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Vermont Fruit

Grown with a Conscience.

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Vermont Fruit

Grown with a Conscience.

family owned & ecologically managed

- Shoreham, Vermont -

As one of the oldest continuously operating Orchards in Vermont, we take pride in growing over 100 varieties of apples, as well as peaches, pears, plums, cherries, nectarines, and berries. We are careful stewards of our land and grow our fruit following strict Eco Apple requirements, while striving to minimize our carbon footprint and sustainably contribute to our community.

Open

10 am - 4 pm

Monday - Friday

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Our Orchard

Over 220 acres of fruit trees, with 110 apple varieties and counting!

Our Orchard

Over 220 acres of fruit trees, with 110 apple varieties and counting!

fun facts:

Our fruit is ecologically grown and third-party certified by the IPM institute.
Four acres are certified Organic by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF)
We grow over 100 varieties of apples, 20 varieties of pears, 12 varieties of plums, 3 varieties of cherries, 16 varieties of peaches, and 6 varieties of nectarines.
Our farm is electrically solar powered, with Solar Orchard #3 in the planning stages

We are absolutely smitten with this gorgeous shot of our orchard in bloom! #Repost @the.chris.spencer_ ・・・
Blossoming Apple Trees.

The J Crew has been hard at work planting new seedlings in our nursery. These small trees will grow into strong saplings and in a few years be replanted into the main orchard. Needless to say, these guys enjoy their job!🌳
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#planting #orchard #vermontgrown #nursery #apples

Burger Envy. #Repost @the_chubbymuffin
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Burger night gets Vermontier every week! This time we’ve got the Green Mountain // @cabotcheese cheddar 🧀, @blackrivermeats burger 🍔, @northcountrysmokehouse bacon 🥓, @champlainorchards apple 🍎 slaw, and house made jalapeño 🌶 salsa! #eatvt #burgernight #specials #jalapeno

Meet the Mutsu Apple! Also known as Crispin in the US, the Mutsu apple was introduced in 1948 and is a cross between the 'Golden Delicious' and the 'Indo' apple cultivars first grown in The Mutsu province of Japan. The flesh is complex and juicy with a sweet-tart flavor that has subtle hints of spice. An excellent keeper, the Mutsu apple will take on an even sweeter flavor in cold storage. We still have these giant apples, so track one down at your local co-op and possibly feed a small village, or just make yourself a pie. 🍏 .
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#orchard #apples #mutsu #vermontgrown #themoreyouknow

Sweet sweet Dave! If you’ve ever tasted our sweet cider and thoroughly enjoyed yourself, you have this man to thank. Affectionately known as Sweet Dave, this gentleman has been with us for 7 years (!) keeping our Apple press humming year-round. Unfortunately, he is soon off to greener pastures and we are truly devastated to see him go. You’ve done us good, Dave. (And don’t worry, he trained his replacement very well).
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#changeisgood #sweetdave #vermontmade #freshcider #vermontcider

We’ve got some flowers! The Apricots, Asian Pears, & Peaches have started to bloom! The apples are getting closer, but still have a little ways to go. It’s beginning to smell really good around here... 🌸
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#vermontgrown #orchard #bloom #blossom

Some big changes happened this last winter. We replaced a lot of the older, less productive trees that were difficult to harvest with high-density plantings. The hillside looks very different now and we can’t wait for these trees to grow up!
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#vermontgrown #planting #appletrees #orchard #changeisgood

BLOOM UPDATE: the current state of our fruits. Apples, Sweet Cherries, Asian Pears, Summer Plums, and Peaches. In that order. 🌸🌞🌳

#Repost @greenupvermont - Pick up bags at the orchard today and help do your part to beautify our state! ・・・
Have you been out and about spotting this year’s Green Up Day poster! The amazing artwork featured this year comes from 8th grade Chloe Jenkins from Chester! #GreenUpVT #GreenUpDay #GetInvolved

Meet the Enterprise! This crunchy-skinned, firm-fleshed Apple is known for its supremely well-balanced flavor (mild sweetness and tart juice). It was originally introduced in New Jersey in 1994, so this apple is pretty new to market. It’s also a great keeper and does spectacularly well in pies — though fresh eating is still where it shines the most. We just pulled a bunch of these out of storage so seek some out at your local co-op or grocery store! 🍎 .
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#eatlocal #picklocal #apples #vermontgrown #champlainorchards #enterprise #themoreyouknow

Learning to graft. Our horticulturist, Michael, is leading the grafting workshop and teaching the difference between whip and whip-&-tongue grafts. Hands on learning!

