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Terhune Orchards Events 2011

Terhune Orchards

330 Cold Soil Road (crossroad Carter Road)

Princeton, NJ 08540

Mercer County

www.terhuneorchards.com

info@terhuneorchards.com

609-924-2310

Read and Explore: Animal Tracks – Tuesday, February 1– 10:00am

Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program.  Our second Read and Explore program is Animal Tracks on Tuesday, February 1 at 10am. We will read two books including Owl Moon. After story time, we will make bird feeders with peanut butter and wild bird seed to take home and help the birds through winter.

Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register.  Registration is requested. The fee is $5.00 per child. 

Read and Explore: George Washington’s Birthday – Tuesday, February 22– 10:00am

Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program.  For our third Read and Explore program celebrate the birthday of our first president, George Washington. Did he really chop down a cherry tree? Each child will make tri-corner hat to take home. We will read a story and sing happy birthday and Yankee Doodle.

Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register.  Registration is requested. The fee is $5.00 per child.

Read and Explore: Waking up from Winter– Tuesday, March 15 – 10:00am

Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our fourth program is March 15^th, Tuesday at 10am – Getting Ready for Spring. We will get ready to wake up from winter and prepare to start gardening. As Saint Patrick’s day is the traditional day to plant peas and spinach and get the garden ready, we will start our gardens two days early!.  Our reading is a selection from “Frog and Toad are Friends”.  Each child plants seeds to take home.

Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register.  Registration is requested. The fee is $5.00 per child. 

Gary’s Pruning Demonstration – Sunday, March 20 – 12:30pm

Gary Mount, owner of Terhune Orchards, is offering a free pruning class in his orchards on Sunday, March 20– 12:30pm..  Mr. Mount is frequently asked for his advice on pruning and other cultural practices in the orchards.  Mr. Mount will explain how he prunes and answer questions right out in the orchards.  He will also discuss new varieties of fruit trees suitable for planting by the homeowner and the difference between various rootstocks.  The class will be held rain or shine.  Terhune Orchards’ own cider and donuts will be served as refreshments. 

Read and Explore: Composting– Tuesday, April 5 – 10:00am

Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our fifth program is April 5^th, Tuesday at 10am – Composting. We will talk about turning our “garbage” back into soil. Reading stories and looking at compost materials. Each child will make their own compost container to take home.

Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register.  Registration is requested. The fee is $5.00 per child. 

Read and Explore: Birds, Nesting and Birdhouses– Tuesday, April 19 – 10:00am

Terhune Orchards Read and Explore Program is our winter education series, following the popular seasonal Read and Pick Program. Our final program is April 19^th, Tuesday at 10am – Birds, Nesting and Birdhouses. Birds are getting ready for spring and new families. We will read two stories.  Each child will make their own nesting materials and birdhouse to take home.

Everyone is welcome. Please call 609-924-2310 to register.  Registration is requested. The fee is $5.00 per child. 

Arbor Day Celebration – Friday, April 29 – 10:00 am & 4:00 pm

Trees are one of our favorite things at Terhune Orchards so we would like to celebrate Arbor Day with all our friends!  Join your neighbors and friends on Friday, April 29, at 10 a.m. as we invite all the little ones (pre-school age) to the farm to listen to a “tree” story and receive a free blue spruce seedling to take home and plant.  Then we’ll do it again at 4 p.m. for school-aged children.   Come enjoy the farm, the orchards in bloom, and fields being planted and celebrate the wonder of trees!  No admission fee.

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Bunny Chase - Sat & Sun, April 23th & 24th- 1:00 pm - 3:30pm

Celebrate the arrival of spring at Terhune Orchards' Bunny Chase on Easter weekend.

 Spring has sprung at Terhune Orchards! The farm animals are enjoying spring in the pasture and the bulbs are blooming. Come for a free, fun event all you young ones and their families. Follow the treasure hunt clues and find our spring surprise at the end of the hunt! Wonderful for children ages 2 – 8 years. Each child can make a bunny to take home; everyone can enjoy a Terhune Orchards bunny cookie. Celebrate the end of a long winter and the beginning of our spring season on the farm. Event is weather-dependent; call for more information 609-924-2310.

