Sage's Apples

Sage's Apples has been our family farm for 150 years. Everything we grow is sold through our market at our farm in Geauga County.The Sage Family purchased our farm in 1867 after David Childs Sage brought his family to Geauga county from Chautauqua County New York in 1843. David's son Ransom Alden Sage was born in Clairdon, Ohio at the first farm. Ransom purchased our current farm in Chardon Township in 1867. Robert & Roderic Timmons Maple Syrup Producers Award 2017more info Sage's Apples has been our family farm for nearly 150 years. Everything we grow is sold through our market at our farm in Geauga County.The Sage Family purchased our farm in 1867 after David Childs Sage brought his family to Geauga county from Chautauqua County New York in 1843. David's son Ransom Alden Sage was born in Clairdon, Ohio at the first farm. Ransom purchased our current farm in Chardon Township in 1867. sage family market before 1950's David N. selling his fruit in front of his house on the North side of the road. This is accross the street from our current Farm Market In the 1950's we converted the barn stables into a salesroom to sell apples and moved the roadside stand into the Red Barn. Mrs Sage pictured standing with peck baskets of apples. The Sage family is originally from Wales, England where John Sage (born 1617) with sons John Jr. and David Sage came to Connecticut about the year 1655. The Sage Family lived in Middletown Connecticut and the surrounding area for many years. David Childs Sage was born in Bennington Vermont (1777) settled in Brocton in the county of Chautauqua, New York. He moved his family west to Geauga County Ohio in 1843. Here his son Ransom was born (1843) and lived most of his life. In the summer of 1843 he purchased his first farm in Claridon Township. He purchased a 10 acre farm on State Route 608 near Hamden Orchards and another farm of 51 1/3 acres on Claridon Troy Rd. He purchased these farms from Solomon and David King. This farm was in the Sage family until February of 1857. David C. Sage sold his farm in Claridon and purchased Samuel Squire’s farm North of Chardon on Ravenna Rd at the same time. This farm had two parcels, 72 and 35 acres and again was near an existing orchard. This location is the present day Wintergreen Drive development and through the hills and ravines of Big Creek. This location had elevation but probably was too hilly and inconsistent for growing fruit. A few short years later in 1865 David C. sold half ownership of this land to Brothers Orlanzo and Solomon Nye. Orlanzo Nye married Sarah Martha Sage, David C. Sage’s Daughter and only sibling to Ransom A Sage. Initially this was half ownership sale, but a few years later David C. sold his second half to the Nye brothers. David C. moved back to Brocton, after his wife, Martha Walker, passed away in 1868 here in Geauga County. David C. remarried Helen Fitch from Chautauqua New York without any more children. David C.’s son Ransom A. in March of 1867 purchased a portion of our current farm on Route 6 just west of Chardon. Ransom acquired from John Slater a 35 ½ acre parcel which we continue to farm and live in the house built in 1878. His vision was much larger and also purchased 15 acres of maple sugar trees across the street that is currently known as Soubusta’s Sugar Bush with award winning Maple Syrup and now owned by the Natural History Museum. The initial intent for the property was to develop a nursery business, but with slow sales and apple trees begging for attention, Jay planted his first orchard. Ransom and his son Jay Minor Sage bought adjoining land to these two parcels over the years. But first he seized the opportunity to buy 23 ¼ acres from John L. Grant, in 1892, 20 ¾ acres from Lester D. Osborn in 1903 and several other small parcels on Auburn Rd right around the corner. This property ran West down the hill to Wilder Rd, and included the narrow strip where houses now are on the east side of th