SEPTEMBER 28- OCTOBER 4
THIS WEEK AT THE ORCHARD
- Fall Foliage hits its peak this weekend. You won't want to miss the orchard's color show!
- PYO is going strong with 40 varieties of apples, plus Asian pears, grapes, and raspberries (at Douglas Orchards).
- The Cider Garden will be open Saturday (12-7pm) and Sunday (12-4pm). Enjoy locally-sourced small plates and Adrian's scratch-made soup. Be sure to sample our award-winning hard ciders, too (including Farmstead, recently voted #3 in the USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards!).
- Our Harvest Music Series continues on Saturday 10/3 with live music in the Cider Garden from 3 - 6pm featuring Bloodroot Gap.
- The farm market is stocked with pies and donuts, sweet cider, local provisions and LOTS of pre-picked fruit, including pumpkins.
- Take advantage of our Apple Special: Pick a bushel (or more) and receive a free pint of sweet cider (Champlain Orchards) or 2 free cider donuts (Douglas Orchards).
Raised in the Orchard. Recognized Nationally.
Three Champlain Orchards hard ciders were honored at the 9th Annual Cidercraft Awards
Citra earned Platinum in the Hopped category, Tuscan Blue earned Platinum in the Botanical category, and Honeycrisp was named Judges’ Pick in the Single Varietal category. We are honored by this recognition and grateful to our cidery team, orchard crew, partners, and community.
Local Done Right
POWERED BY THE PASSION OF OUR PEOPLE AND OUR COLLECTIVE LOVE OF THE LAND.
Our fruits are ecologically grown with intention and care — healthier for the soil, healthier for you! Everything we produce is an expression of our family-owned orchards. From our 175+ varieties of fruit to our handcrafted provisions and crisp ciders, we invite you to discover the taste of the Champlain Valley and this beautiful place we call home.
news from our cidery
FARMSTEAD IS A WINNER IN USA TODAY'S 2026 READERS' CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST CIDER
We're honored that Farmstead was ranked #3 among 10 ciders selected by an expert panel and voted by USA Today readers as the best in the country for having unique and delicious flavor profiles.
OUR STORY
The story of Champlain Orchards as we know it today began in 1998
1998 was the year 27-year-old Bill Suhr purchased 60 acres of orchard in Shoreham, Vermont. At the time, his motivation and initiative to live off the land overshadowed the fact that apple growing and fruit farming were not in his realm of knowledge.
about us
Fun Facts
✔️ All of our fruit is either ecologically grown and third-party certified by the IPM institute or organically grown and certified by VOF.
✔️ We grow 146 varieties of apples, 23 varieties of pears, 15 varieties of plums, 9 varieties of cherries, 17 varieties of peaches, 6 varieties of nectarines, 2 varieties of apricots, 2 varieties of medlars, 6 varieties of quince, 12 varieties of raspberries, 2 varieties of blackberries, 2 varieties of elderberries, and 2 varieties of currants
✔️ Our farm is almost entirely solar powered!
✔️ In 2020, we acquired neighboring Douglas Orchards in Shoreham.
Get in Touch With Us
We'd love to hear from you.
We answer all email and requests as they come in. If you have an urgent matter or would like to place an order please give us a call.
(802) 897-2777
Our address is:
3597 VT-74 W. Shoreham, VT 05770