Apple Picking Near Me in Bethania
Bee Sweet Orchards
2229 Pannel Road, Reidsville, NC
Carrigan Farms
1261 Oak Ridge Farm Highway, Mooresville, NC
About Us:
Carrigan Farms is a 5th generation, family owned, farm. Carrigan Farms specializes in growing quality fruits and vegetables, educational school tours and field trips, weddings, swim parties, and other special events.
The Carrigans settled in the Mooresville area in the 1750’s with ancestors buried at local Coddle Creek ARP church. Scots-Irish immigrants, they are hard working, independent folks. Since 1902 the Carrigan family has been farming at their current location in Mooresville. Initially a tobacco and cotton farm, the previous generations transitioned to a Guernsey dairy and row crop operation. In 1975, when current owner Doug Carrigan graduated from NC State University with a horticulture degree, the fruit and vegetable farm was born. Quality fruits and vegetables are grown throughout the year with primary focus on crops such as asparagus, strawberries, apples and pumpkins. Additionally, the Carrigans host thousands of kids of all ages for hayrides to the pumpkin patch, educational field trips, and terrifying haunted evenings during the Halloween season.
Recent times have brought visitors to the farm wanting to experience the beauty of the open space. The Quarry at Carrigan Farms is the perfect private location for weddings, swim parties, company picnics, proms, formals and church gatherings.
Won’t you join us in experiencing all that Mother Nature has to offer by spending a fun time on the farm.
Tevepaugh Orchards
800 Vannoy Ridge Road, Moravian Falls, NC
For 5 generations, the Tevepaugh family has been raising fruit in the beautiful Brushy Mountains of North Carolina. We strive to have the best varieties of peaches, nectarines, and apples available each and every season. Our fruit is tree-ripened and hand-picked at the peak ripeness for the best possible flavor.
DH Orchards
684 Pike Road, Moravian Falls, NC
Devil Dog Orchard
771 NC 150, Reidsville, NC
After Larry's 28 years in the Marine Corps and another 8 years working in Greensboro, it was time to get back to the country. When we saw the A.B. Gilliam property, it was love at first sight. A.B. could always be seen out in his beautiful orchard and people have come to the orchard for years to pick apples. The tradition continues...
We have two grown sons, a lovely daughter-in-law, and now two grandbabies!
Hareapple Farm
5650 E. Brocktown Rd., Moravian Falls, NC
About Us:
We are a neighborhood orchard high on Pore's Knob in beautiful Wilkes County specializing in newer apple varieties. We also have peaches, homemade jams, jellies, pickles, muffins and dried apple chips.
Our apple varieties and harvest dates are Gala, mid August; Honey Crisp, late August; Cameo, late September; Braeburn, early October; Fugi, mid October; and Pink Lady, November 1st.
Our Products:
apples, peaches, dried apples, muffins, jam, jelly, pickles, honey
McKinney Orchard & Gardens
3765 E. Brocktown Road, Moravian Falls, NC
Blueberry Thrill Farm
6938 Eaglesfield Road, Gibsonville, NC
History:
The Gibsonville, NC farm began in 1982 when my wife Nan and I (Rick Langhorne) planted two acres of Thornless Blackberries and and two acres of Rabbiteye Blueberries. A few years later we planted several acres of Asparagus. These crops were selected based on budgets provided by the local Extension Agent combined with what we liked and what we thought would be a good opportunity. The fact that no other growers in our area were growing what we intended to grow was an important consideration. This was our first attempt at commercial agriculture so we made the normal new grower type mistakes. We selected planting stock on the basis of price rather than quality, we planted before the irrigation system was ready, and we made no preparations for weed control. Unfortunately, a huge drought occurred the first summer after planting and plant losses were high, especially on the inferior quality Blackberry plants. Blueberry growth was anemic as a result of the rotten sawdust that was placed in the planting holes which had an abnormally high PH, exactly the opposite of what was needed.
Old Farm LogoOver the next several years, irrigation and weed control problems were solved, dead plants were replaced with higher quality planting material and the PH problem in the Blueberries was corrected. Plant growth was impressive especially on the Blueberries which were attracting huge numbers of birds. We had not planned for bird control which required us to roll out a net which consisted of eight runs of netting each 1000 foot long and 20 feet wide each summer and retract every fall. Yields on both Blueberries and Blackberries began to exceed our expectations and it became clear that the financial success of the farm depended on our ability to sell what we had learned to grow. How do you sell 30,000 pounds of Blackberries and 15, 000 pounds of Blueberries over the course of just a five week growing period? Also, what other crops do customers want to purchase and how much were they willing to pay? During the next few years we tested our ability to expand into annual crops like Broccoli, Cauliflower, Corn and Tomatoes as well as a Raspberry variety suggested by a well known plant breeder at NC State University.
Old Blueberry Hill Farm SignFrom these experiments we determined that we preferred to focus our energy on growing fairly large quantities of superior quality perennial crops rather than growing dozens of different vegetables that had to be replanted each year. Our strategy was just the opposite of what other growers were doing, but it was right for our situation. Our produce was initially sold pick-your-own directly from the farm, and later from the Carrboro Farmer's Market. We knew our strategy of growing larger quantities of just a few items was working when a member of board of directors at the Farmer's Market dropped by our farm to investigate if we really grew the Raspberries, Blackberries and Blueberries we were selling! Apparently other growers were intimated by our ability to grow and market superior quality fruit in fairly large quantities. About this time we started to replace older varieties with new improved variety. The USDA thornless blackberry we had planted on 1982 were replaced with several firmer and sweeter Blackberry varieties introduced by the University of Arkansas. Southern Highbush Blueberries and improved Hybrid variety of Asparagus were also added to the product mix. Improvements were made to the retail market on the farm and a walk in cooler was added. At the peak of production the Langhorne's sold from their retail farm stand, three Farmers markets on Saturday and sold wholesale to various restaurants and Supermarkets.
