Pennsylvania Grown Fruit & Produce

Weaver’s Orchard Fresh Produce in our Farm Market

The orchard farm market features delicious produce fresh from our own farm in season. Our berries, peaches and apples are known throughout the region for their delicious taste and excellent quality.

We are committed to selling you high quality, local foods from our own farm and other Pennsylvania farms whenever possible. When we cannot provide you with products grown on our farm, we first turn to farms in our immediate tri-county area. These farms are not always the same week-to-week, but a few of the farms we offer products from are Gristmill Vegetable Farm in New Holland and Leon Martin Produce in Blue Ball. We also source summer vegetables from Weaverland Produce Auction in Blue Ball.

It is our goal to provide products from other farms with the same values as us as far as quality and limited use of pesticides. We keep our shelves stocked with produce year-round, so we do import produce when it is not available locally.

Several items can be grown locally all winter, such as mushrooms, butterhead lettuce, pea shoots and our own greenhouse tomatoes, available in February. We also have local potatoes throughout most of the winter.

Items grown on our farm in season include:

  • Strawberries
  • Sour & Sweet Cherries
  • Black & Red Raspberries
  • Blueberries
  • Plums
  • Blackberries
  • Peaches
  • Nectarines
  • Cantaloupe
  • Sweet Corn
  • Tomatoes
  • Watermelon
  • Concord Grapes
  • Apples
  • Pears
  • Pumpkins

In-Store Apple Ripening Dates & Availability

 

In-Store Apple Ripening Dates & Availability
Please note all dates listed below are approximate and determined at the start of the apple season.
Apple
Best Uses
Apple Availability in the Market
Lodi
Very firm and tart, making excellent pies and sauces.
FINISHED
Earligold
Tart apple with firm flesh. Good for sauces and baking.
FINISHED
Rome
 Mildly tart, especially good baked or sauteed FINISHED
Sunrise
Excellent early eating apple. Sweet flavor and crisp flesh. Good for salads too.
FINISHED
Sansa
Excellent early eating apple. Sweet flavor and crisp flesh
FINISHED
Ginger Gold
Sweet tart, firm apple is very versatile and is great for snacking, pies, salads, sauce, and baking.
FINISHED
Golden Supreme
Sweet all purpose apple great for snacking, salads, baking, and drying.
FINISHED
Gala
Juicy and very sweet with a crisp yellow flesh. It is a great snack and also tastes good in salads.

NOW
Honeycrisp
Amazing eating apple with very distinct sweet flavor. Firm flesh makes it great for pies and baking.

FINISHED
Jonamac
Cross between Jonathon and MacIntosh. Sweet tart flavor with soft flesh, good for eating, sauces, and baking.
FINISHED
Cortland
Slightly tart and very crisp. The flesh is very white and resists browning! Great for everything.

FINISHED
Smokehouse
Very tart apple used for baking and sauces.
FINISHED
MacIntosh
Softer apple with a mildly tart flavor. Excellent for sauces and eating.
NOW
Golden Delicious
Sweet and juicy, softer flesh. Very versatile, great for snacking, pies, salads, sauce, and baking.
NOW
Red Delicious
Sweet, crisp, and juicy. Primarialy an eating apple, good for salads too.
NOW
Jonathan
Tart, crisp, and juicy apple excellent for snacking and sauces.
FINISHED
Empire
Cross between MacIntosh and Delicious. Extra crisp with a sweet tart flavor. Good for snacking, salads, and sauce.
NOW
Fuji
Very sweet flavor with a firm crisp flesh. Great for eating, sauces, and baking.
NOW
Autumn Crisp
Sweet, crisp, and juicy. Excellent all purpose apple with a flavor of the Gala and Honey Crisp apple.
FINISHED
Crimson Crisp
Extremely crunchy tart apple. Good for baking and sauces
FINISHED
 
Shizuka
Sweet, juicy, firm apple similar to a Crispin.
FINISHED
Jonagold
Cross between a Jonathan and Golden Delicious. Crisp and juicy with a great sweet flavor. Excellent for eating and baking.
NOW
 
Macoun
Sweet tart flavor softer flesh. Good for eating and sauces.
FINISHED
 
Stayman
Sweet tart flavor, firm and juicy. Very versatile and great for snacking, pies, salads, sauce, and baking.
NOW
Crispin
Slightly tart flavor and is very juicy, firm, and crisp. Good for snacking, pies, and baking.
NOW
Blushing Gold
Sweet tart flavor. Good for snacking, salads, and baking.
FINISHED
Cameo
Sweet tart flavor with firm flesh that resists browning. Good for everything.

NOW
Granny Smith
Very tart, crisp, and juicy. Excelent for baking, pies, and sauces. Good flavor for eating as well.
NOW
Pink Lady
Very crisp with a sweet tart taste. Great for snacking, salads, pies, and baking.
NOW
Braeburn
Sweet/tart, juicy and firm. Best for snacking, salads, pies, sauce and baking. All around apple.
NOW
Sun Crisp
Sweet and snappy, juicy and very firm. All-purpose apple, great for eating, pies and baking.
ALMOST
FINISHED

Page last updated 1/2/13.