Pfullingen apple juice: Fruit acceptance starts – your apples are in demand!

Pfullingen apple juice: Fruit acceptance starts – your apples are in demand!

In Pfullingen on the coming Saturdays everything revolves around a particularly fruity enjoyment: The fruit acceptance for the popular Pfullingen apple juice begins on September 13th, 2025 and probably extends until October 12th, 2025. Like that SWP reported, the acceptance times take place on Wednesdays from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you want to harvest high-quality apples from the orchards around Pfullingen, you should make sure that only ripe and undamaged fruits are accepted.

The fruit collection itself takes place on the site of the former “Hortense” tree nursery, with the approach via Große Heerstrasse and the exit via Im Entensee. The organizers receive support from local associations, including the Pfullingen Nature Conservation Association (Nabu) and other groups such as the AGN and the Swabian Alb Association. This collaboration ensures everything runs smoothly and brings momentum to the event.

Bring a piece of nature into the glass

The Pfullinger apple juice is very popular and is available in two variations: naturally cloudy and clear, and is offered in environmentally friendly reusable glass bottles. The freshly squeezed juice can be purchased from the local supermarkets REWE, Kaufland and E-Center. As the GEA As explained, the apples handed in can either be promptly reimbursed at the market price or exchanged for vouchers for apple juice. These vouchers can be redeemed in the REWE supermarket on the Stuhlsteige.

The range depends heavily on the harvest volumes, which have fluctuated greatly in recent years. In 2021, 90,281 kg of apples were harvested, while the harvest in the following year fell to just 21,130 kg. Around 49,000 kg is expected for 2023. The fluctuations are no coincidence, like that Federal Agency for Nature Conservation explains: The orchards are important elements of the cultural landscape, but suffer from the intensification and mechanization of agriculture. Tours and a lack of care make it necessary to preserve these valuable areas.

We all benefit

The project “Orchards in Germany” aims to comprehensively analyze the situation of orchards. A uniform definition will be developed and the ecological importance of these areas will be highlighted. The collaboration between communities, associations and conservationists not only creates a valuable regional item; An awareness of the need to preserve a unique natural resource also arises.

Therefore: Anyone who has time on Saturday, September 13th should make their way to the fruit collection and do their part to preserve the Pfullinger orchards. Because at the end of the day, the fresh juice not only flows into the bottle, but also into the hearts of pleasure lovers!