Our Mission

Our Past, Present & Future

Egremont Hill Farm is a nonprofit orchard on fifteen acres of pristine farmland on the Massachusetts/New York border. We grow heritage apples, pears, grapes, cherries, and vegetables using regenerative practices to support our community. Once a hayfield and small orchard on a dairy farm, the land has been stewarded by Chef Susie Norris and her family for over thirty years. Together with friends and volunteers, they’ve restored its health and purpose and now provide organic produce to local food pantries and help strengthen food security across the Berkshires.

As of 2026, the orchard includes 22 fruit trees ranging from one year old to one hundred years old. Annual yields average roughly 2000 apples and 200 pears, and, weather permitting, will double this output within five years. They build the foundation for growth through soil analysis, a thriving pollinator understory, sustainable composting, improved irrigation, and orchard planning. They partner with grant funders for these initiatives whenever possible.

Looking ahead, Egremont Hill Farm will restore and expand its historic orchard while conducting trials in understory plantings, orchard management, and community education. The family is committed to this environmental and humanistic work, bringing complementary experience to a shared vision: a farm that honors its past, serves its present community, and produces food crops sustainably into the future.