Kauffman's Fruit Farm

The Season of Cherries

By Chris Mittelstaedt on June 14, 2010

I have many favorite fruits but cherries hold a special place in my heart. Maybe it’s because their harvest period is relatively short; or maybe it’s because they just taste so good—whatever the …

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Owl Update

By The FruitGuys on May 5, 2010

You can tell from the photos that the owls are feeling very much at home in the owl boxes that The FruitGuys installed at Kauffman's Fruit Farm in Bird-in-Hand, PA. We hope that we will soon be …

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The Lessons of Nature

By Chris Mittelstaedt on February 1, 2010

When we look for lessons in life, it’s not often that we can say: “Hey, check with the slime mold.” However, in The New York Times science section, there was a story about how researchers in Japan …

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