Orange County

Orange County, North Carolina is 3½ hours from the coast and 3½ hours from the mountains. Residents enjoy proximity to Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and the Research Triangle and can avail themselves of any number of cultural, employment, entertainment, and shopping and sporting…

The finest and freshest locally grown produce, prepared foods, flowers and crafts are available at area farmer’s markets in Chapel Hill and Orange County. Everything sold is grown or produced by the vendors, all within a 50-mile radius. Special events include tastings, cooking…

In central, southwestern Orange County, you’ll come across Maple View Farm. Owned and operated by a 5th generation dairy farmer who relocated here from Maine, the dairy produces delicious hormone-free milk and ice cream. These treats can be bought in Maple View’s own shops and in…

All in all, Orange County has well over 600 working farms creating products that can be purchased on-site, at stores throughout the region or at local farmers markets. Add in the good number of businesses supporting the agricultural way of life and you’ll quickly see we’re…

Founded in 1752, Orange County has played important roles in state and national history. In pre-Revolutionary War days, Hillsborough was one home to the Regulators, a band of men and women who fought against British oppression, helping to usher in the country’s fight for…

The Annual Piedmont Farm Tour is the largest consumer farm tour in the United States! Typically, the tour features 40 farms, including two vineyards throughout the region. Families, gardeners, students and children can sample first-of-the-season strawberries, pick your own eggs…