Kite Day – Saturday,  May 7 and  Sunday,  May 8 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Kite Day is a perfect time to explore the farm during our FREE spring festival - Saturday, April 30 & Sunday, May 1 - 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. Spring on the farm is one of the most beautiful and exciting seasons.  All is ready for the bountiful growing season.  Bring your own kite or choose a ready-made kite from the wide selection in the store.  Or better yet, make a “guaranteed to fly” kite.  Whichever you choose, test fly your kite in our wide-open 10-acre pasture with all the farm animals looking on.

The farm will ring with country music and entertainment all weekend. The whole family can tour the orchards and fields while riding in a tractor-drawn farm wagon.  The sheep will be shorn on Sunday and the children can take home a piece of real fleece.  There will be special activities and games for children in the barnyard.  For all those hungry kite fliers, we’ll have lots of good country food.  The whole family will enjoy Terhune Orchards’ famous apples, cider, donuts, pies, country chili, hot dogs, our own fresh and grilled asparagus, salads, soup and all kinds of cookies and goodies. Taste our own Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery wines in the tasting room.

Parking at the farm.  No admission charge. Call 609-924-2310 or visit  www.terhuneorchards.com for more information.

Read & Pick Program: Farm Animals  – Tuesday, May 17 -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Farm Animals - Tuesday, May 17  -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands on farm activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit or farm area. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about farm animals.  We will be reading two books about farm animals.  Then everyone will participate in a farm craft activity with wool from Terhune Orchards sheep!  The cost is $5.00 per child and includes the craft to take home. Pre-registration is requested. 

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Read & Pick Program: Strawberries – Tuesday, June  7 -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Strawberries – Tuesday, June  7- 9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about strawberries. We will be reading two books highlighting strawberries.  Then everyone will pick his or her own container of strawberries.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of strawberries.  Pre-registration is requested. Our farm staff will explain how strawberries grow and how they should be picked.

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Read & Pick Program: Cherries – Tuesday, June 14  -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Cherries – Tuesday, June 14  -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session, Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about cherries.  We will be reading the book: Oliver’s Fruit Salad and Bumblebee at Apple Tree Farm. Then everyone will pick his or her own container of cherries.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of cherries.  Our farm staff will explain how cherries grow and how they should be picked.  Pre-registration is requested.

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Firefly Festival  – Sunday, June 19  – 4:00 pm – 9:00pm

Fireflies are an “electrifying” part of summer.  To celebrate this exciting event, enjoy an evening of nature, music, wagon rides, outdoor fun and, or course, the whole farm for firefly hunting!. 

Our naturalist Elaine Madigan and other staff will talk about fireflies, using hands on materials, crafts activities, and games.  There will be a $5.00 charge for the crafts activities. Schafer's Gymnastics will demonstrate the "Art of Flying" techniques and show those who would like some moves through a mini-obstacle course. Enjoy live music by Miss Amy and her Big Kids Band while you wait for the fireflies to come out.

Hungry?  You’ll find lots of goodies available at Pam’s Firefly Tent: grilled chicken, hot dogs, corn on the cob, pie, apple cider, donuts, cookies, apples and more!  Pony rides and wagon rides through the farm and orchards will be available all evening.  Everyone should wear their wings!  Come and enjoy a flickering, flying, fun evening on the farm. Admission is free; Parking is available at Terhune Orchards.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Read & Pick Program: Monarchs, Swallowtails and Honeybees – Oh My!

  – Tuesday, June 28  -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Monarchs, Swallowtails and Honeybees – Oh My!  – Tuesday, June 28 -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting that aspect of farm life. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about butterflies, bees and other helpful pollinators.  We will be reading two books about flowers, gardens, honey and insects. Then everyone will make their own butterfly to take home.   The cost is $5.00 per child and includes the container of blueberries.  Pre-registration is requested.

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Discovery Walks on the Farm Trail – July & August 2006

Educational programs offered at Terhune Orchards give children of all ages the opportunity to experience life on a farm – up close and personal – lead by our knowledgeable Guides.  In July and August, enjoy our Summer Discovery Walks along the Terhune Orchards Farm Trail. The program investigates nature, discusses the compatibility between wildlife habitats and agriculture and recycling.  Children identify spittle bugs, praying mantis, and the three different ways poison ivy grows.  Visit the farm animals and enjoy a snack of cider an apples. The 1.5 hour program includes a snack and a craft activity. Pre-registration and a minimum of 10 children are required. Summer Walks, call the Farm Store at 609-924-2310 to schedule your group and speak to Elaine.

