The Wisconsin Apple Growers Association in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin Extension is holding the annual Wisconsin Apple Growers Summer Field Day, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. The Field Day is hosted by Peck & Bushel-Organic Fruit Co.
The program begins at 9:00 am
The Field Day is open to all apple growers and is a good opportunity to ask questions, learn from experts, and talk with other growers.
To Register: Click on the REGISTER button. Log in to the Wisconsin Apple Grower Assn website with your email address. Fill in the appropriate information. To add additional people from your orchard, click "Add Guest" at the top menu CLICK HERE-TO REGISTER
Cost of event: (includes lunch and refreshments)
•$40 / person—Wisconsin Apple Grower member orchard or business
•$60 / person—non-WAGA members
A $10 late fee per orchard/company charged for registrations after July 3, 2025.
How To Find Peck & Bushel-Organic Fruit Co.
Peck & Bushel is located in Colgate, Wisconsin. It is less than an hour from Madison, about 35 minutes from Milwaukee. 5454 County Road Q, Colgate WI 53017.
Peck & Bushel-Organi Fruit Company
Joe and Jenny Fahey, born and raised in Wisconsin, never imagined farming as their calling. Joe, a nuclear medical technologist, and Jenny, a CPA, built busy careers while raising their children, Abby and Charlie. When Joe sold his medical staffing company, he turned his chemistry expertise to a new challenge: growing organic apples in Wisconsin, despite skeptics claiming it couldn’t be done. Starting with 14 backyard trees, Joe proved them wrong, producing exceptional fruit that inspired a bigger vision.
In 2009, the Fahey's purchased an 80-acre former corn and soybean field, transforming it into a thriving certified organic apple orchard. Today, Peck & Bushel grows over 35 apple varieties and manages 50,000 dwarf fruit trees on a vineyard-like trellis system, making harvesting easier and sustainable. From their farm, they press fresh organic cider, bake homemade pies, and craft a variety of apple products, all with their own organically grown fruit.
What began as a hobby has blossomed into a family business dedicated to growing great-tasting, organic fruit for the community.
*This Agenda will update as we get closer to this event-Please check back
Schedule of Events
Peck& Bushel
Organic Fruit Co.
5454 County Road Q, Colgate, WI 53017
9:00 – Registration and coffee—Visit Exhibits
9:15 – Welcome by WAGA President Sara Ecker-Foster and introduction to orchard by Joe Fahey
9:30-9:45-Break/Transition to Field
9:45-UW-Extension Rotation
Rotating Field Session I— Amaya Atucha, UW Madison Horticulture
Rotating Field Session II— TBA- UW Madison Entomology
Rotating Field Session III—TBA Leslie Holland, UW Madison Plant Pathology
11:45—Lunch – included with Registration / Visit Exhibits
12:45—TBA
1:15—TBA
1:45--TBA
2:15—Grower panel -TBA
3:00--Operations-Grounds Tour
3:30—Adjourn
