Hillside Orchards is a small family farm that started in 1836. We have been selling at the South Bend, Indiana Farmers’ Market since it started over 75 years ago. We have sold in Chicago locations since 1991. We specialize in apples, peaches, nectarines, sweet cherries, apricots and chestnuts for high quality and exceptional taste. We use consultants to identify a problem and only spray if the threshold is passed. We were the first to use a sprayer that uses a laser to measure the tree and spray the tree and not the empty space. We use pruning and other practices to produce high quality, good-tasting fruit. We hate spaying as it costs time and money.
We use insect pheromone, insect growth regulators and organic materials first. We use other materials second and only the ones that are safe for people, wildlife and the environment Read More…
