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Keeping the Foeth ERICKSON
When Loren Faeth,
52, surveys his family's fifth-gen
eration apple orchard near Fort
Madison, lowa (pop. 10,715), he
sees its rural landscape through
the lens of history.
“When my great-great
grandfather came here from Ger
many, he built a log cabin right
there," Faeth says, pointing to
a stand of trees across the road.
“His son, my great-grandfather,
built the main house in 1873
and then a few years later added
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the bam. Every part of this land
is tied to my family’s history in
some way.”
Loren and his brother, Lynn,
44, assumed ownership of the
orchard in 2004 from their father,
Marvin, knowing they were tak
ing over a family legacy—not
just a business.
“When I was a kid I just
worked in the orchard and didn't
have much sense of its history,"
Lynn says. “But once I was older, I
realized that we are part of a long
history that we need to try to con
tinue for the next generation."
That history includes being
one of the oldest family-owned
orchards west of the Mississippi
River, and what is believed to be
lowa’s oldest commercial orchards
continuously owned by the same
family. In fact, Faeth Orchards
began in 1842 with German
immigrant Jacob Faeth, who
planted apple trees around his
new home in southeast lowa. The
practice was continued by his son,
Adam, and grandson Herbert,
who began to deliver apples by
truck to neighboring towns in the
19205. By die fourth generation,
the reputation of Faeth Orchards
was well-established, with Marvin
planting additional trees, building
new storage and packing sheds,
and continuing to market apples
throughout the region.
In a typical year, die Faeths
harvest about 15,(XX) bushels of
more than 50 different varieties of
apples grown on 20 acres. Some
of the fruit is pressed and made
into juice—between 10,(XX) and
15,(XX) gallons, depending on the
size of the harvest. The rest of die
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Three generations of the Faeth family gather around their prized crop.
apples are sold either at the Faeth
farm or at area grocery stores. The
Faeths also sell other fruits grown
on the farm, including peaches,
piears, plums, grapes, cherries,
nectarines and blueberries.
Depiending upon the season,
the orchard employs up to 10
workers, but most of the work
is done by Loren and Lynn and
their wives, Arleen and Heather.
All have other jobs in addition to
their orchard work, which is done
mainly on weekends.
Visitors from all 50 states and
many foreign countries have trav
eled to Faeth Orchards, includ
ing some who’ve been visiting for
decades. "1 remember my parents
coming here for apples when I was
young," says Rosemary Durham,
80, of Hamilton, 111. (pop. 3,029).
"Before moving back to this area
I lived for about 30 years in Colo
rado and Oklahoma, and each fell
I’d always have the Faeths ship) me
a bushel of apples. Their apples are
just better tasting than anything
you can buy in a store.”
Such loyalty clearly pleases
Marvin Faeth, 87, who continues
to live on the farm and take an
active interest in its operation.
"I’ve got six grandchildren,
and my hope is that at least some
of them will want to carry on our
farm,” he says. “The apple busi
ness has been a lot of hard work,
but it’s a good life." w*
Lori Erickson is a freelance uriter
based in loua City, lou a.
Call (319) 372-1307 or visit
www.faethorchards.com
for more information.
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