•Athol Orchards•

•Athol Orchards• A quaint, family-owned apple orchard committed to preserving and sharing historic, and storied apples Stay connected and watch us grow!

We are just now in our infancy, but the excitement is difficult to contain! Athol Orchards is located East of the small town of Athol, Idaho where a historic one-room school house once stood. The school house was removed years ago but what still remains on site are the remnants of a glorious, homestead-aged orchard. Inspired by the history of the property and the trees that still remain, we decide

d that we would revitalize the orchards, adding new life and a commitment towards growing organic antique and heirloom varieties of apples. Plans are in the works to add a commercial kitchen/bakery, fresh-pressed and hard ciders, a u-pick season in the fall for our local community, and more apple products than your heart can take. Once we have a productive crop, we hope to become regulars at our local farmer's markets and perhaps even have our apples and apple products featured in the small local grocers.

Thank God for our firefighting forces! This hill burned just four years ago. Still, far too close for comfort.
08/29/2026

Thank God for our firefighting forces! This hill burned just four years ago. Still, far too close for comfort.

Apples are slowly beginning to ripen in the preservation orchard ❤️We had been in Bozeman for just under a week and one ...
08/29/2026

Apples are slowly beginning to ripen in the preservation orchard ❤️We had been in Bozeman for just under a week and one of my main sprinklers failed while we were gone ( it’s since been fixed). I got a chance this afternoon to walk the orchard and pick up a few gems that I’ve never gotten to try. Wolf River, which is the famed favorite of Walt Disney’s mother - story has it that she would bake a full sized apple pie with one singular Wolf River Apple. They aren’t that big yet, but I hope to see a few of these fabled giant apples by seasons’ end.

Maiden Blush is another earlier variety that begins to ripen right about now but the harvest season is stretched as the apples slowly ripen over time which means revisiting the tree when more earn their “maiden blush”. The lime green apple I’m holding is one such maiden but she didn’t have the opportunity to earn her full blush in the sun. We’ll see what the seeds look like inside. Best fail-safe indicator to know when a variety is ready for harvest. This is the life I’ve been waiting for since childhood ❤️🍎

08/28/2026

Hell must have frozen over. The hens continue to lay eggs in the mint and tonight I caught Ginger the cat sitting on them 😶

08/27/2026

Actively in search of a dairy fridge. Also now accepting limited raw milk customers! If you are interested, please private message me and let me know how many gallons you would be looking at per week.

08/25/2026

I’m just seeing that one of my all time favorite historic country music icons is gone. How is Dolly gone 💔rest in peace beautiful soul 💔

08/19/2026

In the market for an affordable, used but in good shape milk fridge! Ideally a commercial grade, single glass door. Please share if you’ve got any leads!

Since even before my girls were ever born, my old soul always found its way to the orchards and pumpkin patches. From th...
08/19/2026

Since even before my girls were ever born, my old soul always found its way to the orchards and pumpkin patches. From the time the girls were infants, I always wanted to get them outdoors to the farms that were in the area where we lived. Looking back on sweet pictures like this make my heart feel so good because the childhood I hoped and prayed to give my girls began to materialize shortly after this picture was taken.

from my tiny quarter acre lot backyard garden in an urban neighborhood to the 11 acres where we have been blessed to raise our girls, the gratitude I feel on the daily is ever present.

And while my girls are not so little anymore and we prepare to bring Mackenzie off to college this weekend, I am so grateful to have the memories we made, and to know that we planted our girls feet firmly in God‘s soil - in so many ways. They could not be any more grounded in their faith, the beautiful world God gave us, and who they are as young women. These two are my everything❤️

And this is why I love owning a dairy cow❤️
08/19/2026

And this is why I love owning a dairy cow❤️

Who's surprised that diet pop replaced whole milk, and we became sicker as a nation?

08/17/2026

We’ve got a lot of milk! 🫪

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Athol Orchards Antique Apple Farm
Athol, ID
83801

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+12089201880

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