Our story begins with Paul Hammen, the patriarch of the Hammen family, who followed his horticultural and wine-making passions in order to start the family business. While working as a lineman, Paul spent his free time for nearly 30 years tending to his small crop of heirloom apple trees, plum trees, pear trees, and grape vines and making his own wine as a hobby. As he approached retirement age, he decided to turn his hobbies into a family operation and began developing what would become the Hammen Family Orchard.

Today, the family’s land spans over 16 acres and includes apple, plum, pear, cherry, peach, and mulberry trees, grape vines, rhubarb and asparagus patches, raspberry and blackberry bushes, a full garden, and more.