Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market is a family farm growing fresh fruits and vegetables and providing fun family experiences. Jeremy & Joanna Hinton and their children Jacob and Joslyn work to grow quality produce and create a fun environment for other families to enjoy.
Fresh local produce is available April through November as well as homemade baked goods, unique gift items, and a wide variety of gourmet preserves, salsas, and salad dressings. For a full list of items available by season, visit our Products page. You can make a quick trip for fresh strawberries, peaches, apples, or pumpkins in season, or spend an entire day enjoying a Hinton’s Orchard festival.
Jeremy and Joanna started in the orchard business in 2002. They started by operating the Tommy Bennett Orchard, a long-time family business in LaRue County. In 2006, they purchased the farm where the market is now located and renamed the business Hinton’s Orchard and Farm Market. In 2006 & 2007, approximately 1100 apple and peach trees were planted on the new farm in order to replace aging fruit trees in the Tommy Bennett Orchard. Since that initial planting, 100 additional apple trees, 400 additional peach trees, and 100 pear trees, raspberries, blackberries and asparagus have all been planted. While all of the fruit trees are not yet in production more varieties of fruit are becoming available each year.
Jeremy is a native of LaRue County and is part of the eighth generation of his family to farm in the area. After graduating from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture with a degree in Agriculture Education, Jeremy returned to the family farm. Joanna is a native of nearby Marion County and is also a graduate of UK. The Hintons have transitioned away from a farm operation dependent on tobacco, grain, and hay into a focus primarily on fruit and vegetable production. Both Jeremy and Joanna are passionate about providing you with the freshest and best quality products that you can find anywhere. Purchasing local foods is good for you and good for the environment.
The family is active with the Kentucky Farm Bureau, state and local cooperative extension activities, the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Alumni Association, and many other civic organizations. Jeremy currently serves as President of the Kentucky Horticultural Society and is a member of the state Agritourism Advisory Council. Joanna was recently appointed to fill a vacancy on the LaRue County Board of Education. Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market is a member of the LaRue & Taylor County Chambers of Commerce.
In December 2008, the Hintons were honored to be chosen as the runner up in Kentucky Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farm Family contest. This contest, which highlights farmers under 35 each year, is one of the highest honors for a young family in Kentucky agriculture. As a part of the program, the Hintons were featured on Kentucky Farm Bureau’s “Bluegrass and Backroads,” a syndicated television program.
