Barnard's Orchard

Barnard's Orchard A 4th generation orchard that holds its community and customers as its most prized commodity
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08/28/2026

Hello to you this evening ! The frequent rain falls have been of benefit to the Sweet Corn this season. The other evening I was getting my Supper ready, Sweet Corn was a part of it as usual, and I started thinking how various people I have known eat their corn on the cob differently. At first I wondered where do I fit in . I grabbed my first ear and thought, do I go left to right or right to left. I tried both and left to right was the one. I tried right to left and, for my skillset, that was like trying to write left handed. The following Morning I asked my helpers to consult A.I. and see if it had ever eaten Corn on the Cob. It said that , yes , the typewriter style was the the way that most of us eat Cor off the Cob. Another method was the around the World action of eating around the cob then oving over a little and again eating around the Cob. Then there is the" hunt and peck " version where you a eat a little here and a little there. Apparantly A.I. has not studied the situation fully. I remember my one Uncle cutting the corn kernels off of the Cob, at the supper table, onto his plate, and eating it with his fork. Also, A.I. never saw my Dad eat Corn on the Cob. He would have about four ears on the plate and first take his pen knife from his pants pocket. Holding the ear a slant , the tip on his plate, he would slice through or score each row of kernels on the ear, starting a the but end to the tip. Slowly turnignthe ear around until each row had been scored. Next he would take his butter knife and, at a slanted angle,scrape the lenght of the cob, turning it around until the insides of the Corn kernles popped out and were on the plate. That lefft the outer kernel skin on the cob. I have to say, he had it down to a science and was pretty speedy at the whole effort. He always said that it was easier to eat it that way with his store bought teeth ! Well...all this has given me an appetite so it think it is time to go cook the corn for supper. This week we have a good supply of Glacial white corn and Honey Select Yellow Corn to pick. This is our one and only Yellow Corn planting for the season. It has that great Yellow Corn flavor and I know it is a favorite in Gail Able's corn patch . It is a good variety, perhaps the Glacial is a little sweeter but...you will have to deccide that ! Thank you for tuning in ! Have a good night ! Lewis Barnard

08/15/2026

Hey out there, good evening to you. Tomorrow we will be picking Sweet Corn in the morning. We will definetly, I think, have a good supply of Bi-color Corn , the normal variety we grow, called Kate. We will also have some Glacial, a very good White Sweet Corn, but, It seems that there is a racoon that has a liking for the Glacial. It is on the other side of the farm from the Kate so we will see what is there in the morning ! I am sure many of you with a garden have had these experiences too. This week we have picked several green and yellow Snap Beans . We usually do not have quantities to sell But, we can sell a limited number of beans in wither Peck or half bushel quantities if you like to freeze or Can beans for the Winter. Call us and we can have , like I said , a limited number of beans in these quantities to sell. The orchard phone is 610-347-2151. The rains have been good for ground water recharge and for growing crops, Thank you for tuning in ! Lew Barnard.

08/08/2026

Hello to you all. I will be very brief at this late hour ! For this Saturday August 8 we will be picking and selling our own bi-color SWEET CORN, a variety called KATE . As well as being sweet it has a very nice flavor. We have just harvested an ample picking of green and yellow snap beans grown right here on our farm. We still have our own BLUEBERRIES fort sale in our store and tomorrow we will have BLUEBERRIES available for you to pick your own. It is a late ripening variety called Aurora with a nice flavor and sweetness. Homegrown Blueberry season is coming toward its end but, we will have them in our store for a few more days. We have many other fruits and vegetables here in the store. Stop in if you are in the neighborhood. We are open 9 AM til 6 PM. Monday through Saturday and closed Sundays. Thank you for your support ! Lewis Barnard.

