Butler's Orchard

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Butler's Orchard

A family farm providing good, green fun and local produce for over 70 years. Hope to see you on the farm soon!
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We offer 300 acres of pick-your-own fruits and vegetables, a Farm Market, and special events throughout the year.

07/23/2024

🎉 4️⃣ DAYS UNTIL FARM TOUR! 🎉

This Saturday and Sunday, visit Butler's Orchard as a part of the Farm Tour! 📍 Admission is FREE on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30am-6pm (last entry at 5pm), no reservation required! 🎟️

We'll be picking Blackberries 💜, Flowers 💐, and so much more!

Both days Butler's Orchard will have Trolley Rides from 10:30am-2:30pm 🚜 and Veggie Races from 10am-12pm 🏎️

The Farmer's Porch Kitchen will be open from 10:30am-3pm on Saturday & Sunday 🍽️

07/19/2024

We ❤️ being part of the local community!

Last week, Farmer Tyler and the Butler Family took our 1950 Dodge through the streets of Damascus as part of the Celebrate Damascus Parade!

Did you see us there?

07/17/2024

The Mid-Atlantic Master Farmers Association has announced their 91st class of Master Farmers, and Butler's Orchard's very own Wade Butler is one of the honorees!

Beginning in 1927, The Mid-Atlantic Master Farmers Association is America's longest running and most prestigious agricultural honors program, recognizing a handful of leaders in the agricultural community each year. One of three Master Farmers announced this year, Wade has been recognized as a pillar of the local community for over 30 years, and is exceptionally deserving of this distinction.

Check out the article in recognizing Wade here or by visiting https://editions.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=67559&i=824355&p=16&ver=html5

07/10/2024

🌅 Get ready for Sunset Blackberry and Flower Picking this Saturday, July 13th from 5pm-9pm 💜

The Farmer's Porch Kitchen will be serving delicious food 🍕 and you can sip on cider from the Cider Bar! 🍾

🐷 The Farm Park is included with your admission! 🎟️ Tickets are available at the link in the bio!

07/03/2024

Crop Update: Blueberries 🫐 Blackberries 💜 Black Raspberries 🖤 Herbs 🌿 and Flowers 🌼

🫐 Blueberries: GOOD
💜 Blackberries: EXCELLENT
🖤 Black Raspberries: SCATTERED (open 8:30am-2pm only)
🌿 Herbs: GOOD (Basil, Cilantro, Dill)
🌼 Flowers: GOOD

Reservations for this weekend are live tomorrow at 5pm! 📲

Don't forget, we are OPEN tomorrow, 4th of July from 8:30am-2pm! 🇺🇸

07/01/2024

🇺🇸 Butler's Orchard will be OPEN from 8:30am-2pm on Thursday, July 4th 🎆 This includes the picking fields, Farm Park, and Farm Market! We will be open regular hours, 8:30am-6pm, on Friday, July 5th

Pick Your Own Reservations for Thursday are live now! 🕧

06/29/2024

💐 Flower Workshops with Kathy Lynn at are back again for another year!

We have five workshops on the calendar this year, and the first one is Saturday, July 13th, from 6-8pm 📅 Other workshop dates are July 27th, August 10th, 17th, and 31st

🌼 Want to learn about flowers, including the proper way to pick them and beautiful arranging techniques? 🌼 Want to take a stroll through Mrs. B's Flower Garden? 🌼 This is the class for you!

🎟️ Visit https://butlersorchard.ticketspice.com/flower-workshop-2024 for reservations!

06/27/2024

Crop Update: Blueberries 🫐 Blackberries 💜 Black Raspberries 🖤 Herbs 🌿 and Flowers 🌼

🫐 Blueberries: GOOD
💜 Blackberries: EXCELLENT
🖤 Black Raspberries: SCATTERED (open 8:30am-2pm only)
🌿 Herbs: EXCELLENT (Basil, Cilantro, Dill)
🌼 Flowers: SCATTERED (season just beginning)

Reservations for this weekend are live tonight at 5pm! 📲

06/23/2024

💜Blackberry Season Has Arrived 💜

Picking This Week!
💜Blackberries: Excellent Picking
💙 Blueberries: Excellent Picking
🖤Black Raspberries: Good Picking
💚Herbs: Excellent/Good Picking

06/20/2024

Crop Update: Blueberries 🫐 Peas 💚 Blackberries 💜 and Black Raspberries 🖤

Happy First Day of Summer! It certainly feels like Summer outside 🌡️ but we've got fruit to be picked! Join us for a warm Summer weekend of pick your own favorites!

