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County Line Orchard
A 43-year family-run orchard in Kempton, PA — Berks County, Pennsylvania Dutch country, at the foot of the Kittatinny Ridge. Founded 1982 by the Flukes family. Specializes in apples (12+ named varieties: Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Crimson Crisp, Melrose, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Suncrisp, Rome, Keepsake, Goldrush), plus peaches, blueberries, and other stone fruit. Operates a farm market alongside seasonal pick-your-own.
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County Line Orchard is a 43-year family-run orchard at 9200 Kings Highway in Kempton, PA — Berks County, [[poconos|Pennsylvania]] Dutch country, at the foot of the [[kittatinny-ridge|Kittatinny Ridge]]. Founded 1982 by the Flukes family.
Production:
- Apples — 12+ named varieties: Gala, Honeycrisp, Jonathan, Fuji, Crimson Crisp, Melrose, Golden Delicious, Ida Red, Suncrisp, Rome, Keepsake, Goldrush
- Peaches
- Blueberries
- Other stone fruit
Retail format: on-orchard [[farm-market|farm market]] plus pick-your-own during peak seasons.
Why it’s listed
The specific filter is variety breadth at multi-generation family scale. 12+ named apple varieties is unusual — most US commercial orchards consolidate around 3-5 varieties for production efficiency. County Line’s variety stewardship across 43 years signals editorial commitment to apple-genetic-diversity that commodity orchards don’t make. The farm-market + pick-your-own combination keeps the food dollar inside the family operation rather than ceding it to wholesale packers.
Bioregional fit
Kempton sits at the southern foot of the [[kittatinny-ridge]] in Berks County, PA — Pennsylvania Dutch country, the [[schuylkill-valley|Schuylkill River valley]]‘s eastern arm.
See also
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- Instance of: [[orchard]] · [[farm-stand]] · [[agritourism]]
- Contained by: [[kittatinny-ridge]]
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- County Line Orchard
- OpenStreetMap: original tag
Related concepts: [[orchard]] · [[farm-stand]] · [[agritourism]].
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