We hope you can join us for this Saturday’s Fall Family Fun Day! Here’s what you can explore. Reptile Explorer’s Show – 12pm and 2pm Enjoy a 60-minute “Reptile Explorers” animal show! There will also be exhibit time in between to interact with the…
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Enter One Of Our Contests!
This month at Weaver’s Orchard, we have two exciting contests to enter, one for you and one for the kids! Plus, we’re doing a giveaway of our cookbook, Savoring the Seasons at Weaver’s Orchard, for SNAP or WIC recipients! Simply make a $20 minimum…
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Fall Festivals – Past and Present
I have distinct memories of our Weaver’s Orchard festivals from when I was young, pieced together from the sights, sounds and smells. If I walk outside on a crisp fall Friday evening, I can feel the anticipation of the festival to come the following…
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A Berks County Nonprofit Offers Hope for Human Trafficking Victims
From December Dec 11 – 24, 2021, Weaver’s Orchard will contribute 5% of all retail sales to FREE, a nonprofit that is based in Berks County and is working to end human trafficking and exploitation. We are excited to support them in the important…
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Reflections on Orchard Explorers 2018 – and an Invitation
It is awfully hard to believe that the second season of Orchard Explorers Workshops is coming to a close. As I sit outside on my back patio soaking up some of this summer’s rather elusive rays of evening sun, I cannot help but smile…
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Orchard Explorers Workshops Show Kids What It’s Like to Be a Farmer
Over the last decade, Weaver’s Orchard has dug in deep to its commitment to provide families with various opportunities to become acquainted with our operation. In a world where the average person is increasingly disconnected from the source of their food, we have developed…
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Orchard Explorers: Week 2, Planting & Composting
Week Two of Orchard Explorers, on planting and composting, proved to be yet another exciting, educational, and interactive experience. The seven Explorers and their parents expanded on the soil lesson from Expedition 1 and focused on Composting and Planting here at Weaver’s Orchard. Explorers…
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Soil Nutrient Experts and Skilled Worm-Finders: Orchard Explorers Learn All About Soil
If you’ve been following the ways we’ve been growing here at Weaver’s Orchard, then I’m sure you have been perched on the edge of your seat in anticipation for an Orchard Explorers update. Why We Think This Program Is Important Last week I had…
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Fall Festivals: They’re Like a County Fair in Your Own Backyard!
Warm sunny days here in PA could lull us into thinking summer will stay forever, if not for the increasingly crisp mornings and the crunchy leaves coating my grass. Our fall clothing may still be in the storage bins, but the festivities have certainly…
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Meet John Henschel, Known to Weaver’s Visitors as Johnny Appleseed
At Weaver’s Orchard, Johnny Appleseed Day comes just once a year. For the past six years, on the Saturday after Labor Day, John Henschel has become John Chapman (a.k.a Johnny Appleseed), to the delight of eager elementary-age kids who come to Weaver’s with their…
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