🫐 Blueberries: GOOD
💚 Sugar Snap Peas: SCATTERED (season ending soon)
💚 English Peas: SCATTERED (season ending soon)
🖤 Black Raspberries: GOOD
💜 Blackberries: SCATTERED (season just beginning)

Reservations for this weekend are live now 📲

06/18/2024

Still figuring out plans for the federal holiday? Spend the day outside at Butler's Orchard! 🌤️

Butler's Orchard will be open on Juneteenth from 8:30am-6pm! The pick your own fields, Farm Park, and Farm Market will be open! 🧺

Black Raspberry season is here! Picking is good, and if you've never picked Black Raspberries before, they are quite the superfruit! 💪 The are high in antioxidants and vitamins, plus they've got a unique flavor that sets them apart from the red raspberry!

The Farmer's Porch is now open Wednesdays-Fridays 10am-2pm, so stop by for a snack while you play in the Farm Park! 🍽️

Don't forget, on weekdays the Blueberry fields close at 2pm, so be sure to make that the first stop on your trip if you want to come in the early afternoon! 🫐

06/14/2024

Enjoy a Saturday evening sunset at Butler's Orchard, picking blueberries and sipping on 's NEW Blueberry Cider (featuring Butler's Orchard blueberries 🫐) or 's Winslow and Shiloh brews! 🍻

🌅Sunset Blueberry Picking is tomorrow, June 15th from 5-9pm! Reservations are available at the link in bio! 📲

06/13/2024

Crop Update: Strawberries 🍓 Peas 💚 Blueberries 🫐 and Tart Cherries 🍒

🍓 Strawberries: SCATTERED, last day FRIDAY, containers in field only
💚 Sugar Snap Peas: EXCELLENT
💚 English Peas: EXCELLENT
🫐 Blueberries: EXCELLENT
🍒 Tart Cherries: EXCELLENT

🖤 Black Raspberries open Tuesday! ⏳

Reservations for this weekend are live now 📲

Don't forget, we have Sunset Picking on Saturday from 5-9pm!

06/10/2024

The official opening day of Blueberry season is tomorrow! 💙 During the week blueberries will be available to pick from 8:30am-2pm (last entry 1pm), and on weekends 8:30am-6pm (last entry 5pm) ☀️

Reservations for Tuesday-Thursday Pick Your Own are available now! 📲

Blueberries will be the featured fruit for Sunset Picking on June 15th! Reservations for Sunset Picking are available now! 🌅

05/30/2024

Calling all strawberry lovers! 🍓 Now is the time to come for strawberry picking, especially if you like extended hours! Join us this weekend for strawberry picking during the day AND Sunset Picking on Saturday night 🌅

🍓 Strawberries: GOOD picking

Reservations are available now for the weekend!
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05/28/2024

🌅 Sunset Pickings are BACK!

🍓 Join us this Saturday, June 1st for Sunset Strawberry Picking from 5pm-9pm

The Farmer's Porch Kitchen will be serving up Chef Jay's delicious food 🍕 and you can sip on cider from the Cider Bar! 🍾

🐷 The Farm Park is included with your admission! 🎟️ Tickets are available at https://butlersorchard.ticketspice.com/2024-sunset-picking

05/27/2024

We are OPEN Memorial Day 8:30am-2pm!

🍓We are STOCKED with Pre-Picked Butler’s Strawberries!

It’s PEAK strawberry season, don’t miss out on these delicious berries!

05/23/2024

Spend this holiday weekend at Butler's Orchard! 🍓 Butler's will be OPEN all weekend from 8:30am-6pm, and on Monday, Memorial Day, from 8:30am-2pm!

🍓 Strawberries: GOOD picking

Reservations are available now for the weekend! Visit the link in bio!

05/16/2024

Crop Update: Strawberries 🍓 and Peonies 💐

Visit the Farm this weekend for OPENING WEEKEND of Strawberries! This will also be the last days of Peonies, so make sure to stop for some beautiful flowers as well!