The amount of work required to generate just a moderate income by selling produce was almost overwhelming. The farm fell short of our naive financial expectations, yet the farm provided a "real world classroom" for our kids and its positive impacts were huge. They learned the value of hard work and that positive results come in direct proportion to the amount of effort. Each son learned to handle money and could make proper change by the first grade. They enjoyed interacting with the customers at the farm and at the Farmer's market. The many lessons provided by the farm experience became an important component in the growth and development of our family. It also became clear to us that our sons' interests in community sports conflicted seriously with our selling opportunities. We made the decision to set our farm interests aside and spend years having great fun watching our sons grow up to fine young men.
The farm was dormant for many years. Several years ago we began planning for and implementing a new farm plan that will carry us through our retirement years. We have removed all of the old crops and planted new crops and some new varieties. In addition to the Blueberries and Blackberries we have grown for years, we added Apples and Flowers to our product mix. We also have Peaches that will soon be in production. All of the new crop selections feature the best variety available based on our research and our experience. These "best of breed" crops we will be offering include a 500 year old heritage Apple variety, Summer Rambour, from France; an improved variety of Blackberry, Natchez, from the University of Arkansas; a superior but established variety, Premier Blueberry, from NCSU; Limelight Hydrangeas and patented varieties of coneflowers we grow.
Bentley's Old Time Apple House
6828 Hwy 16 South, Moravian Falls, NC
Lynn St. Clair Orchard
479 Vashti Road, Taylorsville, NC
Perry Lowe Orchards
8741 Nc Highway 16 N, Moravian Falls, NC
About
We are a sixth generation apple orchard located in Moravian Falls, NC. We feel very blessed to have over 100 acres of Orchard in the beautiful foothills of North Carolina. We grow about 26 different varieties of apples.
Wilke's Apple House
7012 Hwy 16 North, Taylorsville, NC
Deal Orchards Inc.
7400 NC Hwy 16 N, Taylorsville, NC
History
Around 1939, Brack Deal and his wife Thelma Isabelle (Belle) Deal planted the first of our orchards.
Clearing much of the land with a mule was hard work on the steep mountain orchard behind their home. They, and their three children, started out with approximately 15 acres of orchard.
The same orchard has been replanted and is still being used today producing delicious apples
Brack & Belle's son, Lindsay, and his family still run the business today as Deal Orchards, Inc., growing over 100 acres of fruit.
Sugarloaf Orchards
7415 NC Hwy. 16 North, Taylorsville, NC
Roberson Orchard
326 Silas Deal Road, Taylorsville, NC
St. Clair Orchard
257 Westley Mountain Road, Taylorsville, NC
Cedar View Farm
7466 Richland Church Road, Liberty, NC
Millstone Creek Orchards
506 Parks Crossroad Church Road, Ramseur, NC
About Us:
It all started when…
Millstone Creek Orchards began in 2001, when Byrd and Diane Isom planted the first rows of apple trees alongside Parks Crossroad Church Rd. At first, Byrd's plan consisted of selling fresh apples out of the back of his pickup truck. However, in 2004, Millstone Creek Orchards opened their doors to the community and 14 years later we are still here and happier than ever. Millstone Creek Orchards a family-owned and operated orchard that loves sharing what we do with you and your family and helping everyone to enjoy the wonders of Mother Nature. We now have 18 acres full of farm-fresh blackberries, blueberries, peaches, grapes, apples, pumpkins, and pecans, which are all available for u-pick.
The Farmers Daughter
2150 Friendship Church Rd, Taylorsville, NC
About Us:
The Farmers’ Daughter is a strawberry and mixed vegetable farm, owned and operated by Jason and Amy Douglas, in Taylorsville, NC, since 2008. In the spring of 2008, after their daughter, Lily, was born, Amy did not go back to her career in Civil/Environmental Engineering. Instead, Jason and Amy felt led (by God) to return to the family farm. Jason and Amy broke ground in March of 2008 for a challenging but successful year in building relationships, one pound of tomatoes at a time! Today, their family has grown to include both Lily, age 10, and Max, age 8. Amy works on the farm full-time and works part-time at Taylorsville Elementary School. Jason works with his father, Steve, full-time in their masonry business, Douglas Masonry, and he works on the farm pretty much full time too! They both are blessed to be full-time parents of two great kids that get to grow up right beside them!
The Farmers’ Daughter farms about 7 acres of a larger, 107-acre family farm. Our mission to provide the freshest produce that we can for our neighbors. Our stand is unique, because the majority of the produce is grown on-site; like our strawberries, seasonal mixed vegetables, and value-added products. We also sell seasonal fruits grown locally in Alexander County. We encourage our customers to buy locally grown produce for the following reasons:
- The produce is much fresher, tastes better, and more nutrient rich than other produce retail markets.
- It helps local farmers!
- It creates local jobs!
- It boosts the local economy!
We grow over 50 varieties of different vegetables. We do this to break away from the stereotypical produce that you see in the store that is “bred for shipping” and introduce you to real veggies that taste good, smell good, and look good! Our produce vine ripened and hand-picked daily at the peak of perfection.
AH and W Farm
1190 Fallview Rd., Boomer, NC