Arizona

Willcox, Arizona is just 75 east of Tucson, Arizona and is located in Cochise County. Willcox is a rural community known as an “apple-growing town” and hometown of the “Arizona Cowboy,” Rex Allen. Be sure and visit the Rex Allen Museum and Willcox Cowboy Hall of Fame on your trip.

Apple harvesting in Arizona begins in August and runs through October. It’s traditional for many Arizona families to drive over to Willcox for the day to have some old-fashioned fun apple picking. There are dozens of U-Pick-It farms in Willcox. You can pick your own peaches, pears and apples. There is nothing like picking your own organic tree-ripened fruit. Peaches, pears, apple bread, apple pies, apple cider and apple butter are also produced en mass in the kitchens of these farms. If you don’t want to explore the fields and orchards, many farmers sell just-picked fruits and vegetables from roadside stands. This agricultural community along with traditional crops, also has pistachio and pecan groves, grape vineyards. One summer when I was in Willcox, I picked my own beautiful bouquet of zinnias from a huge field of colorful flowers. In the summer we brought home green beans, squash, corn and of course, tomatoes.

In October the pumpkin patches are harvested. You can pick your own pumpkin and enjoy pumpkin pie at one of the many farms. One of the farms even offers a traditional hayride for the kids to enjoy. It is a great way to get away from the stress and traffic of living in the big city and have some old-fashioned fun.

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