Scott Farm Orchard, Dummerston, VT

The Scott Farm, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, has been in active cultivation since 1791. This 571 acre farm has been owned since 1995 by The Landmark Trust USA, a non-profit organization whose mission is to rescue important but neglected historic properties and bring them back to life. At Scott Farm this has meant revitalizing the entire farm operation from orchard to farmhouses to barns. For much of the 19th century Scott Farm was an all-purpose farm with a variety of animals and crops. The original orchard was planted in 1911 by the Holbrook family who were innovative orchardists and grew commodity apples for the better part of the 20th century. In the early 2000's, Scott Farm, then a property of the Landmark Trust USA, started the process of introducing old varieties of apples to the orchard, grafting one tree at a time and slowly creating a unique collection of heirlooms. The orchard now contains over 120 heirloom and unusual apple varieties. The range of color, flavor, and texture is wide with something to appeal to all tastes. Scott Farm also grows gooseberries, medlars, quince, raspberries, blueberries, grapes, pears, plums, and peaches.