Farm
The Orchard at Altapass
501(c)(3) preservation orchard on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Spruce Pine, NC, with heirloom apple trees nearing 100 years old. The Altapass Foundation propagates heritage varieties 'with the least chemicals,' maintains pollinator and wetland habitat, and runs live music, storytelling, and Appalachian education programming.
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What they do
The Orchard at Altapass sits on the [[blue-ridge-mountains|Blue Ridge]] Parkway in Spruce Pine, [[asheville|North Carolina]], run by the Altapass Foundation — a 501(c)(3) chartered to “preserve the history, heritage, and culture of the Blue Ridge Mountains.” Some of the heirloom apple trees are nearly a century old. The orchard propagates the heritage varieties “with the least chemicals,” maintains bee and butterfly habitat and wetlands alongside the rows, and runs live music, storytelling, and Appalachian education. The Apple Core Grill, fudge kitchen, and apple desserts operate seasonally. The orchard has been featured on PBS.
Why it’s listed
Nonprofit heritage-apple preservation orchard with explicit low-chemical practice, pollinator habitat, and Appalachian cultural programming — multiple substrate-builder filters stacked on the same site. The 501(c)(3) structure means “save the good stuff” is a charter, not a marketing line.
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- Instance of: [[orchard]]
- Shares approach with: [[pollinator-habitat]]
- Member of: [[farm]]
- Contained by: [[carolina-piedmont]]
Sources
- OpenStreetMap:
way/474084540 - The Orchard at Altapass
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