🍓 Strawberries: SCATTERED, season just beginning
💐 Peonies: EXCELLENT, ~3 days left in season, while supply lasts. Fields can sell out, so come early!

Peonies are no reservation necessary, so stop at the Farm Market to check in on your way to the Peony garden! Strawberry picking reservations for Friday, Saturday and Sunday open up tonight at 5pm, available at the link in bio!

Wondering about weather? We are open rain or shine! 🌦

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05/13/2024

🧘🏻 Join us for Yoga Flow on the Farm guided by local yoga instructor Ashley Silbert!

🌅 June 7 @ 7pm
🧘🏻 June 29 @ 9am
🌅 July 12 @ 7pm
🧘🏻 July 27 @ 9am
🌅 August 9 @ 7pm
🧘🏻 August 24 @ 9am

🌅 Come inhale fresh air, take in the farm field views against the setting or morning sun, and exhale your stress and worries away. All levels are welcome for this hour long vinyasa flow experience!

🌅 Reserve your space today! Visit the https://butlersorchard.ticketspice.com/yoga-2024 for tickets

05/09/2024

🚨 Pick Your Own Strawberries begins Wednesday!

Reservations for Strawberry picking on Wednesday & Thursday will go live on Sunday, May 12th at 5pm! 🍓 On Thursday at 5pm, online reservations will go live for the following Friday, Saturday & Sunday

🍓 Please note the season is just beginning, check back soon for prime picking info and larger quantities!

Peonies are open for Cut Your Own! 🌸 Conditions are Good, and more blossoms open every day!

🛝 Don't forget, the Farm Park will be CLOSED on Sunday to general admission and will only be open to our Mother's Day Brunch guests. Mother's Day Brunch tickets are sold out

Starting Saturday, May 11th, we'll be opening a half hour earlier! 🕥 Regular hours for the Market and Farm will be 8:30am-6pm

05/07/2024

Peony season is here! 💮

Cut Your Own Peonies begin tomorrow with scattered picking, while supply lasts! More will bloom every day, especially with sunshine and warm weather, but the season is short so don't wait! 🌤️

Looking for a Mother's Day activity? Instead of buying Mom flowers, take her to cut her own! 💐

The Peony field will be open Tuesday-Sunday, 9am-6pm, but the morning is the best time to pick 🌅 No reservation necessary, but stop by the Market to pre-pay for stems and get supplies 🔪 Stems are $2.50 each or 5 for $12! Pre-picked stems are also available at the Market! 🛒

04/25/2024

Now that spring has sprung, it's time to PLAY! 🤸

Starting Saturday, April 27th, the Farm Park will be open Tuesdays-Sundays from 9am-6pm (last entry 5pm)! Admission is $4 per person, and it features many of your favorite activities including the Pedal Tractors 🚜 Farm Animals 🐷 Slides 🛝 and our Playground 🚂 No reservation is required to visit the Farm Park!

Remember- if you have a 2024 Season Pass, there's no admission cost! 🎟️

Plus, Pick Your Own Asparagus continues this weekend! 🥬 The Asparagus field will be open 9am-5pm, and containers will be available in the farm market or admission building!

Waiting for Strawberries? Have patience for a bit longer! 🍓 They are still growing, and we are not expecting picking to begin until mid to late May!

04/24/2024

We ❤ our office ladies every day, but especially today on Administrative Professionals Day!

Whether its managing events, bookkeeping, personnel, marketing, bakery and more, or answering our customers' questions on the phones, our office ladies keep busy all day long, and we appreciate them & all of our amazing team!

04/18/2024

Pick Your Own Asparagus This Weekend 9am-2pm!

Fresh handpicked asparagus is so sweet, tender and delicious! Don’t believe us!? Try it for yourself this weekend while supply lasts!

The Blossom Festival continues this weekend! Play, eat, and drink in the farm park and stop by the asparagus field on your way home.

04/17/2024

Treat Mom to a day at the Farm! 🌸

Join Butler's Orchard for our annual Mother's Day Brunch! We will be serving a buffet-style brunch including a waffle bar 🥞 Chesapeake eggs Benedict 🍳 Doc Waters cider-mosas 🥂 apple cider donuts 🍩 and so much more!

