Every week our friends at Real Time Farms feature the top photos of farms, food artisans, and farmers markets shared on their site.

Now that apple season is in full swing, it's the ideal time for a u-pick excursion, like to the Dutch Farm Market and Orchard in South Haven, Michigan. Once you've found your spot, we can help you figure out which apple to choose, explain why you don't need to bring along a ladder, and get you started with ten perfect apple recipes for fall. Click here to see more, and then add a photo of your own - you might be featured here next week!

Turn this fall's apple harvest into a tart, crisp drinking vinegar.

7 items to get you through apple season -- from picking to pie. 

Memories of apple-picking come in silent vignettes for me, flashes of rural orchards and empty bushels and testing the strength of my 12-year-old forearms, a little fog for dramatic effect. 

It's October, people, which means: bring on the apples. Whole apples, juice, cider, sauce -- we're ready to start embracing the season, one apple-y dish at a time. Here are 10 to get you started.