Hintons Orchard & Farm Market

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Fall Fun Continues at Hinton’s Orchard

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October is moving along and fall colors are finally starting to appear.  Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market is still your place to go for fall fun!  There are hundreds of pumpkins left to choose from in all shapes, sizes and colors.  Carving pumpkins, cooking pumpkins, and decorating pumpkins are all still available.  October 28 and 29 will be our final weekend for hayrides, corn maze and play area to be open at the farm.  Don’t miss your chance to visit the pumpkin patch this year!

In addition to all of the pumpkins and fall activities, Hinton’s Orchard has a large selection of apples, fresh apple cider, homemade caramel apples, and plenty of sweet treats.  Be sure to stock up on everything you need for fall parties at either location.

Both Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market locations are open Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and Sundays 1 – 6 pm through October.  November hours will change, but we will still be around for apples, sweet potatoes, and more.  We hope to see you soon at a Hinton’s Orchard location!

Hinton’s Halloween Party & Hot Air Balloon Glow This Saturday!

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Halloween is getting close which means it is time for Hinton’s Halloween Party & Hot Air Balloon Glow!  Make your trip to the farm this Saturday, October 21 for great fall fun.  Hayrides will be traveling to the pumpkin patch throughout the day and the play area and corn maze will be open for fun.  The hot air balloons will move in late afternoon and begin to glow about 6:30 and glow for about an hour.  Each of the balloons will be open for trick-or-treating for the kids.  Costumes are encouraged, but not required.  The farm market will be open until 9:00.  Admission is $5 per person and includes all activities except for our new barrel train.  Children 2 and under are always admitted free.

The farm market is stocked with several varieties of apples, fresh apple cider, baked goods from Hinton’s Kitchen, hot-air-balloon-glowand all of the great food items that you have grown to love from Hinton’s Orchard.  Be sure to take some apple butter or pumpkin butter home with you!  Pick your own pumpkin from the patch or choose from the hundreds already picked for you.  You will also still find tomatoes and peppers from our garden and some fresh sweet potatoes.

You won’t go hungry on Saturday at Hinton’s Orchard!  Hinton’s Kitchen will be serving our famous apple dumplins and one-of-a-kind pumpkin pie ice cream.  The Cue Crew BBQ will be at the farm throughout the day and night serving pulled pork, hot dogs and more.  LaRue County Beef Producers will be cooking burgers and hot dogs in the evening.  Whether you need a meal or something to satisfy your sweet tooth, there will be something for everyone!

Hinton’s Elizabethtown market still has a great selection of fall decorations and products including mums and pumpkins, apples, apple cider, and other Hinton’s products.  The fun activities are at the farm, but if you just need to stock up, stop in at 620 E. Dixie Avenue in Elizabethtown.

Come celebrate fall fun at Hinton’s Orchard! Open at both locations Monday through Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and Sundays (through October) 1 – 6 pm.  Special Balloon Glow hours this Saturday, October 21st at the farm until 9:00.

Even if you can’t make it to the farm on Saturday, plan a trip before the end of October.  Hayride wagons will be running on Sunday, October 22, Saturday, October 28 and Sunday, October 29 before the month of fun comes to an end!

Hinton’s Is the Place for Fall Fun!

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Fall fun is kicking into high gear at Hinton’s Orchard!  We have all the supplies you need AND we have lots of fun activities for your family to enjoy!

Our annual PumpkinFest is Saturday, October 14 at the farm.  It’s a day filled with all of the fall fun you can handle!  Hayrides will run continuously to the pumpkin patch so that you can pick your perfect pumpkin from the patch where it grew.  Hundreds more pumpkins are already picked in every shape, color and size to complete your fall display.  Our pumpkins are priced by size, so there is something for every budget and…nothing costs more than $10.  Hinton’s FarmLand play area will be open for everyone to play as well as our 3 acre corn maze complete with scavenger hunt inside.  Admission covering all of the fun activities is $5.  Children 2 & under are free.

Take a break from the fun to enjoy a grilled hamburger or hot dog from Hinton’s Kitchen and then top it off with our famous pumpkin pie ice cream or a delicious, homemade apple dumplin’.

Before leaving the farm, be sure to pick up a supply of fresh picked apples, real apple cider, caramel for dipping, or any of the baked treats from Hinton’s Kitchen.  As always, there are lots of other items in the market to enjoy including apple and pumpkin butter, preserves, great salsas and more.

If you can’t make a trip to the farm, please visit our Elizabethtown location for mums, apples, cider, pumpkins, and many of the same items in the farm market.  All of the selection is there, just not the fun!

Hinton’s Halloween Party and Hot Air Balloon Glow will be Saturday, October 21st.  The fun never stops at Hinton’s Orchard in October!  Both Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market locations are open Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and Sundays 1 – 6 pm through the rest of October.

All You Need for Fall!

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Are you ready to decorate your porch with pumpkins and fall colored mums? Are you ready for a bite of fresh, just picked apples?  Are you ready to enjoy homemade apple pie while sipping sweet apple cider? If your answer is “yes” to any of these questions, Hinton’s Orchard is the place for you!

Fall is in full swing at Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market!  Many varieties of apples, colorful mums, pumpkins, fresh apple cider and more are available daily from both the Elizabethtown and Farm markets.  On the weekends at the Farm Market, the hayride wagon is rolling to the pumpkin patch for u pick pumpkins and Hinton’s FarmLand play area and corn maze are ready for your fall fun.  Fall activities are available all week during the Fall Break week of October 2 – 6 and will continue on weekends through Halloween.  Admission to participate in all activities is $5 per person.  Children 2 and under are free.  Pumpkins are priced separately by size.

