James Creek Orchards

04/19/2025

We're looking for another crew member to join our farm team to harvest ripe peaches, blueberries and apples and prep for farmers’ markets and care for fruit trees, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, etc.

Positions available May/June to August or November. Possibility to extend to year-round.

Solid candidates will possess interest in farming
and be willing to work outdoors standing/walking for 6-8 hours and carrying up to 25-50 pounds. Eagerness to learn and be part of a team producing ripe fruit for devoted customers is important. Candidates interested in fermentation also a bonus, but the position is focused on farming/orcharding.

James Creek grows 24 varieties of peaches, ripening early June through August, organic southern blueberries, pears and 97 varieties of apples, southern heirloom and European c***r varieties, ripening August through November.

Email [email protected] for more information.

06/18/2024

We're looking for another crew member to join our farm team to harvest ripe peaches, blueberries and apples, help at farmers' markets, and care for fruit trees, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, etc. Positions available through August and October; possibly year-round.

Solid candidates will possess interest in food, flavor and farming, and be able to work out of doors standing/walking for 6-8 hours and carry up to 50 pounds. Email [email protected] for more information.

07/28/2023

We have some amazing melting, white-fleshed China Pearls this week! Come see us at the Carrboro Farmers' Market on Saturday, 7 am to noon.

07/11/2023

THE PEACH STAND IS OPEN!! Tuesday and Thursday, 10 am - 5 pm. Our neighbors, Rain and her brother Derek, are here to help you get ripe peaches and blueberries. We are picking yellow freestones, mainly July Prince and Contender, and just starting to harvest the delicious white freestone China Pearl.

Come on by. Say hello. And get the best, sweet, juicy peaches around. 😊🍑❤️

06/28/2023

We’re picking wonderful yellow peaches this week!! Sweet and juicy!! Come see us today Carrboro Farmers' Market!

06/16/2023

We’ll have a few of the season’s early peaches and blueberries this weekend. The peaches are sweet and juicy, but due to early blooming followed by damaging freezes there are not so many. Blueberries are plump and sweet, ripening faster this week with the warmer temperatures.

05/28/2023

05/28/2023

We're looking for another crew member to join our farm team to harvest ripe peaches, blueberries and apples, help at farmers' markets, and care for fruit trees, weeding, pruning, fertilizing, etc. Positions available through August and October. Solid candidates will possess interest in food, flavor and farming, and be able to work out of doors standing/walking for 6-8 hours and carry up to 50 pounds. Email [email protected] for more information.

07/12/2022

Lovely evening in the orchard checking on what’s ripening. Peaches are looking good and the William’s Pride apples are getting ready!