Hit List

The Best Farms and Orchards for Apple Picking near Portland

We’ve narrowed down the region’s autumnal offerings, with great mountain views, kid-friendly vibes, and rare varietals ripe for the picking.

09/04/2025 By Alex Frane and Portland Monthly Staff

Real Estate

Property Watch: A Former Commune Where Steve Jobs Picked Apples

A McMinnville orchard helped inspire the computer company name.

06/27/2025 By Melissa Dalton

Autumn is for Eating

5 Portland Food Fests to Check Out This Fall

From hot apple cider to Hawaiian moonshine and kimchi mac 'n' cheese, autumn looks frickin' delicious.

10/10/2018 By Emma Luthy

Recipes

An Old World Apple Expert Shares Her Recipe for the Perfect Pie

The secret to Portland's best pie? Susan Christopherson.

09/11/2018 By Benjamin Tepler

History

How the Father of Oregon Agriculture Launched a Doomed Quaker Sex Cult

He came west with 700 saplings and founded our state's mighty fruit industry. But Henderson Luelling—idealist, farmer, visionary, swinger—dreamed of planting stranger seeds.

02/27/2018 By Heather Arndt Anderson

All the Apples

Nibble Rare Apples at Rubinette Market’s Harvest Tasting This Saturday

From Mountain Rose to Rubinette’s namesake apple, Providore’s produce dorks offer a chic way to stuff yourself with the best fruits.

10/12/2017 By Kelly Clarke

Sweater Weather

Your Ultimate Guide to Oregon’s Fall Harvest

Trying to get in the mood for autumn? Sample and sip at these 14 harvest tastings of food, wine, and beer.

09/23/2017 By Kayla Brock

Healthy Events

Have a Healthy, Happy October with These Local Wellness Events

Taste 60 varieties of apples, dozens of fermented foods, and hundreds of vegan treats this month—or ride handmade bikes and run across town in full Halloween garb.

10/05/2016 By Tuck Woodstock

Fruit Fables

The Curious Case of the Hidden Rose

Pruning back the convoluted story behind Oregon's thrice-named, red-fleshed apple.

10/04/2016 By Regina Winkle-Bryan