Lewis Orchards

I absolutely love this farmer’s market! The apples are delicious, so sweet and juicy. Everything is so fresh. Their chocolate milk is insanely creamy and yummy. The whole milk is awesome too!!! I love that they are open 7 days a week. The staff is so friendly and helpful. So worth the drive!!!

It had been a few years since I had stopped by Lewis. I had never liked the bad attitudes of workers there. But I was near there a couple of days ago and thought I’d give them another chance. (Wednesday ¹⁰⁄₁₄). Nothing has changed. It might be even less welcoming. There were two Caucasian woman at the check out — one young, one middle aged. They just kept talking loudly about how they don’t like customers. And one of the two Hispanic women behind the counters was nasty. The produce and other products looked ok, not great. But I didn’t purchase anything. I just couldn’t fork over money to people who were so unfriendly and unwelcoming. I’ll avoid going here again.

Peaches and nectarines as well as tomatoes and peppers are very good and full of flavor. There is always a good selection and abundance. Place is pretty pricey though, expect to pay a lot but for good fruit that can be worthwhile. I gave four starts only because one of the employees told me that the watermelon is from the eastern shore and not local.

Been coming here for years. Great produce. Prices are not low but the quality is high. Peach season is a highlight of the year.

Been going here for years. The place is pretty barebones, but really sells the best local produce you can find in our area.

Ya know those juice commercials where someone is in a grocery store and they pick up the juice and see like a like grove of orange trees behind it. Or like, they pick up some grape juice and they get sucked into a vineyard.
That was like Lewis Orchards, but you didn’t have to pick anything up. As you shopped in their half outdoor/​indoor store, you could see the large barn-​like doors open to a picturesque orchard teeming with sun, apples, and pure Michigan.
They have everything in that little store. Local cheeses, pastas, butters (from mccutcheons). They make their own apple crisp mixes and they have vegetables there. An insane amount of extremely large pumpkins. Pumpkins where you’re like… oh they’re .59 cents a pound– oh wait this pumpkin in 90 dollars. I’m talkin’ pig olé bumpkins!
They have cider, sparking non alcoholic wines, and of course a very wide selection of apples. I asked the lady at the front for a recommendation. She asked me what I wanted to use them for. I just said, a good eating apple. She asked if I liked this more sweet or tart. I said more tart. She told me about an apple called a Stayman that was half sweet and half tart that she thought I’d like.
She’s right! I just had one, it was delicious.
How do you get to this place. Just keep going out on Darnestown rd. And when you think… oh this is far enough… keep on going. You’ll see it eventually.
They do Pumpkin Chunkin’ on the weekends. What is that? Of course it’s when they shoot a giant pumpkin out of a cannon. Dare I say it? Fun for the whole family!

I rarely ever leave bad reviews– usually because if a problem arises an establishment will take care of the issue. I tried this farm off the recommendation of a few people. And am sad to say I am highly disappointed. While the produce is good and they offer other products, the staff is so terrible. Rude, unwilling to help and even talk about customers in a negative manner within ear shot of other customers. With so many farms to choose from in the area, I am glad to say I won’t have to return to get fresh produce. It’s unfortunate because this place had so much potential and I am all for local businesses.

On a very nice day after having been out and about with our little dog, we stopped in to Lewis Orchards which is an open air market. There were no signs that we saw saying we could not have a dog on the leash while shopping. We were in the process of selecting what we wanted to purchase when a young woman, in a very mean voice and with a very stern face, yelled «you can’t have a dog in here!!» Had she been nicer, one of us would have returned to the car with our dog while the other made our purchases. Instead we left. She was very unpleasant with a very unpleasant face and tone of voice. We totally understand if there is a policy against dogs, but have a sign first off, and don’t yell out in mean way with an unpleasant face as if we were deliberately violating a known rule. She drove us right out of the market and we won’t be back because of it. Again, it wasn’t the message. It was the way in which it was delivered.
Also, there is another review here that says the place is dog friendly. DON’T believe it.

This is worth the drive. High quality vegetables and fruits along with great customer service. I bought a peach pie and it was excellent.

At least six varieties of home– grown apples, tomatoes, apple butter etc. I just bought a half bushel of pink lady «seconds» for $ 12. I’m eating one for my second breakfast. Tart and crunchy, just like a good apple should be.

Fresh produce at reasonable prices. We did come here on a Sunday afternoon, so I am sure most of their stuff was gone by then. I didn’t see anything that wow’d me here, like other farms/​orchards/​fresh produce locations. I did however, see fresh milk and the chocolate milk, which we picked up and I might just have to say, is the best chocolate milk I’ve ever had. Would def come back on an early Saturday morning. Kudos for the chocolate milk!

We live a couple miles from Lewis and we are here all. the. time. I get milk, cheese, eggs here… All local! Their produce selection is always great and I love their cobbler and crisp pre mixes. I’ve been blowing people away with my «baking ability.»
Their crops have been especially incredible this year and its a no brainer: buying local has been cheaper than Harris Teeter and you’re supporting a great operation buy receiving a quality product.
If you aren’t as local, it’s worth the beautiful drive!

