripening Eating
Name
Date
Dudley
Paula Red
Early Aug.
Early Aug.
Zestar
Sunrise
Mid Aug.
Early Aug.
Early Jonathon
Early Aug.
Wealthy
Late Aug.
Jonamac
Late Aug.
Royal Gala
McIntosh
Late Aug.
Late Aug.
Cortland
Honeycrisp
Early Sept.
Early Sept.
Golden Supreme
Early Sept.
Lura Red
Early Sept.
Empire
Late Sept.
Jonathan
Late Sept.
WI Granny
Late Sept.
Golden Delicious
Early Oct.
Haralson
Jonagold
Early Oct.
Early Oct.
Red Delicious
Late Sept.
Cameo
Late Sept.
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Please Note... Harvest dates for 2012 are earlier than in the past due to the early Spring.
Worth the Extra Mile…
A trip to Sunrise Orchards is worth the extra mile. Located near
the beautiful Kickapoo Valley, high upon the hills overlooking the
Kickapoo River and the village of Gays Mills, Sunrise Orchards
offers many enjoyable experiences to customers of all ages. Whether
it is a day trip or a weekend getaway, there is something for everyone
at Sunrise. It is definitely worth every mile traveled to get here!
Sunrise Orchards to:
Chicago, IL...................... 247 miles
Davenport, IA................ 145 miles
Dubuque, IA ................. 73 miles
Eau Claire, WI............... 130 miles
La Crescent, MN.......... 55 miles
La Crosse, WI................ 52 miles
Lansing, IA...................... 23 miles
Destination.......
Sunrise
Orchards
Madison, WI................... 89 miles
Milwaukee, WI............... 184 miles
Minneapolis, MN........... 206 miles
Prairie du Chien, WI.... 30 miles
Richland Center, WI..... 28 miles
Viroqua, WI.................... 22 miles
Waterloo, IA.................. 133 miles
A Friendly Reminder: At this point
we do not take credit or
debit cards. Thank you for
noting this. We do accept
personal checks.
How to Contact Us
ph 608.735.4645 fax 608.735.4640
e-mail sunrise@mwt.net
to hear
web www.sunriseapples.com
from you!
Visit our Website for Great
Sunrise Orchard Information
You will enjoy all of the things that
we have to offer. Recipes are updated
weekly during the fall season and
monthly the rest of the year. We also
have some great photos, gift box
information and much more!
ALSO... visit us on facebook!