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FARMER PROFILES

MEET OUR FARMERS

HESS FARMS

Hess Farms is a family farm located in Franklin County Pennsylvania. The current farm was started in 1985 when
the family purchased a u-pick berry farm. The farm has continued to grow and, today, three Hess brothers run
the day-to-day operation, including a wholesale business, a packing house and a retail stand. Hess Farms is best
known for the variety of produce they grow; squash, strawberries, peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, pumpkins,
plums, sour cherries and peaches.

SHEPPARD FARMS

In 1683, four Sheppard brothers
(Thomas, James, David, and John)
moved to Back Neck, New Jersey
and began their own vegetable
farm. Since then, farming has been
a family tradition for generations
of Sheppards. The Sheppard
family began farming in their
current location on Sayres Neck
Road in Cedarville, New Jersey
in 1888. Today, Sheppard Farms
Inc. has expanded into a 1,500
acre farm. During the peak of the
season, Sheppard Farms employs
up to 160 workers, including the
next generation of the family.
Eastern Fresh Growers was
incorporated in 1984 and now
employs, at its peak season, 100
employees.