OUR STORY

Winona Orchards was founded in 2007 by John and Anita Sattler. We are located just outside Winona, Texas near Tyler. We started by planting 3,500 trees and then added another 1,500 trees in 2012, resulting in an orchard spanning nearly 50 acres. In 2010, we planted just over 4 acres of berries consisting of 2,400 blueberry bushes and 500 blackberry bushes. All of our fruit is hand picked.

We market our produce through three main channels: at farmers markets, to distributors and grocery stores, and to “peddlers” who sell produce from their own road side stands. We sell our peaches by the quart, by the gift box, or by the 1/2 bushel box. We sell our berries by the pint or by the flat (12 pints). We don’t offer U-Pick at the farm, but we invite folks to visit the farm where they are able to purchase freshly picked fruit from that day’s harvest.

This is a Family Affair! Our children have been intimately involved from the beginning. They share our passion for delighting our customers with great tasting fruit! They work in the orchard and manage our market stands in Tyler during the fruit season. Their pride of ownership is very evident from their product and process knowledge to the way they engage with our customers during the sale. We couldn’t be prouder!