Park Hill Orchard
82 Park Hill Road, Easthampton, MA, 1027
About
Park Hill Orchard is a fruit farm. Grow apples and blueberries for Pick-Your-Own harvesting. Many other fruits for sale in farmstand. Feature a sculpture exhibition which winds through the working fruit orchards. "Art in the Orchard" is a recipient of a Gold Star Award from the State Senate and Cultural Commission. Host school groups. Perfect place for a family outing. Open daily July 1 to November 21 10:00 am - dusk.
Products
Apples, Berry
Farming Practices
Quite a lot is known about growing healthy fruit and we avail ourselves with all the tools and data out there. In the old days farmers used "cover sprays" to keep down the various fungi and insects that prey on the fruit. Today we are able to let hundreds of species of insects roam freely in the canopy while dealing with a small handful of predators that cause us harm. In order to specifically deal with certain bugs we use several strong tools