Leaman’s Green Applebarn

Unhelpful staff, poorly maintained (rutts) orchard, terrible signage (good luck figuring out which type of apple you’re picking), small orchard, misleading advertising (you don’t get to pick honey crisp), poor selection of baked goods, hordes of mosquitos, and they have the audacity to put «taking apples without paying is shoplifting» signs all over.
In short, this place sucks. It may be the only apple picking orchard in the area, but you should still pass. Only saving grace is that the apples are of OK quality and the prices aren’t outrageous.

We hoard the cider donuts whenever we come to the area and they are open/​at the farmer’s market. Gingersnaps (chewy) are great, too. I go for the food not the knick knacks.

People acquainted with local apple orchards tend to fall into two camps around here: the Bayne’s fans versus the Leaman’s fans. We’re definitely in the latter category.
We like the fact that Leaman’s is an old-​fashioned working apple orchard/​cider mill without a lot of the glitz and manufactured «fun» of bigger/​more tourist-​oriented apple places (some of which don’t even grow their own apples). We’re not looking for made-​in-​China faux country tschotschkes or a carnival atmosphere; just a nice fall-​ride destination.
Leaman’s offers great cider, donuts and baked goods. (I love their little frosted sour cream drop cookies, which really taste like homemade — you can’t eat just one!) The cider slushies are great on one of those warm-​ish fall days. They also have a nice «pumpkin» patch of various pumpkins and gourds that are a big hit with kids. You can pick your own apples if you wish; I think there are also farm tours for kids.
If you’re on the «apple tour,» our household strongly suggests that, if you have to choose between the two cider mills in Freeland, you head off the beaten path to Leaman’s; it’s still very close to downtown Freeland and very easy to find.