Certified Organic Concord Grapes

Summer 2011 - Concord Grapes are expected by the middle of September.  Depending on the weather we may be a few days early or a few days late. 
An early June and an August look.

 

Spring 2011  - Very wet and just the most horrendous conditions you can imagine that allowed fungal growth like we have never seen before.  Lots of work and some organic treatments and the applications saved much of our crop.   We may have lost a year on our newer plantings, many of which rotted to the ground, with some re-emerging sprouts showing up in the aftermath.

Winter 2010-11 - A little down-time in the vineyard.  Trimmed back the vines and we're waiting for the snow to start melting.
 
 

2010 - September Ripening Grapes                                                 The 2009 crop soaking up the sun in late July..

2010 Concord Grapes Yielded a terrific harvest and again we than k our loyal local customers and TOG Co-op.  We got a taste of a few new varieties (yes, some seedless will be in the mix soon) and those should be coming into production over the next 2 years; something new to really look forward to!

2010 started off pretty rough with early heat, early budding and then a cold snap that froze back lots of new growth and even bunches of forming grapes.  We've worked hard to nurse the vines back for some good production and we are looking forward to a pretty good crop in September.  Check back in regularly or subscribe to the Blog on the Home page to keep up to date and get in to pick your own!

2009 Concord Grapes were Picked and delivered in late September.  

The 2009 Crop came in late (about September 25th & 26th).  The cool weather from the summer had the crop a couple of weeks behind.   The best way to stay on top of the progress is either to: Check the blog update on our home page or click on the RSS feed to get updates sent to you automatically.

A Little History on the Concord Grape

The modern Concord Grape was developed in 1849 by Ephraim Wales Bull in Concord, Massachusetts. Bull planted seeds from the native American grape wild Vitis labrusca.  From what he grew he evaluated tens of thousands of seedlings before settling on what he considered the best of the best grape.  It is said that the the original vine (or one from those early original plantings) still grows at his former home. Bull’s grape won first place at the 1853 Boston Horticultural Society Exhibition. The modern Concord was then introduced to the market in 1854.  The micro climate of the Lake Erie shores where we farm are ideal for the Concord.  It is so prevalent in the area, you can actually smell the concord in the air.