Welcome to our Farm & Vineyard!
Reid's Orchard & Winery is dedicated to
environmental stewardship of our
farm and winery for this generation
and all who will follow us.
We are committed to IPM farming practices.
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Reid's Orchard & Winery farms with the knowledge that we are stewards of the land. The land that we farm today is land that has been farmed by the generations that came before us. The land that we farm today is ours to cultivate and nurture for the time we are here. The land that we farm today will be farmed by those generations who choose to follow us as farmers and vintners. As responsible stewards, we make choices in land and crop management based not only on the needs of this year's crop but also considering the long-term effects of our decisions on the land and on the environment.
We are dedicated to Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices on our farm and in our vineyard. We monitor traps to determine pest population density, we use passive practices such as pheromone mating disruption to interfere with pest reproduction, we encourage populations of beneficial insects by utilizing pest-specific products when pest problems do occur, and we accept a level of damage to our crops before we decide to apply pesticides. We choose the most relevant product available to target the specific target pest rather than applying a broad spectrum application whenever possible.
We love our relationship with our farm and vineyard,
and want those who follow us to know and love this farm, as we do,
for all its beauty and bounty.
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Reid's Orchard & Winery is located in beautiful and historic Buchanan Valley. Buchanan Valley was settled by pioneers as early as 1750. It was here in Buchanan Valley that young Mary Jemison, the White Squaw, was taken from her family during a tribal raid on white settlers. She came to be known as the White Squaw and spent the rest of her years living with her captors. St. Ignatius of Loyola Church, the Catholic Church in Buchanan Valley, is also referred to as the White Squaw Mission.
This farm was originally settled back in the 1850's by descendants of the Hall family. The smoke of muskets and cannons, as well as the sound of the battle itself, infiltrated the peace of this valley and this farm during those three horrible days in Gettysburg during the Civil War. Over the years, parcels of land were broken off from the original tract and put to various uses. Dave Reid purchased one of these tracts from June and Donald Hall in November, 1976. Eventually we recovered three other tracts of the original farm and now farm 100 acres of the original tract in this historic valley.
Our farm's soil type is unique within Adams County, classified as Highfield Channery loam, and possesses many of the same desirable characteristics of the soil found in some of the best and most productive areas of farmland in France. We believe this soil imparts the wonderful flavor and quality to the fruits grown on our farm and in our vineyard.
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