Blueberry Bash – Saturday & Sunday, July 9 & 10  &  10:00 am – 5:00pm

Join Terhune Orchards as we celebrate “everything blueberry.” - Saturday & Sunday, June  &  10:00 am – 5:00pm. Wander through our Pick-Your-Own blueberry bushes; relax on a wagon ride around the farm. Pony rides, music and lots of tasty blueberry treats – blueberry muffins, blueberry cobbler, blueberry tea and blueberry salsa! 

Get in the spirit by entering your favorite recipe in the juried Blueberry Bash Bake-off, with categories for children and adults.  Contest rules will be available at the farm store.  The prize winners will receive Terhune Orchards Gift Certificate good for any purchase in the Farm Store.

The Blueberry Bash is on Saturday and Sunday, June  –  from 10 am – 5 pm.  Parking is available at Terhune Orchards. Admission is FREE.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Read & Pick Program: Blueberries  – Tuesday, July 12  -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Blueberries  – Tuesday, July 12 -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about blueberries.  We will be reading the book: Blueberries for Sal. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of blueberries.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of blueberries.  Our farm staff will explain how blueberries grow and how they should be picked. Pre-registration is requested.

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Farm Summer Camp – July 18-22  & July 25-29 -  9am-3:30pm Mon-Fri

Terhune Orchards welcomes children between the ages of 7 and 10 to enjoy a fun filled week of summer camp on the farm.  The two identical one-week sessions focus on how the farmer and nature work together to grow healthy crops.  During the week campers will take advantage of our beautiful surroundings, get a closer look at our resident insects, birds, wild and domestic animals, and sample crops in season.  Call early, as space is limited. The camp sessions from July 18-22 and July 25-29, Monday to Friday between 9:00 am – 3:30 pm. For additional details or questions call Elaine at the Farm Store at 609-924-2310.

Read & Pick Program: Flowers  – Tuesday, July 26   -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Flowers  – Tuesday, July 26  -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines a hands-on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the activity. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Flowers.  We will be reading a book about flowers, gardens and insects. Then everyone will pick his or her own bunch of flowers.  The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the flowers.  Pre-registration is requested.

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Pam’s Annual Freezing, Canning & Preserving Class – Sat., August  6– 10:00am–11:00 am

Pam is frequently asked for her advice on freezing and canning the fresh fruit picked at the farm.  Learn Pam Mount’s secrets for enjoying summer’s bounty all year long!  This free class is offered only once every summer.  Please call in advance to reserve your place.  The class will be held rain or shine.  Terhune Orchards’ own cider and donuts will be served as refreshments.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Read & Pick Program: Peaches  – Tuesday, August 9  -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Peaches  – Tuesday, August 9   -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Peaches.  We will be reading two books about peaches. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of peaches.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of peaches.  Our farm staff will explain how peaches grow and how they should be picked. Pre-registration is requested.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Read & Pick Program: Pears  – Tuesday, August 23 -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Pear  – Tuesday, August  23 -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Pears.  We will be reading two books about pears and tree fruit. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of pears.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of pears.  Our farm staff will explain how pears grow and how they should be picked. Pre-registration is requested.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Read & Pick Program: Apples – Tuesday, August 30 -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Apples  – Tuesday, Aug 30 -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking fruit with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about apples.  We will be reading books about apples and Johnny Appleseed.  Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of apples.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of apples.  Our farm staff will explain how apples grow and how they should be picked.  Pre-registration is requested. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

School Tours at Terhune Orchards: Linking Education with Agriculture -  September & October

Educational programs offered at Terhune Orchards give children of all ages the opportunity to experience life on a farm – up close and personal – lead by our knowledgeable Guides. Learn how a real family farm operates, how apples and vegetables grow, and the importance of farming and food production. Visit the farm animals and enjoy a snack of cider an apples. The one hour program includes a snack, additional pumpkin and apple picking is available. Pre-registration and a minimum of 10 children are required. Call the Farm Store at 609-924-2310 to schedule your group.

Read & Pick Program: Vegetables  – Tuesday, Sept 13  -  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Vegetables  – Tuesday, Sept 13   -  9:30 am & 11:00 am - Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines a hands-on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting the fruit or vegetable. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about vegetables.  We will be reading the book: The Ugly Vegetable and Oliver’s Vegetables. Then everyone will pick his or her own small container of green beans.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the container of green beans.  Our farm staff will explain how vegetables grow and how they should be picked.  Pre-registration is requested.

