Peach Picking at Fisher’s Orchard

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Summer can be just peachy, especially when some nice juicy peaches are ripe for the picking! At Fisher’s Orchard located in Greer, you can pick until your heart is content and they have sweet deals on peaches as well as nectarines. Centrally located, you can find the orchard easily in less than 20 minutes from downtown Greenville at 650 Fisher Road in Greer. But before you decide to head to the farm, be sure to check the website for their picking schedule as availability of peaches changes throughout the Summer season. www.fisherorchard.com 

 Being that we had family from Florida in town, we had to give the kids an opportunity to pick peaches since it’s not something they can do back home. We made sure they were wearing sneakers and socks, sun-block, and water bottles. Once we arrived at the orchard, we stopped by the little stand out front to get our baskets. Inside the stand were jams and jellies for sale as well as already picked peaches. We then drove down to the designated area to begin our picking. Even though it was a hot Summer day, the rows of peach trees did offer some shade as we made our way down the rows. Some of the trees were literally overflowing with peaches but we made sure before we pulled any off, that they were ripe and ready to go. If you are interested to know what types of peaches you are picking, they have a chart you can refer to on the website. Once we had filled our basket to the brim with peaches, we made our way to the nectarine trees. It was not very crowded with other pickers, and we were able to get all of our picking and of course photo ops in under in an hour.

 We then took our baskets back to the stand to be weighed and we were amazed at how much we got for such a great price! With all these peaches, we were ready to start making peach cobbler for dessert. I highly suggest picking up a box of the cobbler mix on your way out of the farm at their other storefront located on 504 S. Buncombe Rd in Greer. In addition to the cobbler mix, you will also find an assortment of fruits, vegetables, jams, jellies, honey, and juices. It has become my new produce one stop shop. Don’t forget to get the kids some honey straws also. You could easily have a half-day of family fun on the farm without breaking the bank and the kids will make some sweet and lasting memories.