Kuhn Orchards

Specialties

Kuhn Orchards is a 5^th generation fruit grower located just outside of Gettysburg, PA. We attend farmers markets in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. Check out our website to find out about our specific market locations!

We specialize in growing tree ripened peaches, nectarines, apricots, and plums; crisp and juicy apples; all sorts of berries; asparagus; heirloom tomatoes and other specialty vegetables.

History

Established in 1840.

The Kuhn Orchards family history of farming the land dates back to the 1840s. The ‘home farm’ in Cashtown was originally owned by Isaac and Ida Mickley. During the Civil War, Confederate troops marched through Cashtown on their way to battle in Gettysburg and used the Mickley’s barn as a hospital. The barn still stands today.

The farm was later inherited by their daughter Edna and her husband Charlie Kuhn. At this time, 75 acres of the farm was devoted to fruit (mainly apples), and the remainder was used as pasture for 50 steers, along with some hogs, chickens and a few dairy cows.

The farm has since been owned and operated by the Kuhn family — through the generations of Edna & Charlie’s son, Floyd and his wife Marie Andrew. Their son, David, came back to the family business in the 1970s with his wife Mary Margaret Barnes, after attending North Carolina State University majoring in Horticulture. David & Mary Margaret’s daughter, Sidney, returned to the family farm in 2008.

Meet the Business Owner

Sidney K.

Business Owner

Sidney is David and Mary Margaret’s oldest daughter. After acquiring a degree in Landscape Architecture from North Carolina State University, Sidney returned home in 2001. For five years she worked as the Land Conservation Coordinator for the local non-​profit land trust, helping to protect thousands of acres of farmland and open space. In May of 2008, Sidney returned full time to the operation, with hopes to transition into the role of Owner and General Manager in conjunction with her parent’s retirement. Sidney currently serves on the Board of Directors for the State Horticultural Association of Pennsylvania, serves as the chair of the Mid-​Atlantic Young Growers Alliance and as chair of the Scott Brown Memorial Scholarship Committee.

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