Plus, enjoy the Farm Park 🐷 which will only be open to our Brunch guests!

NEW this year: We will have two seatings: 9:30-11am and 11:30am-1pm. This is only for your meal, you are welcome to stay in the Farm Park as long as you like!

Tickets are available NOW and are limited 🎟️ Adults are $44.95, and children (5-12 years old) are $24.95. Kids under 5 are free! Tickets are available at https://butlersorchard.ticketspice.com/mothers-day-2024

04/09/2024

Can’t get enough of Spring at the Farm? 🌸 Join us for the NEW Blossom Festival!

The Blossom Festival will be April 13, 14, 20 & 21 and it already looks like lovely Spring weather ahead, so it’s a great time to get outside for some photos in the flowers and have some Farm Park fun! 🚜

Featuring a trolley ride to our beautifully blossoming orchard, a planting activity for kids, the mini diggers, jump pads, farm animals & baby barnyard buddies, giant slides, and so much more! 🪴 Tickets are available now at: https://butlersorchard.ticketspice.com/2024-blossom-festival 🎟️

04/08/2024

We know how to party at Butler's...or at least how to host them! 🎉 Our parties are perfect for a birthday party, or any other type of gathering, nearly all season long!

🌸 Blossom Festival Party (April 13-21): Take the activity planning out of your party prep and let our Blossom Festival be the main event of your party!

🛝 Pre-Harvest Party (April 27-May 19): Enjoy all the Farm Park has to offer!

🍓 Harvest Party (May 25-September 15): Take a trolley ride, pick a container of our seasonal crop, and enjoy the Farm Park!

🔥 Private Bonfires & Hayrides (April-November Evenings): Book a site with us after hours for an evening under the stars & around the fire, and even add a hayride!

Planning something larger? Reach out to us about our Special Events! 📋

For more info, visit our website 📲

04/05/2024

Last call for Bunnyland! 🐰

There's still plenty of Springtime fun to be had at Bunnyland this weekend! ⛅ Enjoy the sunnier weather with hayrides, jump pads, egg hunts, and so much more! 🚜

The last days of 2024 Bunnyland are Saturday and Sunday, April 6th and 7th! Bunnyland is open 9am-6pm 🗓️

Tickets are available at https://butlersorchard.ticketspice.com/bunnyland-2024 📲

04/04/2024

📢 We are HIRING! 📢

🧑🏾‍🤝‍🧑🏼 Butler's Orchard is actively seeking people 16 and older to join our team for the Summer and Fall seasons! 📝 To apply, please visit the link in our bio!

We are looking for people to fill the following positions & areas:
📝 Administrative Assistant
🍟 Food Concessions
💳 Cashiers
🥦 Produce & Restock
📦 Forklift Operators
🚜 Hayride Tractor Drivers

Address

22222 Davis Mill Road
Germantown, MD
20876

Telephone

+13014280444

Website

http://www.butlersorchard.com/

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THANK YOU for a fabulous fall season! We would like to take a moment to look back at all the fall fun! Up next… Christmas Trees!! 🎥 @eyelumworks #butlersorchard

💛Sunflower Spectacular Weekend 💛 🌻 Walk our sunflower trail, pick your own raspberries, blackberries, flowers & potatoes, eat a Butler BLT and enjoy a glass of hard cider from @docwaterscidery. 🌻Click for info & tickets : https://butlersorchard.ticketspice.com/sunflower-spectacular-2021

🚨 Apple Update from Farmer Ben🚨 🍏 The 2020 Mother’s Day Freeze 🥶 really hurt our Apple crop this year 😢. 🍏 Gala Apple picking begins Tuesday with scattered picking. The picking conditions will vary on a daily basis so watch for updates! Reservations required. 🍏 Other PYO Crops This Week: Raspberries, Blackberries, Tomatoes, Flowers, Potatoes! #butlersorchard #pickyourown

🚨Strawberry Update 🚨 🍓 What a WILD Spring! From a mild winter to a chilly April and damaging May Frosts Strawberry season will be delayed this year. 🍓 We will NOT have #pickyourown strawberries available this Memorial Day weekend. 🍓 We WILL have delicious Local strawberries for sale from our curbside pick up. https://butlersorchard.square.site 🍓 Stay tuned for early season scattered picking available only by reservation. #butlersorchard