Moretz's Mountain Apples

About Moretz's Mountain Apples

Moretz's Mountain Orchard is a third-generation family apple orchard in Boone, North Carolina, founded in 1933. It grows more than 100 apple varieties, heirloom and modern, along with blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and cherries, plus potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkins and winter squash. The farm also sells dried apples and dried sweet potatoes. Owner Bill Moretz has sold at the Watauga Farmers Market since the mid-1990s, and the fruit is also sold online through the High Country Food Hub.

Sources: High Country Food Hub: Moretz Mountain Orchard, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum: Oral History Feature, Bill Moretz, The Appalachian: Roots run deep at local farmers market's 50th anniversary (Apr 4, 2023). Checked October 2026.

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