Hillsdale Fruit Farm Label

ID: 451 ~ Source: From Washington Rural Heritage. "Hillsdade Fruit Farm fruit box label copy", available at https://www.washingtonruralheritage.org/digital/collection/orcas/id/1153/rec/132.

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Fruit box label depicting pears and the Hillsdale Fruit Farm, grown on Orcas Island.

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Roots of Fruit – Early American settlements on Orcas Island got their start as fruit farms

By Rachel Baker

Today Orcas Island is known for scenic hiking, quaint artist studios, and farm-to-table dining, but the island wasn’t always best known for these features. While produce is still grown on the island, fruit farms used to dominate the landscape of…