Strites’ Orchard, LLC

Went on a week day
Nothing there. Bought 1 bunch of asparagus for $ 7
Near my house. Will go again but very disappointed the first time I went

My daughter and were out in the Lebanon area this past weekend on ¹²⁄₅ and were looking for a great spot to grab our Christmas Tree! After a little research, I decided on Strite’s Orchard. This place gave me the best tree-​buying experience I have ever had — and they are pretty damn good cookie bakers as well.
Products: My daughter and I arrived and there were a pretty good amount of people walking about looking at some of the pre-​cut trees outside, as well as a few shoppers inside the store grabbing apples, and buying some of their fresh baked goods. There is a very wide variety of items for purchase here. From the zounds of apples (various kinds), to the fresh produce, to the various baked goods, this was a really nice way to spend a Saturday morning.
The Cookies: We had a sugar cookie and a chocolate chip. I profess that my chocolate chip cookies are some of the best you will ever have. As such, I have a pretty egotistically-​high standard. These were legit. Some of the best I have had. They had a lot of similarities to mine (probably why I loved them so much); but were unique in their own special way. The sugar cookies were extremely good. Very well balanced, and super moist; yet, they had that amazing consistency where they were slightly chewy, yet still incredibly soft. Hard to describe, but it is everything you want a sugar cookie to be.
The Trees: No loser-​trees that I could see. All of the trees were shaped beautifully and were full (no bare spots). I was shocked. Usually I am fighting a crowd to find that one, perfect tree. All of them here were perfect. It was kinda awesome. We strolled down the side of the barn, my daughter pointed to one, and I happily nodded. Tree bought!
Products: ⁵⁄₅
Service: This is the differentiator for me. I have never bought a tree with great service. Typically, I go to a lot where there is some relatively creepy person working and you can tell does not want to be there. They take your money, and you get to wrestle with the tree. It is like, at the time they take your money, they absolve themselves of responsibility for the tree, and it is now all yours. Not at Strite’s Orchard. I grabbed the first guy I saw, he was super friendly and eager to help, picked up the tree, then took it into the workshop to cut a piece off of the end, trim it, and net it for me. He even helped me put it in the car and was ready with rope if we needed to tie it to the top. Great service from start to finish.
It is also important to note that I interacted with 3 different employees. All three were extremely pleasant and cheerful — not in that creepy, fake way either. They were just genuinely customer-​service-​oriented.
Service: ⁵⁄₅
Price: My tree, which is perfect, cost me $ 21.20. The cookies were .50 each. Umm, for $ 22.00, my daughter was the happiest little girl in the world with her new tree, her cookie, and her daddy. Great memory, great service, great products.
Price: ⁵⁄₅
Final Thoughts: They made me a customer for life. I will never go to another orchard/​tree place again. Their genuine, honest service — coupled with products that beam with quality and are extremely fairly prices, is everything that anyone could ever want when shopping for a tree, apples, vegetables, or anything else they sell. I highly recommend this place!

My family and I came here on a whim while we waited for Hershey Park to open. It was definitely worth the wait, they have awesome cold cider and their apple trees were so filled with apples we were thrilled. There is a cool corn maze, that we didn’t use and you can also pick pumpkins. We will definitely be coming back again, maybe during the berry season.

We went to pick our own apples, and were told they but a half bushel bag to fill… Alright sounds fair. But because there were 3 adults (rather than 2) we were required to buy an additional bag. I have been to A LOT of orchards/​farms to pick food, and I’ve always paid for the amount of produce I collect… regardless of who helped me. Never have I needed to pay double so that «grandma» could also share in the fun. It seems a little sneaky to me.
But I guess at the end of the day I still have a lot of food for a low price per pound. The produce was tasty and there was a decent variety. But I could have done without the snotty attitude of a staff member. There are much better farm stands in the general vicinity anyway. I don’t think I will visit this place again.

Strites is my go-​to farm market in the area — I love it here. I can find less-​than-​usual market veggies but their staples are almost always great: sweet corn, apples, peaches, peppers, tomatoes and squash. Check their Facebook page for updates on what’s in season. If available, pick up some powdered cider donuts from Mrs. Strite, too. Divine.

Wormy corn. old puckered peppers. Ciders good though. Beter places to get your fruits and vegs

We stopped here on a whim on the way home from a 4 day vacation in Lancaster and Hershey, PA. We picked strawberries and blackberries. Although it was the end of the strawberry season, they still had plenty left and we got a pretty large bag. The blackberries were plentiful and super sweet and juicy. That staff was so kind and helpful and the produce inside the store was just as delicious.

I love Strites! I work for a hotel, and every fall we go there to buy pumpkins, gourds, haystacks and mums to decorate the entrance way of our hotel. The staff is always so helpful in helping us pick out items and also giving us a hand loading our van. I love the great selection of products and also the staff at Strites. I hope it continues to be great!

very nice selection and good prices. Fresh from the farm. Best tomatoes I ever had… nothing compared to the supermarket junk.
Nice selection of fruits and vegs. Seasonal items.

I buy as much of my produce here as possible. One of my favorite things to do in fall and winter is go shopping here, then make a soup, stew, or baked dish entirely from ingredients grown less than two miles from my home. I also enjoy picking strawberries here in the summer. Their apples are amazing, crisp, and enormous, and they have a nice wide selection.
The baked goods are nice, too. Best coconut macaroons I have ever had.
And finally, give the locally made and canned jams and beets a try, too. The amish recipe whole pickled beets that they sell are amazing.
The only reason I am giving them four stars instead of five is their hours. It can be tough to squeeze in the door before they close on my way home from work. If I hit traffic, there aren’t going to be any fresh vegetables for dinner that evening. They could stand to stay open for an extra hour in the evenings for us 9−5ers.

We were on a quest for cider and donuts, Strites did us well. Walking in the door we were greeted by free cider, and quickly found some cute little donuts, 3/​$ 1.15, in the bakery cabinet. It was neat to see people working on the apples in the back, too.
Down the road a bit they have a pick your own pumpkin patch.
Loved the variety of fresh foods — fruit and veggies, bread, canned goods. A friend and I were on the way to photograph a wedding and had a grand time taking photos of the beautiful produce.
We decided to withhold one star for lack of hot cider and fresh/​warm donuts. That would have been amazing.

Actually they have fruits and vegetables. Also baked goods. And my personal favorite is the Apple Cider Slushy Machine. When it is working it is worth the trip for that alone.