Welcome to the home of the Adams County Fruit Growers Association.

The mission of the Adams County Fruit Growers Association is to promote the fruit industry of Adams County, Pennsylvania by initiating and supporting promotional programs, supporting and encouraging educational programs, growing and marketing research and development projects, and any other programs or projects that shall be of benefit to the Adams County fruit industry.  

For more information, contact us. 

To all members, please take note, our email address has changed! Our new email is: adamscountyfruitgrowers@gmail.com

If you send a message through the “contact us” page your message will go to the new email or you can send us a message directly.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Bounty of the County - August 8-17, 2025

PAST EVENTS:

2025 ACFGA BANQUET

The 2025 ACFGA Banquet will be held Thursday, March 13th at 5pm (Social Hour) at Hickory Bridge Farm. Meal served at 6pm. Tickets are $40. Join fellow fruit growers as we honor the Outstanding Fruit Grower and celebrate another harvest season in the books. As always, there will be many door prizes available! You do not need to attend the Presidents’ Day meeting to register for the banquet. To attend, use the ACFGA Presidents’ Day Registration Form. Banquet registration is at the bottom.

Presidents’ Day Commercial Tree Fruit School 2025

Mark your calendar - it will be held Monday, February 17th at Biglerville High School from 8:00 am - 3:30 pm. For more information, click “Presidents’ Day Meeting” at the top of this page. Cost of attendance is $30 per member and $40 per non-member, includes lunch.

The full 2025 agenda, including the Spanish session and respirator fit training, the PDA credits associated with each talk, and summaries of the proposed content are posted.

A downloadable, printable Registration Form is available.

AFTER HARVEST SOCIAL

The After Harvest Social will be held Saturday, November 9th, 5pm-7pm at Big Hill Ciderworks located at 338 Georgetown Road, Gardners, PA. Tickets are $20 for pizza bar and sides. Tickets can be purchased by contacting any ACFGA Board Member or reply to our email: adamscountyfruitgrowers@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you at Big Hill Ciderworks to help celebrate the end of the growing season!

August 9th thru August 18th 2024

Bounty of the County!  In August our local farms are will be well into harvest, and this event celebrates all that Adams County growers have to offer.  Local Gettysburg restaurants will serve special menu items made to showcase our area's fresh produce.  Growers work hard all season long to ensure a delicious apple, peach, berry, or vegetable.  Dine in a local restaurant to celebrate harvest with us!  A portion of your purchase supports research and education for Adams County fruit growers.  Find out more here.

2024 Distinguished Service Award-Brenda Briggs

At the Adams County Fruit Growers Association banquet held on March 13, 2025 Brenda Briggs was honored for her many contributions to the fruit industry.

A graduate of Dickinson College, Brenda started her career in agriculture, by chance, as her first job out of college was with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s Marketing Program. While working for the state, she pursued her MBA at Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, MD. Working with the state brought her in contact with retailers, growers, and the foundational skills in promoting local agriculture. This led to her role as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Apple Marketing Program, where she advocated on behalf of the apple industry specifically. In 1999, she found her way to the Rice Fruit Company Sales team with mentor, John Rice. Now the Rice Fruit Company Vice President of Sales and Marketing, she has served on a number of industry boards. Including former chairperson and board member of the US Apple Export Council and most recently the former Chair and board member of US Apple. She is currently on the steering committee for the Eat More Apples campaign, a collaborative effort of packers and marketers across the country to advocate for the increased consumption of American apples. She was recently recognized by US Apple  as the 2024 Apple Champion and was honored by the International Fresh Produce Association as the Frieda Rapoport Caplan Women’s Catalyst award honoree.