Small-Batch Gourmet Apple Cider & Apple Butter from Willistown, PA
Crafted on our family farm and proudly planned, produced, and packaged with the talented contributions of neurodiverse students and adults, Ohana Farm creates meaningful work and exceptional small-batch products
Support a Small Farm Making a Big Impact
Ohana Farm is a family-run orchard in Willistown Township, near Malvern, PA, specializing in fresh, small-batch apple cider and apple butter made from our heirloom apples. Every step — from apple picking to production and delivery — is completed with the help of incredible adults and students with special needs.
Our mission is simple: create delicious farm-made products while providing meaningful employment readiness opportunities for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Apple Cider & Apple Butter from Willistown, PA
Our gourmet apple cider is pressed fresh on-site every week during the fall season using apples grown right here on our family orchard in Willistown Township, near Malvern, PA. Each batch reflects the unique flavor of our seven apple varieties.
Our apple butter is handcrafted in small batches each fall and available year-round. Smooth, rich, and made from our own heirloom apples, it’s a customer favorite that highlights the best of our orchard.
Moments at Ohana Farm
Dear Ohana Farm,
I would like to thank you for having us and letting us help you with making apple cider.
My favorite part was always going to feed the animals.
Danny
I just wanted to tell you how much I loved working with you at Ohana Farm. I learned so much and now have some work experience. It was so much fun riding in the Gator and feeding the goats. Thank you for everything. I wish you a great year as well as the goats and cute sheep. I hope to someday become a lawyer.
Charlie
I’m writing to you to say thanks. I loved going to Ohana every Wednesday, it was really fun. I really loved getting to see the animals and riding in the gator. I also loved making the cider too. It shook up the normally boring school day, and the apple cider is delicious. I loved the experience, and Ohana is a really pretty place too. My future plan is to go into botany. I wish you the best
Sam
I have really enjoyed working with you. It has been a pleasure making apple cider and being able to use that crusher. It felt like something that I’d never even really be able to do if I wasn’t working with you. Just throwing the apples into the crusher and seeing all the crushed apples in the bucket feels very satisfying. It’s especially satisfying when we use the presser and we wrap all the apple bits into the blanket and press it down to release all the apple juice. Then filling up the cups with apple cider just seems like a really cool experiment on how just plain fresh apples can turn into apple cider just by using one ingredient.
Julian
To learn more about how YOU can provide employment or employment readiness opportunities to people who are neurodiverse, please contact:
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The Philadelphia Chapter of the Neurodiversity Employment Network, www.neurodiversityemploymentnetwork.org
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Your local ARC Alliance Office
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Your County Office of Vocational Rehab (OVR)
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Your local private, public schools and residential homes that serve student and adults with special needs.
All of these organizations would love to hear from you and help you find, and hire, talented people to help your business succeed. There are considerable financial and tax incentives, as well as many support services available for employers.