Visit The Community Orchard
Stop in for some self guided edible landscape inspiration! We love to see visitors exploring the space. We also welcome groups, clubs, and students for privately scheduled tours, field trips, and service learning opportunities. Details below.
Open To The Public:
Tuesdays & Saturdays from 10am - 2pm
HOEC is a working farm, but we welcome the public in for exploration during open hours, so stop in for a picnic or some self guided exploration! We do close occasionally for weather or holiday. If you are traveling a distance and want to be sure we are open, please call or email in advance.
Know Before You Go:
HOEC is NOT a U-Pick Farm. Please do NOT pick the fruit or remove cuttings from the orchard. If you would like to take home fruit, please talk to Tonia Lordy, our Executive Director on site, sign up for one of our Orchard CSA Fruit Share programs, or become an HOEC volunteer. 🍎
No alcohol, drugs, or smoking on site.
Pets are allowed only with prior approval. Please check in before bringing a pet inside the orchard.
Need Fruit Growing Advice?
Looking for advice about challenges you face in your own orchard? Make an appointment in advance with our Executive Director, Tonia Lordy. The orchard is a busy place and we want to be sure we have time to chat if you come all the way over looking for advice :)
Group Tours, Field Trips, & Service Learning Opportunities
Group Tours
Calling all garden clubs, scout troops, non-profit organizations, homeschool pods, and students of all ages! A private guided group tour or field trip with topics and discussion tailored to match your groups age range, interests, and learning objectives.
A working orchard is jam packed with inspiring educational opportunities, for eager learners of all ages.
Cost: Donation Based
Availability: Tuesdays & Saturdays
Service Learning Projects
Service Learning is a term for participating in volunteer projects that enhance and deepen understanding of a topic being explored, and the orchard offers a rich context for exploring the natural world.
Project Examples: Planting a native pollinator bed, learning about bugs, learning about seeds, fruit, and parts of a plant, building bat boxes, building benches or bee houses, weaving a wattle fence, painting signs, what else can you dream up!?
Cost: FREE! We thank you for your service!