Specialties
•We are family owned & operated by Paul & Leanne & their adult children Jeremy, Abby, Melanie, Lora & Andrew Fuhrmann.
•We only sell what we grow ourselves!
•Everything is hand-picked and hand-packed by us.
•We grow 29 varieties of apples that are harvested between August & November 5th
•We grow 15 varieties of peaches and nectarines from June 20-August 10th. Semi-cling and freestone type. We call them drippin' good!
•We grow a large selection of peppers, from sweet to hot, all the way up to a Carolina Reaper. Harvested July 15-freeze ~Oct 20th
•We grow blackberries, raspberries, rhubarb, asparagus, melons, cabbage, zucchini, sweet corn, kale, swiss chard, basil, peppers, cucumbers, eggplant, onions, beets, leeks, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes.
•We have the LARGEST selection of homegrown Pumpkins of all shapes and sizes for your fall decorating & carving. Including specialty gray, white, pink & red cinderellas for stacking.
•We grow 20 varieties of cut flowers and specialize in event and wedding flowers for the past 8 years. We create bouquets for farmer's markets, homecoming, boutonnieres, corsages, and arches. Zinnias, snapdragons, scabiosa, gomphrena, dahlia, eucalyptus, strawflowers, celosia, lisianthus, sunflowers and more!
•We set up at 4 farmers markets each week. Tuesday Portsmouth, OH 9am-1pm on Market St. Thursday Ashland, KY Central park 2-5:30pm. Saturday Ashland, KY at the Cedar Knoll Family Center 9am-12. Saturday at the Westerville, OH Farmers Market 9am-12.
History
Established in 1958.
Pete and Susan began Fuhrmann Orchards LLC in 1958. Pete was a professional baseball pitcher and during spring training his shoulder went out, ending his baseball career. Pete & Susie built the apple orchard from the ground up. Pete had gone to Penn State University, to study Business, and Susie was a nurse at the old Mercy Hospital. In the 1980’s, the farm had grown enough with Paul, and his brother Pete, that their dad purchased property in Lucasville, OH for more apples. Unfortunately, Pete died in 1990, Pete (his son) died at a young age in 1990, and then Susie died in 2007.
Now encompassing over 120 acres, Paul and Leanne Fuhrmann and their five adult children (Lora Lee, Abby, Melanie, Andrew, Jeremy) take pride in growing the best-tasting, freshest, fruits & vegetables for the families of the area. Farming is their life and full-time job. Paul and Leanne are graduates of Purdue University where they met and fell in love, both specializing in Horticulture Production & Marketing.
