Open House Days

We are not open to the general public, but we do offer several days in November when we open our orchards for visits. These are our "Open House Days".

When: each Saturday in November from 9 AM to 4 PM

Where: our orchards and packing house

What we offer:

1. A chance to purchase or pick up nursery trees on site

2. We have a display of over 100 different apple and pears to view

3. A chance to taste test around 20 different types of apples

4. Fresh, homemade fried apple pies (like grandma used to make)

5. Real apple cider to taste (sorry, we do not sell it)

6. An opportunity to walk through the orchards and grounds

7. See displays of typical planting holes

8. A chance to meet orchardists and sometimes agricultural extension agents

9. Purchase apples (if any of the fall harvest remains)

Please call or email for directions and to let us know you are coming. Thanks.

Images of Past Open House Events:

View of "Packing House". Sample hole on left and customers sort through apple boxes on right. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

David and Janice discuss apples with a customer and his father.(above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Display table of over 100 different types of apples and pears. (above) photo courtesy of A. Miller

Side view of display table. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

David and Doug Hundley (Avery Co., NC extension agent) talk apples. (above) photo courtesy of A. Miller

Cy (on right) shares a laugh with a customer. (above) photo courtesy of A. Miller

David shows a customer the grafting union and describes the depth at which to plant the tree (sample hole visible). photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Patrick and Bryan take a break from "command central". He keeps track of customer orders and inventory during Open House days. (above)

Janice (far left) brings customers to the packing house. Beverly walks behind customers. If you look very closely in the background you can see Georgia (deceased collie dog) standing in the gator--- she's begging Cy (red coat) for a ride.

Aunt Grey points to apple samples. She is the queen of our famous "fried apple pies". Some customers return each year simply for the pies--- but they arrive early; the pies sell quickly. (above)

David talks to a customer on the phone-- probably asking for directions. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Customers pick through the apple boxes finding just the right ones to take home. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Boxes of apples await customers. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Crisp, cold Arkansas Black apples shine in the early morning sun. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Wesley, the three-legged dog, "protects" the apple boxes. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Tim, Gordon, and Andrew bag trees for customers to take home. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

Tim and Mark (Alamance County, NC extension agent) take a break. (above) photo courtesy of C. Stecker

A view of the southern sky at the end of a busy Open House day. (above) photo courtesy of A. Miller

Fall colors can be on display if the autumn season is later than usual. -- sugar maple tree--(above) photo courtesy of A. Miller

Janice, Colin, and Cy take a break from work to ride in the wagon. (above)