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Orchard

Fruit Tree Sale

January 14, 2011

Our 2011 Fruit Tree Sale has officially kicked off. We are accepting orders for fruit trees now. The fruit trees are high-quality specimens from the famous Adams County Nursery in southern Pennsylvania. The fruit trees will arrive at our market about April 1 and will be available for customer pickup immediately at that point. ORDER [...]

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The cold is miserable… really?

December 8, 2010

Farmers don’t think so! That’s because of the benefits of the cold. However, it must be conceded that most people find this cold snap a little, or very, uncomfortable. But after all, it’s wintertime! Benefits of cold weather for agriculture include the fact that trees and fields “sleep” in preparation for the next harvest; the [...]

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Pear Butter

August 16, 2010

Our orchard manager, Ken, brought in load after load of pears today. They are really nice – he says it’s one of the nicest crops ever. I asked if the crates he was transporting were tree-run (straight from the orchard, not sorted), and he said yes. Beautiful pears. If you’re not in the area, guess [...]

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Peaches are everywhere

August 9, 2010

July and August are peachy times for Lancaster County, sharing the mealtime with sweet corn, sweet peas, and cantalopes, to name just a few of the common vegetables. Here at Kauffman’s Fruit Farm, you will find Sunhigh and a half-dozen other sweet, juicy varieties of peaches. Whether for canning, freezing, fresh eating, slicing, or dipping, [...]

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What’s in a name?

August 4, 2010

Kauffman’s Fruit Farm & Market… country market in the middle of Pennsylvania Dutch Country… “Bird-in-Hand Brand” Orchard Products Since 1915… Fresh fruit, homemade orchard products, bulk foods, deli, grocery, fresh produce. These phrases all describe Kauffman’s Fruit Farm, referencing either the orchard emphasis or the market emphasis of the company. Whether slicing bologna in the [...]

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Peach season!

July 8, 2010

Kauffman’s is a peachy place right now – our own, homegrown peaches are pouring in faster than we expected them to. The very warm weather on the East Coast is accelerating the harvest. We don’t mind – this is our company mission. It’s the time of year where our market, sometimes searched for as kauffmans [...]

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Lancaster County is blooming with goodies

July 5, 2010

Our country market along Rt. 340, just east of the village of Bird-in-Hand, has a cornucopia of local, homegrown foods. We so enjoy this time of year – it’s the production & harvest season that we’ve worked for and planned for over the winter and springtime. A partial list of locally-grown fruits and veggies follows: [...]

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More on Organics

July 2, 2010

More details on Kauffman’s organic program and ambitions – Kauffman’s Fruit Farm began the organic apple block’s transition to organic management in the mid-2000′s. As is normal for the transition, it took several years of consistent organic management to earn the organic certification from the USDA and Pennsylvania. Organic management includes the spray materials that [...]

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Organic Orcharding

July 1, 2010

Kauffman’s Fruit Farm is actively pursuing organic orcharding. It’s part of our plan to meet our customers’ needs now and especially in the future decade. We have an about-10-acre apple orchard block that is certified organic by both Pennsylvania and the USDA. We sold organic Rome Beauty, Stayman, and Cameo apples last year and will [...]

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