Both Hinton’s Orchard markets are opening Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and Sundays 1 – 6 pm through October.  We hope to see you soon!

 

 

Apple Festival 2017

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Celebrate the beginning of the fall season with a visit to Hinton’s Orchard this Saturday! Hinton’s Apple Festival is the official opening of our expanded play area, corn maze and kicks off the fall hayride season. Our new barrel train will make its debut this weekend! Hinton’s Kitchen will be making the first apple dumplins of the season, and there will be fresh baked pies, caramel apples, caramel apple ice cream and more! Our friends from Adams Family Foods will be cooking up their famous grilled cheeses and more great food items. Inside the farm market, you will find several varieties of apples, fresh apple cider, fresh baked bread, and all of your favorite items from Hinton’s Orchard. Come enjoy an afternoon on the farm with good food, good fun, and a live music!

Apples Season Has Begun!

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The calendar has turned to September and cooler temperatures are turning our focus to the fall season.Hintons Fall Apples  At Hinton’s Orchard it is beginning to look a lot like fall with several varieties of apples entering the market.  Whether you are looking for sweet or tart apples, apples to eat or apples to cook, caramel apples or apple cider, all kinds of apples are now available.

To further encourage our fall mindset, mums of all colors are beginning to bloom.  Both Hinton’s Orchard locations have mums in a variety of sizes and colors to decorate your home for the fall season.

While you are shopping for fall, pick up some of Hinton’s great vegetables to eat too!  Plenty of tomatoes, peppers, onions and other vegetables are still available with great fresh taste!

Visit either Hinton’s Orchard location today!  Both stores are open Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and Sundays 1 – 6 pm.  We hope to see you soon!

Great Produce at Hinton’s Orchard!

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The month of May is winding down which means the beginning of the summer season.  At both Hinton’s Orchard markets, you will find our fresh picked strawberries as well as the beginning of garden vegetables — squash, zucchini, and cabbage.  Both markets are also still stocked with flowers, vegetable plants, and herbs to finish your plantings as well as hanging baskets and containers.

As we begin adding summer vegetables to our markets, the produce available changes nearly every day.  Make sure you stop in often to get the freshest and newest offerings!

Don’t forget that Hinton’s carries fresh local beef from Davis Bend Farm and Penn’s country ham and sausage.  These great Kentucky products go well with our fruits and vegetables, especially on the grill!

Farm Market hours are Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm through the month of June.  The Elizabethtown market is open Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and Sundays 1 – 6 pm (closed Father’s Day).

Take Care of Mom at Hinton’s Orchard!

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Mother’s Day is approaching which means it is time to show that special lady in your life how much you love her!  Whether you are shopping for your mother, grandmother, mother of your children, or an honorary mother, gifts are plentiful at both Hinton’s Orchard locations.

Need flowers for Mom?  We’ve got you covered!  The stores are stocked with hanging baskets, container flower Hanging Baskets on Trellisgardens, tropical plants, bedding plants, flowers to plant yourself, vegetable plants, herbs, and seeds.

Need accessories for the garden?  We’ve got you covered!  Find a full line of pots, gloves, garden tools, gazing balls, bird & hummingbird feeders, tomato cages, fertilizers and more.

Hintons Spring strawberriesNeed something sweet to eat?  Ripe, juicy, strawberries are being picked fresh daily Monday thru Saturday.  And, as always, Hinton’s has fresh baked bread, fruit butters and preserves, salsas, and other tasty treats to make any Mom happy.

Don’t know what you need?  Buy Mom a Hinton’s Orchard gift card.  You can select your own budget and she can spend whenever she wants.

We would be proud to help you honor your Mom this weekend.  Visit us at the farm Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm at 8631 Campbellsville Road.  Our Elizabethtown location is open Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm and Sundays 1 – 6 pm.  We hope to see you soon at a Hinton’s Orchard location!

2017 Season Has Begun!

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The Hinton’s Orchard 2017 season is underway!  Our Elizabethtown store is now open Monday – Saturday 9 am – 6 pm.

The season begins with vegetables plants, perennials, some herbs, and the first of our annual flowers.  Garden seeds, seed potatoes and onion sets, potting soils and mulch are also ready.  The store is full of new items that you need for spring like gardening gloves, pruners, and tools, both organic and conventional fertilizers and pesticides, watering cans, bird and hummingbird feeders, and MUCH more.  New this year, are a lawn fertilize and care program and an all natural tobacco stalk fertilizer that is locally produced. Items will be added often as items in our greenhouses continue to grow!

If gardening is not your thing, you can also find all of the great products that you enjoy from Hinton’s Orchard.  If your supply of apple butter, peach salsa, tomato dressing, pickles, and anything else has run out over the winter, it’s time to stock up!  Hinton’s Kitchen is baking bread and churning out peanut butter.

The farm market will open for the season on April 18 and Sunday hours will begin in Elizabethtown before the end of the month.  Check in often to see what new things are ready.  If you need it for spring, Hinton’s has it!

Closed for the Season

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Another season has come to a close at Hinton’s Orchard & Farm Market.  Both our Elizabethtown market and our Farm market will be closed through the winter months.  Elizabethtown will reopen around April 1, 2017 and the Farm market will reopen mid-April.  We thank our many customers for a wonderful 2016 as we expanded our business and look forward to adding many new things next season.  Watch our Facebook page for updates throughout our winter work and as things start to grow for Spring 2017!