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Park Hill Orchard

82 Park Hill Road
Easthampton, MA 01027
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82 Park Hill Road Easthampton MA 01027
Pay With: Credit/Debit, SNAP/EBT, HIP (Healthy Incentives Program), Senior FMNP (farmers’ markets), WIC FMPP (farmers’ markets)
Wholesale: Restaurants, Grocery Stores
Growing Practices: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Contact: Alane Hartley and Russell Braen
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About

We are located in the historic and protected Park Hill area of Easthampton. Home of the famous “Art In the Orchard” outdoor community sculpture exhibition. C’mon out and take a walk through the fruit and sculpture gardens! We offer more than 80 varieties of carefully grown berries, as well.

 

What We Grow

Baked Goods

Cider Donuts, Pies

Beverages

Apple Cider, Tea

Dairy + Eggs

Eggs (chicken)

Fruit

Apples, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherries, Frozen Fruit, Grapes (eating), Peaches, Pears, Plums, Raspberries

Honey + Maple

Honey, Maple Syrup

Pet Food

Catnip

Specialty

Apple Butter, Apple Sauce, Candies, Cider Products, Cider Syrup, Infused Vinegar, Maple Products, Soup

Vegetables

Garlic (cured), Gourds, Pumpkins, Winter Squash

Growing Practices

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

How We Grow

In a word, Carefully.

Quite a lot is known about growing healthy fruit and we avail ourselves with all the tools and data out there. In the old days farmers used “cover sprays” to keep down the various fungi and insects that prey on the fruit. Today we are able to let hundreds of species of insects roam freely in the canopy while dealing with a small handful of predators that cause us harm. In order to specifically deal with certain bugs we use several strong tools.

Situational Awareness – We know what insects to watch out for and when they are eating the fruit. We know exactly when to use the lightest spray to get to our target without effecting others. This orchard is simulated on computers in several locations around the world. Models of the tree physiology, fungal life, insect life and fruit maturation are run in real-time throughout each season. We can read what we will see in the orchards and then walk out and see just that.

Weather – We have a fancy weather station on site. And amazingly there are several “virtual weather stations” that keep track of the climate at our exact location.

And here is our page on Weather Underground http://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=KMAEASTH132

Chemistry – Use the least harsh tool that will do the job. We use modern chemistry – organic and synthetic crop protectants – that are very specific to their pest and leave a light footprint in the biosystem.

The bottom line is that the craft of apple growing has made leaps and bounds in the last couple of decades and we are growing much better fruit now than ever leaving little or no ecological footprint.

Farm Stand

  • Park Hill Orchard
    82 Park Hill Road
    Easthampton, MA (map)
    (413) 303-0335
  • Open 10:00 am until Dusk every day of the week.
    Our season runs from July until Thanksgiving.

Family Fun

  • Events and celebrations

August – Halloween
All daylight hours
Art In the Orchard. Large self-guided sculpture trail featuring the works of local and regional artists. Winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Commission Gold Star award as an exemplary community arts festival. Leashed dogs allowed.

  • Farm tours
    August – Halloween
    All daylight hours
    Art In the Orchard. Large self-guided sculpture trail featuring the works of local and regional artists. Winner of the Massachusetts Cultural Commission Gold Star award as an exemplary community arts festival. Leashed dogs allowed.

Our Customers

Farmers' Markets

Pick Your Own

Apples
August through Halloween
weekends and holidays 10-5 Call for availability.

Apples are $25 per peck. We supply all the containers.

Peaches when there is supply. Call for peach info in July and August.

Pick-Your-Own hotline 413-303-0335
* Call ahead just to be sure.

Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Crop

Apples, Peaches

Photos

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