Summer at Z-Orchard

We have an excellent stock of honey, syrup and maple cream, and other gift items!

HOURS are Saturday 10am-3pm

ALSO we are OPEN BY APPOINTMENT by calling 715-554-0895 for Apple Bill!

Welcome To Z-Orchard

Z-Orchard is located in rural northwestern Wisconsin, just 60 miles northeast of Minneapolis/St. Paul in beautiful Amery, Wisconsin, in the heart of the St. Croix River Valley. The facility is a working orchard producing apples, fresh maple syrup, and local honey. The orchard is adjacent to the “Stower Seven Lakes State Trail” – an area abundant in forests and wildlife.

July 12 Honey –Bee Day–Apple River Farm Tour

9am – 4pm Come visit Z-Orchard Store. Shop these items for purchase: Maple Syrup, Maple Cream, Honey, Spun Honey, Carmaplecorn, Guth’s Chocolates, Mike’s Northwoods Locker meats and other products in the Store. Free rides on the bee train for kids under 5’ tall.

10 am – 3 pm Fiddlehead Kitchens

1pm Tour of a beehive (without bees)

Basic tour of a beehive showing the needed equipment, parts of the beehive and basic process of working with bees. Discussion of Apiary maintenance.

September27 Apple Harvest Fest

9am – 4pm Come visit Z-Orchard Store. Shop these items for purchase: Fresh early apples, Early Squash, Maple Syrup, Maple Cream, Honey, Spun Honey, Raw Apple Cider, Mike’s Northwoods Locker meats, Carmaplecorn, Guth’s Chocolates and other products in the Store. Free rides on the bee train for kids under 5’ tall.

10 am – 3 pm Fiddlehead Kitchens

1pm Brief explanation of what we do to raise pesticide free apples

Discussion of the Apples we raise. Tour of the Orchard and Question – Answer time. Nature walk through the Sugar bush.

2 pm Apple Pressing for Cider Show the procedure from the apples to the jugs. Mixture of apples used throughout the season.

October 18 Pumpkin Extravaganza

9am – 4pm Come visit Z-Orchard Store. Shop these items for purchase: Fresh early and mid-season apples, watermelon, squash, Maple Syrup, Maple Cream, Honey, Spun Honey, Raw Apple Cider, Carmaplecorn, Guth’s Chocolates, Mike’s Northwoods Locker meats and other products in the Store. Free rides on the bee train for kids under 5’ tall.

10 am – 3 pm Fiddlehead Kitchens

1pm -3 pm Stalhiem Clydesdales Wagon Rides

Enjoy a wagon ride through the Z-Orchard Sugarbush to enjoy the Fall colors and raise money or canned good for the Amery Food Shelf. Donate Canned goods or suggested $5.00 donation.

1pm Getting the Orchard ready for Winter

Question Answer

2pm Tour the Sugar bush for Fall colors

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Meet Our Team

Our Ladies
Our LadiesThe Boss(es)
Who are we kidding? We all know is really in charge! By the height of summer it is over ONE MILLION bees, the majority of these are females. They pollinate our apples trees, the maples trees, and pumpkin patch. They also travel a distance of up to 6 miles from Z-Orchard collecting pollen and nectar throughout our community. No worries about visiting, the bees are consumed with their work and are too busy to bother with us!Come see our observation hive where you can get up close and view the bees through glass and learn more about their fascinating and important role in nature and at Z-Orchard.
Bill Zager
Bill ZagerOwner and Groundskeeper
From planting the trees to keeping the grounds, Bill Zager is the man behind the operation. He enjoys working on the variety of projects that the orchard-apiary-sugarbush demands. He also enjoy the opportunity to learn from long-time residents and friends who have a history of farming in the area – “They have helped me to establish the orchard and to keep it thriving.Educating future generations of where your food comes from and helping the environment in the process is also very important part of our mission. I was born and raised on a Dairy farm and have always valued the land and the produce that it produces.”
Community and Friends
Community and FriendsMaking all worthwhile
Interest in the growing, harvesting and use of local food makes Z-Orchard possible. We are pleased to host events that celebrate our local bounty and educate visitors on all of our processes throughout the year. We are not certified organic, but we use organic processes and are chemical free. We have Open Houses seasonally which offer educational opportunities on Maple Process, Beehive maintenance and Honey Harvesting, Orchard Practices and Apple Processing. School tours are welcome.  We also do tours or education class for many groups: Senior Groups, 4-H, FFA and family groups. The Amery Schools, Private Schools and some home schoolers have regular field trips in the spring and in the fall.  “It is rewarding to help people learn where their food comes from! I truly enjoy how inquisitive many of the students and visitors are – they have many great questions!” – Bill ZagerContact us today to discuss how we can work together for your event or harvest needs.