Orange County, North Carolina is 3½ hours from the coast and 3½ hours from the mountains. Residents enjoy proximity to Chapel Hill, Durham, Raleigh and can avail themselves of any number of cultural, entertainment, shopping and sporting opportunities throughout the region.
Founded in 1752, Orange County has played important roles in state and national history. In pre-Revolutionary War days, Hillsborough was one home to the Regulators, a band of men and women who fought against British oppression.
All in all, Orange County has well over 600 working farms creating products that can be purchased on-site, at stores throughout the region or at local farmers markets.
The finest and freshest locally grown produce, prepared foods, flowers and crafts are available at area farmer’s markets in Chapel Hill and Orange County. Everything sold is grown or produced by the vendors, all within a 50-mile radius.
In central, southwestern Orange County, you’ll come across Maple View Farm Ice Cream and Country Store. Come sit a spell on the front porch and watch the sunset, while enjoying award winning ice cream.
The Annual Piedmont Farm Tour is the oldest and largest consumer farm tour in the United States and features dozens of small scale sustainable farms! The two day event typically attracts hundreds of visitors from across the region and is held in late April.
