Stepps Hillcrest Orchard

WEBSITE | FACEBOOK

170 Stepp Orchard Drive, Hendersonville, NC

About Stepps Hillcrest Orchard: J.H. and Yvonne Stepp are recognized as starting one of the area’s first pick-your-own apple operations. J.H. opened one of the first commercial packing houses in Henderson County. In 2010, he was selected as the United Community Bank’s Apple Farmer of the Year. The Stepps were also selected as the Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation Family of the Year. He was a board member for the Henderson County School Board, the Apple Cooperative, the Blue Ridge Apple Growers Association, and the North Carolina Apple Growers Association.