The Oneida Orchard has 30 acres of original  orchard and an additional 10 acres of new  orchard, which now totals to approximately 4,000  trees! The orchard grows over twenty different  varieties of apples and also a wide variety of  fresh produce products such as: strawberries,  raspberries, blackberries, sweetcorn, squash and  pumpkins. Due to weather, the variety of fresh  produce will vary.

Our Goals

Part of the Orchard’s goal is to generate interest  in the area of agriculture as well as encourage  our children to understand at a young age, the  importance of growing healthy food, and finding  natural ways to eliminate pests. The Apple  Orchard hosts field trips for area schools. It has  generated children’s interest in agriculture and  taught them that there are many techniques such  as the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) where  we only treat the crop when necessary and we  are able to produce a quality product in a safe  sustainable way. Other ways to eliminate pests are  trapping insects, releasing bugs to control other  bugs. In addition, the Orchard is a key player in  the Nation’s Integrated Food Systems, supplying  produce to the school system, Food Distribution  Center, Emergency Pantry, and other programs  and services.