08/01/2026

Hello and good morning ! it looks like a nice day ahead , after a good sleeping mid 60's to start out. We are ,today, picking our own Sweet Corn a white variety called Eden, and have a limited amount of a bicolor called Kate. Both are good, sweet, flavorful andd fresh. We have just picked a good supply of our own GREEN AND YELLOW SNAP BEANS. If you want to make some summer A
PPLE SAUCE, The Lodi apples are still available. Peaches, it is not an abundant season for them but now we have some very good yellow peaches. We do still have our own handpicked Blueberries , Blackberries, and Tomatoes for sale . We have fresh cut Zinnia flower bunches if you have a need or want for flowers ! The store is open today from 9 til 6 . If you are in the area, Stop in. Thank you ! Lew Barnard

07/25/2026

A quick good morning to you ! A couple of phone calls regarding BLUEBERRY PICKING and i finally got to the field to see what is available and YES, there are BLUEBERRIES on the bushes if you want to come pick today. We do have them for sale in the store already picked , as well. We are open for picking until 5 this afternoon and our store is open til 6 PM. Sundays we are closed until later in September. Yesterday we began to pick SWEET CORN from our own field and this morning, first thing, we picked corn also. It is a white variety called Freedom, nice small sweet Kernels.! I had some for supper last night, it was good. Peaches are in short supply this summer due to the hot days in mid-April followed a week later by the April 21 st freeze. At the present time we have some very good tasting yellow freestone Peaches, they are the best we have had so far this season. I am thinking that Peach season will not linger as long as we are accustomed to. By later in August Peaches may be out of season. We have our own HOMEGROWN Tomatoes and several veggies in the store as well. I hope you have an enjoyable day. Stop in if you have time ! Tthank you for your support !! Lewis Barnard .

07/17/2026

Good Morning ! A quick update and perhaps something some of you would be interested in. As I said before, our store is now open for the season. We are still harvesting Blueberrries, at the moment there is an ample supply of berries on the bushes. We can and will be allowing you to come and pick your own Blueberries today, Friday July 17 and IF the weather is not to rainy tomorrow, Saturday the 18 th, we will have blueberrries for picking then, as well. Our crop of Apples and Peaches iwas damaged by the April 21st freeze made worse by the over 90 degree daytime temperatures that we experienced the week prior to that. We have less farm help because of that, because of the need to economize. The fruit ripening rates always variy with the weather and at the present time, the is a plentiful amount that needs to get picked. We can use your help to get our berries harvested if you have the need for blueberries and the time to come and pick them. It can be a fun time ! If you can, we hope to see you ! Call 610-347-2151 for more information. Thank you for your support ! Lew Barnard

07/16/2026

A very quick hello to you all this evening ! Our store is now open for the season. We have picked some of our own home grown very nice green and yellow snap beans, I had some for supper and they are good ! We are picking our own Tomatoes in ample supply now and are still picking and selling our own Blueberries. We have some very good quality Lancaster County grown Glacial Sweet Corm, I had some of that for supper too. Our store is open Monday through Saturday 9 AM. til 6 PM. We have many other things for sale as well. I wil say good night for now !! Thank you for your support! Stop by if you can . Lewis Barnard.

05/29/2026

Good morning ! It is a very nice sunny one ! I know the rain last weekend was a problem for many Memorial Day Activities, but we did need that type of a rain. In my gauge I meaxured, between Tuesday May 19th and memorial day, a total of five and three quarters of an inch of rain. In my mind it was a rainfall that had time to soak in since it was spread over many days and was not a downpour; at least not here. It is nice that we now have days where the soil can dry to the point that Sweet Corn and other crops can be planted so we don't have gaps in the harvest availability of vegetables in the summer. My second part of this message to say that our store is still open today, Friday and tomorrow Saturday 5/ 29 and 05/30 and we will be open this coming Monday, June 1 . Then ,as usual the store will be closed until shortly after the 4 th of July. We have some plants, perennials that are shade liking or partial shade plants that are on special sales price if you have that type of environment at your property. Enjoy this nice day, thank you for your support ! Lewis Barnard.

