05/28/2026
Celebrate school's out and summer this weekend on the farm! We now have soft serve at the Donut Hut!
Our market opens again this Friday with Walking Club at 10am. Chuck will be beside the market to guide you through a stroll of the orchard. All ages are welcome and it's free to join in. Just arrive before 10am.
Our Farm Market hours this weekend are 10am-5pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Donut Hut and Happy Apple Eatery (our new food trailer) are open 10am-3pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Farm Animal Day is this Saturday 10-2
Join us on the playground beside the market this Saturday from 10am-2pm to visit with farm animals from For Them Farm in Granville, Ohio. Baby goats just born on Monday, including Delilah, a little girl with only three legs, along with chickens, ducks, a wooly pig, a mini horse and mini donkey will be in attendance. This free event will also take place on Sunday, July 19, so be sure to stop by on one of these dates to meet these sweet animals.
Peaches, melons, sweet corn, tomatoes, and more beautiful produce at the market this weekend
Cling peaches from South Carolina, Georgia watermelon, cantaloupe and sweet corn, Tennessee tomatoes, California Red Plums, Georgia Sugar Plums, and more coming in today. Stop by the see what we were able to find for you.
We expect freestone peaches in about two weeks and will take orders at that time.
Sundae Sunday! Join us this Sunday only for $2 mini sundaes at the Donut Hut!
Help us try out the new soft serve machine in the Donut Hut with a $2 mini Sundae this Sunday from 10am-3pm. We have vanilla soft serve for now but will add another flavor soon and even do twist cones! Current menu is waffle cones, kid cones & cups, sprinkle cones, donut ice cream sandwiches, waffle cone nachos, and peach smashes. This is new for us so expect even more exciting concoctions in the future. It is so yummy!
Donut Hut hours are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 10am-3pm.
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Crop Updates
Our apple and pear crops look really nice, but we did lose almost all of our peaches this year. First it got down to -14 in late January and peach buds can only handle -12 so we felt ourselves pretty lucky when some buds turned into flowers in April. Alas, frost took most of those flowers and therefore, our peach crop. There will be a few but not many. Pick your own is doubtful, but if we have a variety with enough to offer pick your own we will announce it.
We are bringing in peaches from the south right now. This weekend we have clings called Lady from South Carolina. We expect freestones in about two weeks and we will take orders then.
We are thinning apples now and should be picking Pristine for the market about the third week of July. Although not a true transparent apple, it is an excellent saucer and pie apple. We consider it an improvement over Lodi and it keeps longer (decent for eating out of hand, too!).
Happy Apple Eatery, our new food trailer, is open Friday, Saturday, & Sunday 10-3
Accepting Tart Cherry Deposits until July 12 for September pick up on the farm
Tart cherries from Michigan are pre-pitted and individually quick frozen in five pound ziplock bags. We are taking deposits for two bags/ten pounds of cherries. Pay $10 now and the remaining balance at pickup in September. Final pricing has not been set by the grower but we will notify you as soon as we know. The grower did have a partial crop loss so we feel fortunate to be able to secure these Montmorency tart cherries for you again this year. Go HERE to make a deposit for cherries. (https://www.branstoolorchards.com/new-page)
Rent the Flex Space
We purchased a small building to turn into our Off Season Farm Shop December through May but until then we are putting this space to use. Anytime it is open and empty, you are welcome to lunch inside the building. It has heat and AC and can seat 12.
We will use the space for events and classes including kids' craft days and painting classes but are offering it to you for your micro events as well. Check it out next time you visit.
Thank you for being our customer and supporting local. Your words of encouragement mean everything to us. Thank you!
We will open up six days a week starting June 9, 10am-5pm. Always closed on Mondays.
Call, text, or email with any questions.
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740-892-3989
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