Welcome to Woodman Hill Orchard
Open for the 2026 season!!
We are a pick-your-own apple orchard and farm stand located in Vergennes, Vermont, offering beautiful views and a family-friendly picking experience. 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.
Chilly nights, sweet and crispy apples
Good news, apple lovers: The cold snap came and went without damaging our apples, and pick-your-own is still going strong! If anything, the chilly nights did the fruit a favor. After testing apples all over the orchard, Rob declared these the best apples he’s ever eaten.
There’s still plenty of fruit on the trees, along with pre-picked apples, fresh cider, and baked goods at the farm stand. Come enjoy the best of the season while it lasts. We plan to pick through the end of October so check back regularly for updates on what’s available.
If you’re after large quantities of drops for cider, sauce, or animals, you’ll find the picking very easy!
Growing Season Update
Even when the orchard is closed, there’s no off-season here! Rob spent much of the winter pruning the trees, wrapping up by the end of February despite the cold. Thanks to last year’s lighter crop, the trees put on tremendous growth, resulting in the biggest burn pile we’ve ever had!
Spring brought cool, rainy weather, but thankfully we escaped any significant frost damage. The trees rewarded us with a spectacular bloom and a weekend of near-perfect pollination conditions, leaving us with what looks to be a beautiful crop of apples this fall.
June’s rainy weather certainly kept us on our toes, but the trees are looking good, and the apples are plentiful. There’s still lots of growing season ahead, and we’ll continue to share updates as we get closer to opening day. We can’t wait to welcome everyone back this fall!
What we’re picking…
We’re currently picking McIntosh, Honeycrisp, Cortland, Macoun, Liberty, Empire and Sweet 16 apples. All varieties also available pre-picked at the stand as well.
PYO drops are plentiful in every variety!
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.