For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Read & Pick Program: Tractors  – Tuesday, September  27-  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Tractors  – Tuesday, September   -  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines hands-on activity with your young child and listening to a story highlighting that aspect of farming. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about Tractors.  We will be reading two books about tractors and how they help farmers. Then everyone will pick participate in a tractor craft and take a tractor drawn wagon ride.   The cost is $5.00 per child and includes the craft. Pre-registration is requested.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Read & Pick Program: Mini-Pumpkins – Tuesday, October 4-  9:30 am & 11:00 am

Mini-Pumpkins  – Tuesday, October  4-  9:30 am session & 11:00 am session Read & Pick is an innovative program that combines picking with your young child and listening to a story highlighting that crop. Parents and young children (ages preschool to 8 years) are welcome to celebrate everything wonderful about gourds and pumpkins.  We will be reading two books about pumpkins. Then everyone will pick his or her own decorative mini-pumpkins and gourds.   The cost is $7.00 per child and includes the gourds.  Pre-registration is requested.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com

Apple Day – Saturday & Sunday September 17 & 18 -  10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Celebrate fall at the 33^th Annual Apple Day at Terhune Orchards– September 17 & 18 from

10 am – 5pm. Join your friends and neighbors for two days of fun, activities, and music for the harvest season at Terhune Orchards.

Dance to the Daisy Jug Band, playing both Saturday and Sunday.  Bring your appetite! Fresh apple pies, juicy roast pork, fresh apple cider and apple cider donuts are among the favorite treats.  Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room.

Fill your day at Terhune Orchards with your favorite farm activities – wagon rides, pony rides, face painting, pumpkin painting, make your own scarecrow and more. Terhune Orchards grows the best apples and pumpkins – Pick-Your-Own this weekend.  Our own Corn Stalk Maze and Barn of Legends & Lore make the visit fun for the whole family. 

Parking is at the home farm on Cold Soil Road. Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Fall Family Fun Weekends  Saturday & Sunday, September 24 & 25 - 10 am – 5 pm

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!  What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins!  Enjoy pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, adventure barn and our barnyard of farm animals.  Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room. Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm).

Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Fall Family Fun Weekends  Saturday & Sunday, October 1 &2,  10 am – 5 pm

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!  What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins!  Enjoy pony rides, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, adventure barn and our barnyard of farm animals.   Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm). Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room. Photography Contest Show opens this weekend.

Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm.  For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Terhune Orchards Photography Contest : October 1,  Opening show

Contest Theme:  What I love about Terhune Orchards. This contest is open to all photographers (amateurs, students, professionals). All photographs submitted must be taken at Terhune Orchards and relevant to above theme.  Limit of two photographs per person.

View contest rules and prizes at https://www.terhuneorchards.com/eventpage_photo_contest.html
Entry deadline is Tuesday, September 27th 2009.
Show will be on view until October 30th

Fall Family Fun Weekends  Saturday & Sunday, October 8-9 & , 10 am – 5 pm

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!  What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins!  Enjoy pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, adventure barn and our barnyard of farm animals.   Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm). Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room.

Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Fall Family Fun Weekend  Saturday & Sunday, October 15-16   & , 10 am – 5 pm

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!  What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins!  Enjoy pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, adventure barn and our barnyard of farm animals.   Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm). Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room.

Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Fall Family Fun Weekend  Saturday & Sunday, October 22 & 23, 10 am – 5 pm

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!  What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins!  Enjoy pony rides, pedal tractors, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze, adventure barn and our barnyard of farm animals.   Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm). Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room.

Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com 

Fall Family Fun Weekend  Saturday & Sunday, October 29 & 30, 10 am – 5 pm

Come to Terhune Orchards for a day of family fun on the farm!  What better way to celebrate fall than with Pick-Your-Own Apples and Pumpkins!  Enjoy pony rides, wagon rides, visit the Corn Stalk Maze and our barnyard of farm animals.   Don’t worry about lunch, there’s lots of food available – soup, chili, hot dogs, pies, apple cider donuts, apple cider, and more! Terhune Orchards features live music played by some of our best local talent, (between noon and 4pm). Wine tasting in the Terhune Orchards Vineyard and Winery tasting room.

Admission to the festival area is $5, age 3 and up. No admission fee to farm store, winery or pick-your-own apples. Parking is at the farm. For more information call 609-924-2310 or visit www.terhuneorchards.com