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Sweet Retreat Orchard is a holistic in Hillsborough, North Carolina. We grow Asian persimmons, jujubes, blueberries, blackberries, bush cherries, strawberries, and we have various dried leaves to make caffeine-free teas.

We also produce a variety of microgreens and offer home growing kits and supplies. We are at the Eno River Farmers Market in Hillsborough every Saturday 8 am – 12 pm.

Our ten-acre orchard is within the Eno River watershed, so it is very important for us to use only ecologically sound practices. We have our own well, an extensive drip irrigation system, rechargeable vehicles, and a 9.8 kW photovoltaic system, which produces enough electricity to cover our needs.  We do not use synthetic pesticides or herbicides.