Barber Orchard Fruit stand – Fall Apples

We recently took a drive up the Blue Ridge Parkway and then stop by Barber Orchards Fruit stand in Waynesville, NC on the way back home. Barber Orchard is the premier place to buy fresh apples and homemade apple products in the Waynesville area. They even grow the apple trees right there on the same property.

Barber Orchard Fruitstand

Directly across the road from the main entrance, pictured above, is a row of apple trees. That was our first stop, as we wanted to get a few pictures of the kids next to the apple trees and even hold some apples. Barber Orchards is not a pick your own apple place, but you can at least get up close and personal with the trees.

Here’s a picture of our daughter holding a huge red apple hanging low on one tree:

Barber Orchard Picking Apples

Barber Orchard – Fresh Mountain Apples

There are two entrances into the building, one is down in more of a warehouse looking area to the left, the other is through the stone building pictured above. We went into the warehouse area, which is where all the fresh picked apples, fresh vegetables and fruits are.

Barber orchards has pre-bagged apples, and bins full of apples that you bag yourself. We elected to get an assortment of apples, so we bagged them ourselves from one of the 5 or more large bins full of apples. Plus, our kids enjoyed picking out the apples and putting them in the bag.

Barber Orchard Apples in the Bin

While the kids and Jenn were bagging apples, I noticed a cooler full of fresh apple cider and went over to investigate. I ended up grabbing 2 gallons of cider. I’m not a big apple fan when it comes to eating apples straight up, but I love cider and apple products. The cider is just plain outstanding.  I’m actually drinking some right now as I write this!

Barber Orchard – Fritters and Pie Oh My!

Jenn went to buy the apples, and on the way to the register, grabbed some fresh tomatoes as well.  I headed up to the bakery area with my youngest son. The bakery area is in the older stone building.  There was a line, but not too long, and they are good about keeping it moving.

They even had cider samples to taste while you waited. I surveyed “the goods” in the glass cabinet. They had apple fritters, apple cider donuts, apple pies, apple turnovers, and other various fruit pies. Everything in there looked SO good. But I was on a mission for the apple fritters.

Barber Orchard’s apple fritters are probably one of the best tasting things I’ve ever eaten in my life.   Just wonderful. I bought everyone an apple fritter and also grabbed an apple pie as well.

We ate our apple fritters in the car on the way home, and myself and the kids ate the apple pie over the next day or so. This was my first time trying one of their pies, and I have to tell you, it was absolutely delicious!

Wrapping Up

We headed home with the car full of the smells of freshly picked apples, apple fritters, and apple pie.  

Oh, and don’t forget, as this sign on a rock in the wall of Barber Orchard reminds us, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away!”

Barber Orchard’s Fruit Stand is located at 2855 Old Balsam Rd in Waynesville, NC. We highly recommend you pay them a visit if you’re in the area, and make sure you tell them Blue Ridge Mountain Life sent you!

Barber Orchard - Apple a day

 

About the author

Larry Deane is co-owner of Blue Ridge Mountain Life. He has spent more than 20 years exploring the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and has a deep passion for nature, history, storytelling, and adventure. Along with his wife Jenn, they combined these passions to create Blue Ridge Mountain Life, a travel guide to these stunning mountains they are fortunate to call home.

Larry has more than 20 years of experience as a writer and journalist, and has established himself as a leading voice and expert for Blue Ridge Mountains. He is also an avid hiker, photographer, and videographer. He loves sharing his mountain adventures and knowledge with more than 500,000 people per month on Blue Ridge Mountain Life.


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