Poverty Lane Orchards

Great orchard! The staff is so kind and it wasn’t too crowded. Great selection of local products as well. And dogs are welcome!

My family was recently staying in a nearby part of Vermont for a fall weekend getaway. We added Poverty Lane Orchards to the list of things to do on a beautiful day and we were glad we did. The orchards are beautifully scenic, a perfect outdoor setting. The staff were all passionate about their orchard and apples. I loved the store portion because they had additional apples that weren't available for picking. They even allowed sampling, so you knew which varieties you would like. There were a handful of choices that I'd never heard of. I knew I needed to buy a bag of the Ashmead's Kernel, they are right up my alley flavor and texture wise. We moved on to the "pick your own" portion. They gave us a fun tractor ride out to the trees. Once there, we quickly filled a bag with an impressive array of apples. I also appreciated that they didn't beat us over the head price wise. While more expensive than some store apples, they weren't as expensive as other orchards I've been to and they delivered a great selection! Highly recommend Poverty Lane Orchards! Just tried their regular non alcoholic cider, it's incredible! I don't recall ever having better. Bet their hard ciders are awesome as well.

Great experience! It was about a $1 a pound, and we walked out with a sizeable haul of all sorts of apples! Don't forget to grab a field guide to take you through the orchard! It will tell you what type of apple tree you're looking at, what the apples are good for, and what part of the tree those apples are found on. :) Also available: ciders, pumpkins, etc...

We found this place after doing some searching and online after our visit to a Maple place near by. This place looked like it had some good apples so we decided to stop by. The place wasn't bad. It wasn't what I've experienced up in the Midwest but definitely wasn't bad. They had about 3 different variety of apples to choose from and the area where the trees were at was a good size. I've been to much larger places but it was nice to have a smaller place to pick apples at this year. They had cider sampling's when you arrived and there was also a place you could pick pumpkins. I do wish they had a bakery area like a lot of these apple orchards have. I really wanted some apple donuts to eat on my way home. They did however have a couple items such as jams to buy. Make sure to go to the bathroom ahead of time because it's only a port-a potty. Overall not bad but I've been to better. If you're looking for simple with good apples , this is the spot!

What a hidden gem! We came here with our puppy and were warmly greeted by the staff as well as the farm dog, who stayed around the entire time so that we could become best friends. The apples were plentiful, delicious, and extremely reasonably priced. The feel of the place was great, and they had plenty of other goodies as well. Thinking about Poverty Lane always brings back such happy memories, and we'll be back as soon as we can. Not to be missed.

Have been getting apples there for almost 20 years. Absolutely wonderful varieties. They are open from Labor Day through Halloween, or when their supplies run out. We don't buy apples anywhere else. We wait for the orchard to open. The apples are that good. Nice people to deal with.

Absolutely horrible management they don't know how to set up parking, handicap section was a joke clearly marked one spot only And when I parked next to it one of the employees said it was OK If I moved over and then as I was about to leave I was told that I was rude and I had to leave I tried to explain what had happened earlier But he, I assuming the owner did not want to hear anything I had to say If I could I actually would give this a negative 5 star Rating

Went to Poverty Lane Orchards for the 1st time yesterday & I must say it was a great time! It was a little ways, deep into northern New Hampshire but enjoyed the colorful scenic road trip very much. I took the trip because I wanted to go to an orchard that would offer something unique &/or offered something different besides the usual country store & tractor ride. The farm was located on a nice hilltop and has breathtaking views. When I arrived-parking was easy & I couldn't help but notice all the out-of-state vehicles that was there. Must be a good place to have that many distant travelers-right? As I entered there was a table of several different variety of apples (along w/a brief history/info of each type) that you can try & taste. Pick your own-Only $1.05/lb!! You can use their bags or bring your own. I used only 1 of their large bag & I had about 20 lbs of apples in there with lots of room to spare. There is also a "map" that you can follow along to all of their apple trees which is on a number system (numbered up to about 200 different trees). The map tells you the name of the apple, tell you what particular variety it came from, peek season to pick, & whether it can be eaten, cooked or to turn into cider. There is over 50+ DIFFERENT varieties of apples ("Uncommon Apples") to be picked here. I picked my favorites--only about 30 different types. People were friendly there. I'm not sure if you can bring your dogs there but I did see some dogs there. I definitely recommend this place if you want to take a little scenic trip & to pick & learn about many different types of varieties of apples. They have common apple varieties and the UNcommon apple varieties, that is the newest trend, beginning to be sold in natural grocery stores & whole food markets. Parking is easy & price is really good. Not a lot of "kid" activates such as hay rides, farm animal petting zoo, or creamery-just a beautiful countryside orchard with a small farm stand store. I gave it a 4 star because the map was a little confusing to follow & it would've been better if we received a little guidance or direction from a personnel there. Also, I did not see any other fruits to be pick there. check out their website before your travels: http://www.povertylaneorchards.com/the-orchard/