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…
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…
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…
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…
On July 19, Brandon Hertzler and Rachel VanDuzer led a cooking class on cooking with mushrooms and Conebella Farm Cheese. Here are their recipes.
Sometimes fruit crisps turns out looking “like the Sahara desert,” says pastry chef instructor Diana Penn, who taught today’s cooking class at Weaver’s Orchard. “Don’t let them be dusty,” she urged today’s participants. If a fruit crisp topping is too dry, it…
Have you ever wondered how Linda Hertzler (a.k.a. “Miss Linda”) finds the stories she reads at Read ‘n’ Pick story time? Are there plenty of children’s books about, say, raspberries? Actually, finding children’s books about fruit isn’t easy. Linda spends hours looking…
A picture’s worth a thousand words, but this year after our 2015 photo contest, we found out more about the stories behind some of the photos, and we wanted to share those stories with you! Last month, we announced the…
October 31, 1986 I’m four years old and dressed as a clown. My mom’s a clown. My dad’s a clown. My 13-month old brother is a clown. My wig is homemade from lavender and yellow yarn and is soon to…
New this year at Weaver’s Orchard are the autumn-hugging addition of apple fries. They’ve been available at Fall Family Fun Days every Saturday since September 19, and the last Saturday when they’ll be up for grabs is October 31. Festival-goers…