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25+ Years At Tougas
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Tougas Family Farm is a family owned and operated farm since 1981.
In 1981 Maurice and Phyllis Tougas purchased the home farm, 53 acres
of peach and apple orchards from Paul Fawcett. Over the years the
apple stand, barnyard, playground, and kitchen were added. Strawberries,
blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, and pumpkins replaced some
of the old tired peach and apple trees. In 1986 the farm was preserved
under the Agricultural Preservation Restriction program run by the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
From the beginning Maurice and Phyllis have invited the public to
their farm to share their exhiliration for farming. In order to
better serve the public, the farm has worked closely with UMass
Extension to produce their fruit in the safest and most environmentally
freindly manner utilizing Integrated
Pest Management to reduce and more effectively use the safest
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The three Tougas children were born and raised on the farm.
Andre, the oldest, followed by two sisters Nicole and April,
were often seen in diapers under the apple trees or in the middle
of the strawberry patch smeared in strawberry juice and covered
in dirt. As they got older they began to help out on the farm,
Andre working with his father in the field, Nicole in the kitchen,
and April helping out with the U-Pick customers. Andre went
on to Cornell University to study Pomology and Farm Finance
& Business Management and is now back on the farm full-time
helping out his father once again.
In 2001 the neighboring horse farm was purchased by the Tougas's,
adding another 35 acres to their production. This enabled them
to experiment with new crops such as cherries and plums and
exciting new apple varieties such as Honeycrisp, Early Fuji, Suncrisp, Zestar!, and Topaz.
Tougas Family Farm continues to be one of the Northeast's foremost
family attractions and hopes to see you and your family for
years to come. Thank you and enjoy!
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