Chiles Family Orchards (1912)

Chiles Family Orchards was founded in 1912 by Henry Chiles and John Montague.

The operation grew into a Virginia Century Farm spanning four properties: Chiles Peach Orchard in Crozet, Carter Mountain Orchard near Charlottesville, Spring Valley Orchard, and Chiswell Farm & Winery in Greenwood. At its peak, Western Albemarle's Crozet/Batesville orchard belt produced nearly one-third of Virginia's peach acreage.

Chiles Peach Orchard at 1351 Greenwood Road remains an active Crozet anchor today, with its annual "Fall Into Fun" festival in mid-September: apple butter making, pie contest, pumpkin patch opening.