Down On The Farm - Apples and More at Orrs Farm In Martinsburg WV

Imagine going to a place where you can smell the fresh produce from a hundred feet away. Take a deep breath and let the aroma of sweet and tangy apples, pumpkins, peaches, blackberries and strawberries tickle your nose. Smell the sweet fragrances from home made pies, breads and other delicious foods. There is nothing better than hand picking apples of many varieties from huge bins filled to the brim. You know you are getting the best and the freshest fruit and produce around. It is better for you and after eating one of these apples or other fruits you will never go back to store bought again. A good shopper will find her way to the "Seconds" or the over ripe fruit on tables. These are the fruits that aren't picture perfect. They are just as good. I love getting the overripe cantaloupes. What a deal at half the price. How fresh and good is that!

Orr's is a Farm Market, not a Farmer's Market. They aren't a conglomerate of farmers selling their produce. Orr's Farm Market grows and sells everything right there down on the farm and it is completely Family Owned. You will find some other hand made goodies from around the area like Honey's, Jams and Jellies and a few baked good mixes, fresh milk, cheeses and meats but 90% of what they offer there is grown down on the farm.

Orr's Farm Market is located right in the center of the huge farm, in the valley, nestled between North Mountain and Apple Pie Ridge. Apple Pie Ridge got it's name because there are many many Apple Orchards throughout the area. Coming up the mountain from Martinsburg you can see a sea of fruit trees. Apple trees are not the only fruit that grows here on the slopes of these mountains. Peaches and Pears grow here too. It is truly a beautiful sight to see in the Spring when all the flowers are a-blooming. Pink and White blossomed fruit trees cover the mountain hills like lace of a bride's wedding trane.

When entering their road you are flanked on the right side by their new collection of animals and birds. In the first area there are Bison and this Spring they had a plentiful bounty of new babies. They had a naming contest and the winner got a stuffed toy of that kind of animal.

Along with the Bison they have Long Horns, Peacocks and Pygmy Goats with their babies in tow. They are fed near the fence daily and when riding down the lane you can see them up close. All the babies are cuties. For now they are only used for show, but later on they may use them for different reasons. I can see them entering them into the County Fair along with the produce.

Once you are past the fenced in areas where the animals are you are welcomed by rows and rows of fruit trees, Strawberry Hills and Flowers for Cutting on both sides. When you enter the parking lot you will see loads and loads of fresh fruit in bins along the front and side of the building. On the right is their processing plant. They process their produce, package and ship right from the farm. They don't ship it to other places that pack for them. In the winter months they sell their apples and other home made goodies in nice neat packages. These are great for Christmas Gifts!

Orrs Farm Market is where the good things grow--produce and animals alike. Lots of love comes out of this farm.

Orr's Farm Market has lots and lots to do all the time. Something they just started last year was Smoothie Saturdays. Come taste their Apple Butter Mac Smoothie and Red Raspberry Banana Smoothie, Apple-Banana Smoothie & Berry, Berry Good Smoothie, Red Raspberry Banana Blast Smoothie & Black and Blue Smoothie!! They make them right on the spot so you can buy them the freshest as they can be.

Pie Contests are always a big hit here. Some of their pies included: Peach Cream, Strawberry, Apple, Black Berry and Pumpkin, Ahh the smell of warm baked breads, cakes and cookies too. You just have to come in and take some home for dinner.

Tours Galore! Twilight Tour, Hayrides, Tours through the fields and to the pick your own destinations right down on the farm. A classic is the Farm Fun Days! They include local bands,, fresh baked goods, apples and pumpkins, squash and other produce, baked goods contests and a whole lots more fun for everyone!

Come down on the farm where everything grows!