Adams County Fruit Farm And Market
Emphasizes Ag Education
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produce is sold as fresh fruit.
The remaining 40 percent is
sold for processing. Although
some of their fresh produce is
sold in the farm market, a
portion of it is sold wholesale
to clients in lowa, Vermont,
and Florida. The remaining
portion is sold to Rice Fruit
Company. The processing
fruit is sold to Knouse Foods
and Motts, USA.
The farm market is open
from early April through De
cember each year. Along with
offering their homegrown
Hollabaugh Market has grown “by leaps and bounds” since its opening in
1955. The market started out in this little shed on the opposite of the road from
today’s farm market.
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fruits, the Hollabaughs also
sell other local produce, pre
serves, baking mixes, and
other gift items.
Originally opened in 1955
when the Hollabaughs first
purchased the farm, the
market has grown “by leaps
and bounds” over the years.
“It seems like every two
years we add on to the
market,” said Kay Holla
baugh. “This year we’ve pur
chased an observation hive
and will have an education
room where people can learn
more about the importance
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ing.”
The Hollabaughs have em
phasized education as a busi
ness priority for several
years. They hosted their first
school tour five or six years
ago. Each year around 1,200
school children come to tour
the farm and market.
“We take them out on a
tractor and wagon and talk to
them about fruit growing,”
said Hollabaugh. “We let
them pick five apples, and
then we bring them back to
the market to try cider sam-
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Hollabaugh Brothers Fruit Farm and Market fea
tures 500 acres of apples, peaches, plums, pears,
and other fruit. Several thousands of people travel to
the farm each year to learn more about fruit growing
and its role in our food supply.
pies. We also take them into
the cold storage room and ex
plain cold storage to them.”
The observation hive will
be arriving at the Holla
baugh’s market in June, just
in time for the fall tour sched
ule.
“The kids will be able to sit
on bleachers and watch a
working bee hive,” said Hol
labaugh. “We can talk to
them about the importance of
bees and discuss problems we
have with animals and
pests.”
The Hollabaughs charge
$3.25 per person to give the
tours. Along with conducting
school tours, they also host
tours for the Elderhostel
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group, which is a group of re
tired people who travel
around the country for edu
cation purposes.
“Basically they travel to an
area and spend a week there
learning about the culture,”
said Hollabaugh. The group
comes to Adams County to
explore the Gettysburg Bat
tlefield, and they visit the
Hollabaugh’s fruit farm to
learn about fruit growing.
Family tours are also avail
able by appointment. “We
need to have at least 15
people to host a tour,” said
Hollabaugh. “We host the
tours mainly for education
purposes.
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