Oregon farm fresh fruit, vegetables, nuts, honey, jams and snacks.

Peaches - Apples - Pears - Cherries - Berries - Peppers

Detering Orchards is famous for having the best tasting fruit in the region. People travel from all over the west coast for the unique Detering taste. We grow top quality fruits and vegetables such as apples, pears, peaches, blueberries, tomatoes, pumpkins, peppers and many others, with most of our produce offered as both harvested and U-pick. We produce our own home-made jams, preserves, salsa and apple cider, which we know you're going to love! You'll also find snacks and locally produced nuts, honey, corn, melons and other items for sale at our produce stand, which accepts cash, checks and credit cards. At Detering Orchards you'll find good food, good people and great fun!

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Serving the Willamette Valley since 1934

The Great Depression was at its worst in 1934, but Gerald Detering, a Eugene jewelry store bookkeeper, had a dream of owning his own farm. Marie, his wife of four years, shared his dream, since they both came from old farming families. They found a forty acre tract of river bottom land they liked, located a dozen or so miles north of Eugene, so they bought it and started a small truck farm. Their new home wasn't even completely finished when they moved in and started raising crops of asparagus, blackberries, cabbages, carrots, muskmelons, rutabagas, rhubarb, turnips and peaches. Some of their crop they sold in nearby Eugene and some they sold from a fruit stand under a tree on their property.

Gerald and Marie had four children and the Deterings increased the size of their farm with each birth. Gerald became involved in public service and was serving his fifth term in the Oregon House of Representatives when he died in 1970. Marie eventually handed the management of the farm over to her eldest son, Roger, but she continued to do the books for the farm until her death in the late 1980's.

Now days the farm is around two hundred acres in size, but it's still managed by Gerald and Marie's eldest son, Roger. Detering Orchards is considered one of the largest diversified pre-pick/u-pick fresh fruit and vegetable farms in the Willamette valley. It's located in southern Linn county, Oregon, about 5 miles south of Harrisburg and 15 miles north of Springfield/Eugene.

Roger Detering, general manager and second generation Detering, will help you load up your car or pick the perfect apple. He's at the Orchard almost all the time they're open, so be sure to say hi to him when you stop by.

Always ready to help you - it's the Detering Orchards check out people. They'll answer your questions, help you make your selections and ring up your purchases in the blink of an eye! These have to be some of the most helpful and friendly workers anywhere.

These friendly characters can sometimes be found around the farm, greeting our visitors. Families love them and they're always ready to pose for a picture with the kids!

This is Cindy, who's been with us for years and is one of the friendliest persons you'll ever meet. She's so good at answering customer's questions and helping them checkout that we don't really like to let her go home, so chances are pretty good you'll probably see her when you visit.