Walker’s Apples

Love this farm — really authentic and real — and you get to try all the varieties. I hope they stay in business a long, long time — my favorite place to get apples bar none!

Accustom to East Coast apple farms, I was pleasantly surprised by Walker’s Apples. Farm is pretty far up the road, but easy to find with their multiple signs. We were greeted kindly and given a tasting of each variety before purchasing. Great prices — $ 1/​lb or $ 30/​40lbs.

I’ve never been so excited for writing a review! Let me start out by saying I love apples, been eating at least two a day for years. Unfortunately I’ve been stuck buying overpriced apples from major grocery chains… until I found Walker’s Apples. Co-​worker suggested the place, and was not too far from my work. Make a long story short all 27 varieties are $ 1 a pound, I repeat ALL 27 varieties are $ 1 a pound! They spread the 27 varieties between August-​December due different ripening stages of various varieties. I have yet to find a apple I have not liked, usually buy about 20 pounds when I go each month (Yes, all 20 lbs for myself!). Do not pass this place up if you are nearby and a apple fan.

What can I say that hasn’t been said already. I don’t dole out a lot of 5s but this place and their products deserve the accolade. The farm is not organic but they’ve been growing apples for the past hundred years, and many trees still standing are that old. They know how to grow them good.

These are the best apples you will ever have! This is truly more of a warning — beware! for once you have tried one of these delicious Walker Apples, it will ruin all other apple encounters you will have in your life. You will forever be disappointed when you have any other apple than a Walker Apple.
I’m the most excited for Walker Apples around harvest for Gravensteins! They’re tart, sweet, crunchy — and great for everything! But especially apple turnovers, fritters, pies, cakes… did I already mention turnovers?!? But that’s not all you can find here. They grow around 27 varieties of apples, and will let you taste every one if you have the time. Some of my favorites include the Golden Delicious, the Pink Lady, Pippins, the Northern Spy… but there are so many tasty ones to choose from, it’s quite hard to go wrong.
The family that works the ranch aren’t just the sweetest people you’ll ever meet, but are also very knowledgeable about their product; they can tell you what each apple is best used for (cooking, eating, baking, etc), what they taste like, when they are in season, how long they’ll last, anything and everything one could ever want to know about apples.
I know their prices can’t be beat… so I would highly recommend that people stop by and see what they are all about! It’s true what everyone else has said, you won’t want another grocery store apple again after one of these ;D

This beautiful, authentic farm is well worth seeking out. The owners are lovely people and you get to taste all of the apples before you buy. We make a point to come out several times a year during harvest to buy a big box. You won’t ever want to buy apples at the grocery store again.

Stopped by here today and got some delicious apples. Friendly people and great prices. ($ 1/​lb or a ½ bushel for $ 17).

I like Northern Spy Apples! First time I tried one was in the month of October, at Walker Apple Farm. I want some Northern Spy Apples. But they’re so hard to find.
Where can I find them? Walker Farm is one of the apple growers of Sonoma County, that don ‘t sell apples in Sebastopol, California. But I want some! They always have the best apples!

Barbara Walker Talks About Apples (Video Interview)

What an amazing treasure, apples, staff, history, The drive there is so beautiful,

I had been taken here a couple of times by friends and loved the place. Today, just be coincidence, I was driving by and recognized the place. We stopped in, and as always the folks there were friendly and informative. We picked up a ½ bushel for $ 15, mostly the Arkansas Blacks. A great apple for eating, dense, tart and crispy.

Excellent place to buy delicious locally grown apples. The very friendly woman working there gave us samples of all the apples and was very informative too. Great deal, at $ 15 for ½ a bushel too.

Our very first trip to Walkers Apples and we will be going back! There were so many different varieties to choose from. We walked away with a 20lb box that was overflowing. The lady that was telling us about the types of apples and offering us a taste of them so that we could get ones we liked was so helpful. Even as we filled the box, she kept saying «keep going». I was looking at her like «wow, are you kidding me!». She even let me know that if I wanted to bring my grandmother when the pink ladys came into season, I could pull the car right on up to the cement for her ease to walk to where the apples were. I will be going back time and time again!

Beautiful, real apple orchard and ranch, a bit off the beaten path, but well worth the drive. A lovely woman offers tastes of all the varieties, and unbelievable at $ 1 per pound, mix ‘n’ match. Way cheaper if you buy in bulk. No fluff or boutique gifty stuff, just the best apples and all the ambiance of the farm. Did I say that these are the best apples I ever tasted? They are! Nothing even at the Farmer’s Markets come close. Sure hope they can keep this farm going for years to come!

We picked up a great 40+ pound box today of Northern Spy, Grannies, Rome Beauties, and Baldwins for $ 25 (¹⁰⁄₉)… always amazing the difference between Walker’s and apples from the supermarket! This year’s crop is a few weeks behind because of the cool weather, so there should be lots of good apples into November. A great family operation here that has been running their ranch for over 100 years and is the last big apple producer in the Sebastopol area.

Another successful bounty from Walkers. I look forward to going again in October for the Rome beauties. I have 25# of applely goodness to hold me over until then.

Great place. Not too far off the beaten path and well worth the travel. They have around 25 varieties of apples, and some that are difficult to find even in farmer’s markets. We head up there many times during the season to get another batch of different apples.
So delicious and very reasonably priced. A whole box full for less than $ 20, great place if you need a lot for apple butter or pies and also perfect for just a few of that special variety you love so much.

Have been going here for years. You simply can’t rival their array of local, hard to find varieties (Northern Spy, for example), or their low-​key loveliness, or encyclopedic knowledge of apple.
Stop at the Willow Wood Café on the way back for lunch.
Plus, did I mention these apples are dirt cheap?
Phone ahead to make sure they’ve got apples.

Great orchard, good apples and nice people!
Ohh and the prices can’t be beat. You can buy by the pound or for better deals by ½ bushel or full bushel. My wife and I bought the full and gave most of to our friends — to their delight.
They do around ~25 varieties of apples. Definitely call ahead to find out what’s in season. They’ll allow you to taste before you buy.
It is a bit out of the way but definitely worth it — my wife and I did brunch at the nearby town before.

Excellent, out of the way place to get organic apples of all varieties. Go early in the harvest season for gravensteins, go late for pink ladies and pippins. They grow over 25 varieties and they’re willing to let you try before you buy. The most friendly husband and wife willing to tell you all about the history of apples. A must visit if out in the Sebastapol area!