Drazen Orchards traces its history to the early 1800's, when it began as a farm, orchard and wood mill.

In 1951, David Drazen purchased the orchard and moved his family into the old farm homestead.  At the time, the orchard had well-known New England apple varieties such as Macintosh, Macoun, Baldwin, Rome and Northern Spy.  Trees were large and tall, as was customary at the time, and harvesting required high ladders and skilled pickers.

Over the years, the orchard has been completely replanted and new varieties have been added.  These trees, planted close together and grown on a trellis system, are all of a short height which allows for easier, faster harvesting and is especially adapted for "pick your own" apples.

In recent years, peaches, plums and pears have been added along with an environment-friendly irrigation system and in 2002, a new farm stand.  The result has provided the orchard and its customers with a diversified fruit harvest as well as cider and vegetables produced by other local farms.