I was so impressed with OHF Orchards that I decid- ed I needed to see another local orchard, Green’s. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Green’s Fruit Farm. It started in 1924 as “Uncle Peter’s Fruit Farm”. Sometime after, the bank foreclosed on the farm and ran it as the Tri-County Fruit Farm. In 1945, Robert Green Sr., purchased the farm and ever since, it has been Green’s Fruit Farm. In 2020, the farm was signed over to Green’s daughter and son- in-law, Mike and Julie Hricko, and it was managed by their son Bobby Hricko, and his wife Sara. Then in 2024, Bobby and Sara took over ownership running the business as a wholesale enterprise. Today, they have expanded into retail sales at their farm store just outside of Elysburg, Tuesday – Saturday from 10-6, farm markets, and pick-your-own events on Fridays and Saturdays from 10-5 during the season. Their stand is one mile north of the 54/497 intersec- tion in Elysburg, between Elysburg and Knoebels. The Hrickos grow 63 acres of apples with 40 dif- ferent varieties, 12 acres of peaches, pears, cher- ries, asparagus, plums, and pumpkins. The farm has been Eco-Certified which means a third-party audit verifies the most sustainable orchard spraying and
Bobby & Sara Hricko, owners of Green’s Fruit Farm, and their adorable little apple picker helpers!
Green’s also produces apple cider each year from their apples for customers to enjoy.
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