TOMORROW join us for our annual Orchard Workshops! Walk-ins welcome! $25/person for both sessions!
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GRAFTING - 9 to 10:30 - Learn what grafting is and how to graft different Apple trees together successfully!
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PRUNING- 10:30 to 11:30 - Learn how to keep your apple trees happy, healthy, and producing a consistent crop from year to year!
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#workshop #orchard #grafting #pruning #vermontorchard #vermontlife #themoreyouknow

It’s a perfect day for a picnic! Pick up some apples, grab your favorite cheese, and maybe that jar of pickles or jam that’s been languishing in your fridge until warmer days reappeared. Chase the Monday blues away with food and sunshine! Then maybe have a nap. You’ve earned it. ☀️ 🍎 🧺
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#local #eatanapple #vermontgrown #apples #picnic #springinvermont #monday

Say hello to Jeff! This amazing gentleman has been with us for almost 4 years, and we honestly don’t know what we would do without him! Technically, he is head of our maintenance staff (which is a task in and of itself!) but he also does a myriad of other things that we couldn’t begin to describe but are absolutely critical to running our orchard. On any given day you can find him tearing apart a broken tractor or macgyvering a piece of equipment that we need but don’t have. Thanks for doing what you do and hats off to you, Jeff!
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#local #vermontliving #vermontorchard #meetthestaff #orchardmaintenance #theguy

Educating the public on how we still have so many delicious apples and Asian Pears available this time of year @coopfoodstores Lebanon! Stop by to try a sample and chat with us about our Controlled Atmosphere storage system and our ecologically-certified fruit! 🍎🍏
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#local #vermontgrown #apples #controlledatmosphere #eco #asianpear #samples #supportyourlocalcoop #shoplocal

So you've bought an apple tree at our tree sale, or are thinking about it, or you already have apple trees.
So you want to keep them happy and healthy, but you have no idea how to take care of them.
DON'T WORRY -- WE GOT YOU!

Sign up for our Grafting & Pruning Workshop on 4/27!
Only $25/person for several hours of horticultural knowledge!
Grafting Section from 9-10:30 am
Pruning Section from 10:30-11:30 am

Pick up your trees afterwards! Convenient!

For more information and to reserve your spot: link in bio.
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#local #vermont #workshop #grafting #pruning #orchard #appletrees

Liquid MAGIC. We seriously love our sweet cider — it makes every day taste like fall! Distract yourself from mud season with some fresh apple-y goodness 🍎 🍏 .
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#local #vermontgrown #applecider #sweetcider #apples

It’s that time of year again! TREE SALE! Purchase your very own Champlain Orchards trees! This year we are offering Empire, McIntosh, Keepsake, and Fuji. Buy any 5 trees and a get a (6th) McIntosh FREE with code FREETREE! To order and for more information, click the link in our bio. 🍎 🍏 🌳 .
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#local #vermontgrown #appletree #treesale #champlainvalley

How bout them apples? We still have over a dozen (😱) varieties of apples available! Find them in your local co-ops or in our farm market!
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#local #vermontgrown #growninvermont #vermontapples #apples #champlainvalley #🍎 #eatanapple

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OUR CIDERY

OUR CIDERY

We grow our Apples. We know our Apples.

Every drop of our hard cider is made with apples grown on our orchard, & crafted by hand on site. This makes for a quality, local product that is fresh, crisp and endlessly drinkable.

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visit our cidery site

Visit & Find

Farm Market Hours:

10 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday

Visit & Find

Farm Market Hours:

10 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday

at the orchard

Farm Market Open 10 am - 4 pm, Monday to Friday

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Tours
Tastings

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Pick-Your-Own Open June thru October

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on the road

Our fresh products are currently available in Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, and Massachusetts! Use our interactive map below to find an apple near you! If you can’t find us, just ask your local store manager to consider bringing us in.

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