Terhune Orchards

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Terhune Orchards is a 150 acre working farm, covering multiple properties, in Princeton, New Jersey and Lawrenceville, New Jersey that sells produce and fresh baked pies. ^[1] ^[2] They are an example of the successful conversion of a commodity farm into a retail outlet. ^[3] ^[4]

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^ "Down on the farm with a mission.", The Record, September 25, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. "When Pam Mount and her husband returned home to New Jersey in 1975 after a Peace Corps stint in the Pacific, she had a mission: to live in the rural county where she had grown up and establish a business that gave something back to the community. At that time in Lawrenceville, just outside of Princeton, houses were multiplying and farms were ..."
^ "Terhune Orchards", Terhune Orchards. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. "Gary and Pam Mount bought Terhune Orchards in 1975. The farm was 55 acres of apple and peach trees with a few pears thrown in. The Terhune family had owned the farm for two generations, however the Mounts are not related. They were new to this farming business. Since the farm had a small retail business, Pam and Gary decided it would be better not to change the name so Terhune Orchards has remained."
^ "Cultivating NJ's farm business.", Associated Press in Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. ""Ha! This is beautiful," he shouts at Terhune Orchards in Mercer County. The plant jump-starts a breathless, impromptu lecture on the blueberry, including the latest in irrigation methods and how the state leads. ... This is beautiful," he shouts at Terhune Orchards in Mercer County. ... "he gets it," said Pam Mount, owner of Terhune Orchards. ..."
^ "Apple Orchard as Public Service.", Lexington Herald Leader, October 13, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-11-25. "Today, Terhune orchards has evolved to become more than a Farm. It is an ... Apples are in season right Now At Terhune orchards in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, ..."