The Farm was built in 1780 and purchased by the Stowe Family in 1840. From the mid 1800's to the early 1900's the farm was used for growing vegetables, primarily blue hubbard squash. The squash was delivered to local market's by horse and wagon, the farm also raised dairy cattle for milk which was sold to larger companies for pasteurizing and resale. Milking 63 cows by hand twice daily made for a long and tiring day.

 

Apple tree's were planted In 1928 which would soon turn Stowe Farm into Stowe Farm Orchard, as it is recognized today. The squash business ended and the cows were sold in 1972, the apple business was now booming. Each year two fellows from Jamaica would fly over for seasonal employment to work in the fields and pick the crop. The apples were packaged and delivered to local markets. Pick your own apples and a country store was soon in operation.

 

1986 introduced horse boarding to keep the open fields from over growing. Today a large herd of horses graze the cow fields of Stowe Farm Orchard. 1997 pioneered a dog boarding business known today as "Apple Acres". Stowe Farm continues to diversify and thrive, 2003 launched an indoor arena, used for indoor horse riding and dog training. The old picturesque cow fields still exist today and are a home to the many animals of Stow farm, some of the fields have grown into woods and are now being used for dog hiking trails which go hand in hand with the kennel.

 

Over the many years, seven generations of Stowe's have lived and worked here,  three generations still reside on the farm.  Stowe Farm has been a family operated orchard for the past 60 years.