Black's Shady Knoll Orchard

08/09/2026

✨ THANK YOU, EVERYONE! ✨
We are still floating from all the warmth and energy at yesterday’s Open House! Seeing so many of our neighbors, friends, and families came out on August 8th meant the absolute world to us. 🍎❤️
The overwhelming community support and excitement for our new orchard facility is beyond anything we could have hoped for. Every conversation, kind word, and shared moment reminded us why we love serving this amazing community.
We can’t wait to welcome you into the new space soon! Thank you for growing with us and for being the best part of Black Shady Orchard. 🌾✨
Stay tuned right here for progress updates on the building!

08/06/2026

Come see us!!!! OPEN HOUSE! This Saturday August 8 🍎10am-2pm
We have one or two surprises for our guests (while supplies last)!

🍎 You're Invited to Our Open House! 🍎
We're excited to open the doors to our new facility and invite you to come see what we've been working on!
We intentionally scheduled our Open House before apple season begins. While we won't have apples available for sale just yet, that's actually the best part! Without the hustle and bustle of harvest, we'll have plenty of time to visit with you, answer your questions, and give you a behind-the-scenes tour of our new building.
Come learn about what's new at Black's Shady Knoll Orchard, see where the magic happens, and hear about all the fun things we're looking forward to this season. We can't wait to share this exciting new chapter with the people who have supported us over the years.
📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
We hope you'll stop by, say hello, and spend some time with us!

07/30/2026

Heading to the State Fair? You can get a Cider Shushy in the New Ohio Agriculture Center.

Thanks to Director Baldridge for bringing Lt Governor Tressel over to try some fresh apple slushies with OFBF President Bill Patterson!

Be sure to stop over at the Ohio Poultry booth in the Ohio Agriculture Center for yours!

07/18/2026

IT WAS MOVING DAY TODAY!!!! Well, at least for the heavy equipment anyway. We moved the apple washer, the rest of the cider press and the checkout counter. Almost got the office ceiling in and are ready to start working on apple shelving and the market. And popped in a window AC unit mostly to deal with humidity. We are getting so excited for you to see everything at Open House on August 8th!!

07/18/2026

Some of you may have seen this young lady at the orchard last Fall. An update as we head into this season. She resides at Kati’s house. As the weather cooled down we got her tamed enough to bring home. She enjoys playing with her toys. Getting combed. Kati’s lap. Swatting at Kati for attention and most of all playing in water! The water fountain resides in the bath tub. She is truly enjoying life. She is very spoiled.

07/09/2026

A nice short article talking about high density orchards which is what we have planted here at Black’s Shady Knoll Orchard.

Funding for this series is made possible by the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program, a USDA-funded initiative supporting specialty crop producers. The next generation of apple orchards is taking shape…

07/06/2026

🍎 You're Invited to Our Open House! 🍎
We're excited to open the doors to our new facility and invite you to come see what we've been working on!
We intentionally scheduled our Open House before apple season begins. While we won't have apples available for sale just yet, that's actually the best part! Without the hustle and bustle of harvest, we'll have plenty of time to visit with you, answer your questions, and give you a behind-the-scenes tour of our new building.
Come learn about what's new at Black's Shady Knoll Orchard, see where the magic happens, and hear about all the fun things we're looking forward to this season. We can't wait to share this exciting new chapter with the people who have supported us over the years.
📅 Saturday, August 8, 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
We hope you'll stop by, say hello, and spend some time with us!

06/02/2026

Decisions! Decisions! Working on the library shelves. I think we have them placed where we want them. Now to just make them a permanent fixture. Kati cleaned them, we both decided where we wanted them, and moved them with the help of Brian and Landon, now it’s the guys turn to figure out how to make a more permanent, and Karen took the picture. Teamwork makes the dream work!

05/29/2026

Oh my goodness… it has been way too long since we’ve shared an update! We have been working nonstop on the new building and doing most of the work ourselves, so things have been BUSY around here.

We’ve finished putting up boards in the new sales room and office, and we’ve been painting too! (Pictures coming soon… after we finish cleaning up a little first 😊)

We’ve also started organizing all of our treasures from the school auctions, and yesterday was a huge milestone…the outside concrete was poured! We now have a ramp and front entrance pad, plus a new pad out back by the cider press room window for future tours.

Now comes the big cleanup phase because we’re getting ready to start moving things in… and prepare for our first family event in the new building — JACE’S GRADUATION PARTY! Yes, the youngest Murphy kid has officially graduated high school!

This summer’s big project will be building shelving for all of our beautiful apples, and we cannot wait to keep bringing this dream to life. Thank you all for following along and supporting us through this journey!

04/24/2026

We so enjoyed our time with the Retired teachers. After doing amazing things in the classroom for thousands of kiddos they are still doing some amazing things for our communities and teachers!!! What an honor to share where we have been and where we are headed! Thank you for helping us get our start!!!!

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Retired teachers learn future plans of Black’s Shady Knoll Orchard

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