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Do peaches taste better when you pick them yourself? Is corn sweeter straight from the vine? Find out at these local PYO farms.
Delicious Orchards began in 1911 as a small orchard located on a farm road (present day CR 537), connecting Colts Neck with Freehold. The Applegate family, of Freehold Township, bought the orchard in 1922, having three generations of the family run the farm. [1] The orchard eventually grew to 110 acres throughout the years.
A You-Pick ("U-Pick") or Pick-Your-Own (PYO) farm operation is a type of farm gate direct marketing (farm-to-table) strategy where the emphasis is on customers doing the harvesting themselves and agritourism. [1] A PYO farm might be preferred by people who like to select fresh, high quality, vine-ripened produce themselves at lower prices.
Holly Ravine Farm is a farm and shopping center located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States. The farm was the site of the Cowtail Bar, an ice cream parlor established in 1933 by former Cherry Hill mayor John Gilmour, Jr., who was the first mayor of Cherry Hill (previously known as Delaware Township). [ 1 ]
High Breeze Farm is now the only remaining farm on Wawayanda Mountain. The main house, barn, and outbuildings remain, and are displayed as part of the “living history museum,” as it was restored in 1992. [2] The farm also displays historic farm equipment including mowers, sickle bars, and wrought iron wheels that were used by the Barretts. [4]
Charles Franklin Seabrook (28 May 1881 – 1964), known professionally as C. F. Seabrook, was an American businessman and owner of Seabrook Farms, a family-owned frozen vegetable packing plant in New Jersey that at one point was the largest irrigated truck farm in the world.
Vacchiano Farm is a winery in the Port Colden section of Washington Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. [2] [3] A family produce and livestock farm since 1983, the vineyard was first planted in 2004, and began to sell its wine in 2009. [4] [5] Vacchiano has 11 acres of grapes under cultivation, and produces 2,500 cases of wine ...
Melick's Town Farm is a New Jersey farm in three Hunterdon County towns—Oldwick, Califon, and Bridgewater. [1] The farm, which totals nearly 300 acres, is one of the largest fruit growers in New Jersey. [1] The farm is currently owned by George and Norma Melick, the ninth generation of Melicks. [1]