FAQs

While we love dogs, we must kindly ask that you do not bring them to our orchard. There are several important reasons for this policy:

Safety Concerns: It is not safe for your pets to interact with our farm animals, and we want to ensure the safety of all animals on the property.

Agricultural Best Practices: Allowing dogs into the peach groves is not recommended for maintaining a healthy agricultural environment.

Space Limitations: As a small orchard, we do not have the space to designate separate areas for pets and children.

Insurance and Liability: Having pets on the property introduces additional insurance requirements and costs, which we need to avoid to keep our orchard running smoothly.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and enjoyable environment for everyone.

Leashed Service dogs are allowed on the property. 

Yes, you can schedule a photography session at our orchard for a fee of $50 per hour during our normal business hours. Please click here for more details about scheduling a photography session.

At Skeptic Meadery, we craft mead, also known as honey wine, an ancient beverage made by fermenting honey with water. Often called the "nectar of the gods," mead offers a unique and delightful tasting experience that bridges the familiar flavors of wine with the natural sweetness of honey. Stop by to discover why mead is a timeless favorite, celebrated for its rich history and exceptional taste.

The experience of picking your own peaches may leave you hot and sticky, but there is nothing better than a juicy ripe peach.  We offer limited days and times for this special activity, with reservations opening around June 1st for the picking season in July and early August. Due to our small size and high demand, reservations are required for everyone entering the orchard. While we handle the harvest of higher and harder-to-reach peaches, you’ll have the pleasure of picking the perfectly ripe fruit from the lower branches. Please note that rain days will be rescheduled.

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Our apple trees are still maturing and will be ready by 2027. Until then, we're partnering with local orchards to provide a variety of locally grown apples. Don’t miss out on our fall festivities, including apple cider, donuts, slushies, Apple Fest, pumpkins, and more!

For those eager to pick apples this season, we recommend visiting Scott's Orchard in Hazel Green, Alabama, or Jackson's Orchard in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Thanks for your patience as we grow our orchard!

U-Pick is a unique experience that allows you to enjoy harvesting fruit directly from our trees. However, it also leads to significant product loss for the farmer—estimates range between 30 to 40%. While U-Pick used to assist farmers, it is now primarily about the experience. Your payment helps cover these losses and supports the maintenance of our orchard, ensuring we can continue offering this enjoyable activity.

Yes, we accept Visa, MC and American Express as well as cash and checks.

We are a smoke free establishment for the health of our entire property please put your cigarettes and vape products away.

We are not an organic farm. While we respect organic growing, we believe it is often misunderstood. Organic produce can require more frequent spraying because organic sprays are less potent than conventional ones. Though labeled safer, all chemicals—organic or not—should be used with care, as overuse can be harmful. 

Our approach is to operate as a limited spray orchard, practicing Integrated Pest Management (IPM). Unlike many commercial growers who spray proactively every 7-14 days, we spray reactively, addressing problems as they arise. Our IPM program combines natural, organic, and conventional methods, focusing on attracting beneficial insects to manage pests naturally. We prioritize locally grown foods, regardless of organic certification, and encourage you to eat in season and support local farmers.

Absolutely!   We offer honey from farms all over Tennessee. All of the honey we sell is raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized, and not heated. Enjoy the natural taste and health benefits of authentic Tennessee honey! (and one from Canada as well) 

We can help you pick your honey with some sampling.

Our cider slushies are nothing more than our cider, in frozen form! We add nothing else to our non-alcoholic slushies. They are gluten free, dairy free,  non-alcoholic and delicious. 

Juice is filtered.. Cider is not filtered so you get all of the dense, nutrient-rich fibers of the whole fruit. Additionally, juice can have lots of added sugars, our apple cider has no additional sugars added! 

Our ciders in the glass jugs are fully pasteurized and shelf stable.  Once opened we recommend storing it in the fridge and consuming within 2 weeks.  

After Labor Day we also carry our refrigerated apple cider, which is flash pasteurized, must be refrigerated and has approximately a two week fridge life…. If you can make it last that long. 

Apple Cider Donuts will becoming available in early September.

Our nifty donut maker will run till 1pm on Wednesday and Thursdays, till 2 pm on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.  

You can pre-order donuts by the dozen.  

If you would like ACD when they are not in season you must order a minimum of 12 dozen donuts. 

At this time we are not set up to ship any of our produce or products.  We will not ship fruits or vegetables, but are working on ways to ship products. 

Yes, we offer tours of the orchard.  Arranged in advance, our tours are something like an adult field trip.    Our evening tour is hosted on Friday evenings.  We will walk the orchard, tell you the history and show you our orchard practices.  After the tour, sit back, enjoy a slushie and a bakery treat while sampling various foods and drinks and taking in the sunset.   Can’t make a Friday evening,  we also offer a daytime tour.  It's a fun and engaging way to learn more about our orchard beyond a daily visit. Please see the event page for upcoming tour dates.