05/16/2026

Hello to you this evening. I have been noticing as I travel on U.S. 1 by pass, heading South from Route 82, that the Black Locust, or some type of Locust trees, are still in bloom. The Locust Tree in bloom provides Honeybees and I suppose other native pollinator bees a great source of nectar. I was talking to a neighbor of mine today, he keeps some colonies of Honeybees , and he said that the Nectar flow from the Locusts has been good this year and his bees are filling the Honey comb in his hives rapidly. I would think that our cool temperatures have helped to prolong the bloom period . The trees are tall and are loaded with clusters of white flowers hanging down like clusters of grapes. If you are driving the car, be careful, if you are a passenger, you will be able to easily see these trees. Next week it is supposed to get hot. The hot temperatures will make the Locust bloom period end quickly The Honey that bees make from Locust nectar is very light in color and has a pungent but pleasant taste. Many years ago we had honey for sale in our store from a local beekeeper who's bee hives were located in an are with Black Locust trees and that was one of the main nectar sources for the honey that their bees produced. A customer brought a jar back to return it saying that it tasted like manure. I was amused, gave them back their money, took the honey to the house to sample and thought it was a pretty nice flavored Honey. To me it was amusing but, there are some things you think of asking and realize it is better not to. Did they really taste manure ? On my return trip heading north on Route 1, I noticed that Tulip Poplar trees are coming into bloom. The flowers are creamy tan/yellow in color and shaped like tulip. The tree has dar green foliage the flowers are not large but, they stand out because of the dark foliage. They say that Tulip poplar trees are also a good source of nectar for bees. During our fruit tree bloom it is amazing how many diffeerent tyes of bees are at work pollinating the blossoms. I am told that being located in an area with many trees and plants offering nectar sources for bees, allows many types of pollinator bees to be present. It is getting late. Just briefly I will mention that the 90 plus degree temperatures in mid April followed a week later by a night that had low temperatures around 25 degrees F. has caused damage to many of the Trees Fruits here in Southeasteern Pa. and throughout a large surrounding area. Alan Hodge at Highland Orchards posted a very good summary of the situation and I suggest you may want to go to their face book page and readd it. As the season progresses, I will discuss what we are seeing as we are in harvest seasons. I just had a dish of North Carolina strawberries with Vanilla ice cream. Not quite as good as Chester County berries but pretty darn good ! Stpp in if you are i the area, we are open 9 til 6, Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays. Thank you your support ! Lewis Barnard

05/02/2026

Good Evening. What a nice day we have had today. The recent rains that we have had have been very welcome. For us here they totaled roughly one inch total. I do believe that we are still in a rainfall deficit but personally ,I would like to allow the soil have a few days to dry the surface so that I can work the soil and make my first panting of Sweet Corn for the season. The soil temperatures are still somewhat cool, typically that means that my first Sweet Corn planted in early May will take about 2 weeks to germinate and emerge through the soil surface. Typically the following plantings will take about one week to germinate and break through the soil surface. I usually wait until a planting has emerged through the surface of the soil before I make the next planting. By making successive plantings as I see the prior planting emerge through the soil, at its maturity, allows about the right amount of time to harvest the planting, about a week , before it becomes old and past its prime quality. I usually make a succession of plantings through about mid July. Right now we are harvesting a bumper crop of fresh red and green leaf Lettuce that we had planted in our greenhouse many weeks ago. Many heads have matured at the same time so we are lowering the price for the next few days to encourage quicker sales. From nearby Lancaster County we have some nice green onions or scallions. and Carrots with the top greens still on. It is still a little early to plant Tomatoes out in the field however, we have 300 plants growing in the greenhouse to harvest by sometime early in July. If you are planting a flower be or need some vegetable plants, we have several types for sale. Apple Cider is still made fresh weekly and Fuji, Pink Lady , Evercrisp and Goldrush Apples are still great for eating . Stop by if you are in the neighborhood. Thank you for your support ! Lewis Barnard.

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1079 Wawaset Road, Kennett Square
Kennett Square, PA
19348

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