Great farm market with high quality local produce, grown in season. We’ve shopped there several times, it’s right on 28 as you drive through the countryside. There’s several farmers markets that you pass driving up 28 and then down US 15 to Leesburg and this is the best of them. Just as an example we stopped in today out for a drive, and got a quart of ripe, just picked cherries, four pints of fresh black raspberries (good luck finding those in a supermarket), a half dozen pickler cucumbers that they had just literally picked that AM, and some dill and basil plants for the kitchen garden.
It’s a bit more expensive than what you might pay in a supermarket but given the freshness and quality it’s easily worth the money. They have the obligatory farm market assortment of jams and honey and relishes and pickled things and Amish made candy, and a cooler with beverages, but the fresh, local fruits and vegetables are the highlight and they’re an order of magnitude better and tastier than what you find in the typical produce department.
P. S. — It’s a nice, peaceful ride going up 28. I’m not a fan of just driving around and wasting gas but it really is a nice drive up from Rockville.

Lewis has a great selection of high quality produce — probably the largest in the area for an orchard. Everything I have gotten there has been very good tasting as well. I highly recommend them. Some times the items are from their orchards some times it’s from other farms. Mid-​summer almost everything is from Lewis. They also have great dairy products from Tricking Springs Farms in PA. It’s not organic but it strives to be local. Better and cheaper alternative than the grocery store for your non-​organics.

I love buying local when ever I can and Lewis orchard is the place to do it. This weekend we picked up fall gourds for decorating, a great basket of Sun Crisp apples, local onions, a wedge of cheese, peaches and a Birch Beer. They also have mums and pansies along with sauces, jams, jelly’s and country crafts.
They also have a Pumpkin Chucker, if you want a good laugh go up in the fall and try the chucker. Totally cool!

Broadest selection of local, farm-​fresh fruits and vegetables, very friendly, family-​owned and operated business. This is what MoCo Ag Reserve living is all about!

Great stuff, nice people, open longer than most farm stands, and now they have a pumpkin chunker! Everything in its season, with particular emphasis on apples, peaches, peppers, and very nice corn that we’re already missing. FWIW, the pumpkins are less expensive than at nearby Homestead Farm, but you can’t go out into the fields here.

Favorite stop for pumpkins, apples, vegetables, and other goodies!
I’m a regular at Lewis Orchards and always leave with bags full of goodies to take home. After visiting a lot of other Maryland farms, Lewis has the best selection of pumpkins (size, color, type) and apples than almost all the other farms. There is a very broad selection of veggies too — beans, peppers, onions, potatoes, broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, squash.
In contrast with some of the other farms, Lewis does not have fresh baked goods. They do have dairy products from a local distributor and plenty of preserves, jams, and ingredients for pies and muffins. The plentiful parking and wide open floor plan make this easy to navigate. The lines are sometimes long but move quickly.
Support local businesses and local farms with a stop at Lewis Orchards for fresh, yummy goodies to enjoy all week!

I have to upgrade my rating to 5 stars. Lewis sells a larger selection of homegrown produce than Butler’s or Larriland. On the 4^th of July I purchased the following fresh and delicious items all grown right here at Lewis in MoCo: green beans, peaches, black raspberries (fantastic! — but season is very short), blueberries, cucumbers. The corn they had was from the Eastern Shore, but soon they should have their own. If you are trying to eat locally and you live in MoCo, you should definitely check out Lewis Orchards!

After the rains of Hannah, we decided to get out and enjoy the gorgeousness that greeted us Sunday morning. That meant driving out into the country, and visiting Lewis Orchard and Farm. ‘Off the beaten path’ isn’t just a phrase when it comes to getting to this place, but the drive alone — in the right weather — is definitely worth it.
The locally-​grown produce is always fresh. Corn, beans, peppers of all sorts and colors, tomatoes in several varieties, squash — the list of veggies goes on and on. The fruit is firm and equally as colorful. They only had three varieties of apples this time ’round, but I’m not complaining as they had a new one that I’d never had before, plus AGAIN everything was so fresh (and so clean! — sorry… couldn’t help myself).
Another thing I like about Lewis’ is that they carry a large number of Maryland’s own McCutcheon’s products. From barbecue sauces to peach salsa to the ever-​popular apple butter — if you grew up in Maryland, you’ve got a sweet spot for that white McCutcheon’s label. Makes me think of Fall weather every time I see it.
One final positive note: they’re dog-​friendly! Nothing better than ending your visit with a romp through the cutting field with Fido by your side!
So the next time you’re in the mood for some lovely back roads drivin’, and you get a hankering for some pickled cucumber and tomato salad, then head over Lewis’! And remember, kiddies: it’s almost apple cider weather! Yippeeeeeeeee!