Apples grow well in the mountains of Western North Carolina.  The climate is favorable with plentiful rain and weather that is not too hot in the summers.  The success of Barber’s Orchard, a large operation that has been a hallmark in Haywood County for about 83 years can attest to the above.

With bountiful crops of apples and the need for fruit in the winter, pioneer families found a way to bring (more…)