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LOCAL PRODUCE – FULL OF FLAVOUR

Apples as far as the eye can see. And apple juice so good that it is served at gourmet restaurants. This family business is a success story that smells of apple blossom and tastes heavenly.

By: 365 Publishing

Walking around Berg’s orchard during apple season is rather like being in a film. Row upon row of knotty apple trees bursting with shiny red fruit under a clear blue sky. Sweetsmelling apples as far as the eye can see, birds singing and leaves blowing in the breeze.

During the summer you can go on guided tours of this beautiful orchard, which is located just outside Hallstahammar. From a tractordrawn cart you will witness it with you own eyes and see 6000 apple trees and about 2000 plum, pear, cherry and bullace trees.

Photo: Jonas Bilberg

It is an honour to be able to spread our wonderful products around the world

– The feeling I get when I go out into the orchard is fantastic. If I were the least bit religious I would say that someone is holding a hand over us there. It is wonderful to be so close to different kinds of fruit, each with their own flavour and aroma, says Lena Ryberg-Ericsson at Köpings Musteri.

Apples picked by hand When the time is right, all the apples in the orchard are picked by hand. In a good season, over 50 tons of fruit are transformed into apple juice by Lena and her family at Köpings Musteri and is then sold in their own farm shop in Rasgärde outside Köping and at cafés, restaurants and shops across the Mälardalen region. It is also served at gourmet restaurants such as Lyran in Malmö, which has a star in the Michelin Guide. And the success story doesn’t end there. Last autumn, Lena signed a contract with the chain Fabrique that has bakeries in Stockholm, on Gotland and in New York.

– They tasted our apple juice and thought it was outstanding. The fact that we sell a variety of different apple juices, none of which contain additives, really makes us stick out from the crowd. It is an honour to be able to spread our wonderful products around the world, says Lena

Ryberg-Ericsson.Köpings Musteri is a family business in which Lena, her husband Anders and their two children Benjamin and Johanna work.

– Anders’ parents and grandparents have lived and worked here and the juicery has enabled us to build upon the legacy left by previous generations, says Lena Ryberg-Ericsson.

Picked by hand. Johanna Ryberg with a basket of delicous apples from Köpings Musteri.

Photo: Jonas Bilberg

3 farm shops in Västra Mälardalen

There are farm shops dotted all over the Swedish countryside. Make sure you don’t miss the opportunity to turn off the road when you see a (often hand painted) sign, because farm shops sell produce that is unique, genuine and local.

1. Travarbo Gårdsbutik & Vilt

This farm shop just north of Arboga sells game that has been purchased from local hunters as well as sausages and locally produced beer, flour, eggs and honey.

2. Ljungs Goa

Ljungs Goa farm shop and café is well known for its handmade chocolates and is located between Kungsör and Köping. The shop also sells organic and locally produced lamb, beef, sausages, eggs, honey and home accessories.

3. Jädersbruks herrgård

Jädersbruk Manor House is situated on the outskirts of Arboga and has a farm shop that sells almost everything for anyone interested in a sustainable lifestyle. The manor house is also home to Färgriket, which specialises in environmentally friendly paints and oils.