Welcome to Woodman Hill Orchard
We’re open for the 2024 season!
We are a pick-your-own micro-orchard serving the city of Vergennes, Vermont and all surrounding towns in northern Addison County. The orchard has over 300 trees and several popular varieties to choose from. All apples are IPM grown using the latest techniques from the University of Vermont and Cornell University.
The 2024 orchard season is in full swing!
We have a beautiful crop this year and all varieties continue to be available in ample supply – including Honeycrisp. The weather has been amazing, which has helped keep the apples in good shape! Even the drops look good – and boy, do we have plenty of those. All we need now is some help from you, our apple-picking friends, to make good use of all these apples!
Commercial, food service, and retail operations are welcome to call anytime about large or recurring orders. We will have both first quality and cider grade apples available at volume pricing. Local apples can be an easy add-on if you run a store or farmstand, and anyone who’s either dabbling or established in the cider business is encouraged to call or email.
For our local business community – have you considered ‘healthy snack days’ for your staff? Reward your hard-working team with a snack that’s fresh, healthy, seasonal and delicious. Not to mention there’s often that overachieving coworker who takes home extra apples and returns with a home-made dessert!
2024 Growing Season Update
We’ve had some wild weather here, but no major crop damage like last year. In fact, after not having much to do in 2023, the trees are generously outdoing themselves. This may be the first year where just about every tree has an abundance of fruit. We’ve been hand thinning for months and it seems like we barely made a difference! When you come to pick you’ll undoubtedly notice the trees are both much larger AND loaded with fruit. Its going to be a great year for picking and we can’t wait to welcome you back!
What we’re picking…
We’re currently picking Honeycrisp, McIntosh, Cortland, Macoun, Liberty, Empire and Sweet 16.
Plenty of drops on the ground, in all varieties, for those ready to dive into Fall baking and applesauce making!
Over 9 varieties of Vermont grown apples available throughout the season.
We have nine popular varieties of apples to choose from – Honeycrisp, Rogers McIntosh, Thome Empire, Red Cortland, Macoun, Liberty, Sweet 16, Redfree and Red Rome.
Apples are both pre-bagged and pick-your own.
We also have limited amounts of peaches in August and pears in September.
Please call or check our website to see what we’re picking as availability changes throughout the season.
