An Overview of the Orchard Open Source CMS While Orchard CMS is still in the initial phase of development, it is already looking like it could become a major open source CMS option for webmasters. Orchard CMS seems to be making headway on a weekly basis and has already created a solid community of developers. In a very un-Microsoft move, the Orchard CMS is being designed almost entirely based upon input from the .NET community. While there is still a lot of work ahead before the first stable release of the Orchard CMS, it is definitely a CMS to keep your eye on.