Hi folks!  My name is Ben Wenk, seventh generation to farm in our little corner of Adams County.  I'm a 2006 graduate of Penn State's Agroecology program, minoring in Horticulture.  I returned to our family farm not long after that, responding to an email seeking out vendors for Philadelphia's new Headhouse Farmers Market.  Since February of 2007, I've managed our weekly trips to farmers markets in Philadelphia and the Baltimore and Washington DC areas and grown the small fruit and vegetables to supply these markets.  Through this retail operation, I've picked up a number of wholesale opportunities and I'd be eager to schedule delivery of our local fruits and vegetables to your business in and around these towns.  Much in part to my experience working in the Entomology Department at the Penn State Fruit Research and Extension Center, I've also been put in charge of insect scouting and monitoring on all of our fruit acres - a large part of our effort in reducing our sprays here at Three Springs.  I'd like to thank you for your interest in our farm and your support of the "buy local" movement!  See you at market!

Son of the late Donald G. Wenk, Dave is the oldest of the 6^th generation of Wenk fruit growers. Dave was instrumental in renaming the farm Three Springs Fruit Farm (formerly ) in the 80’s when he partnered with his father after graduating from Penn State University with a Horticulture degree. Through leases and acquisitions, Dave has helped the operation grow from one 80 acre apple farm to nearly 500 acres of apples, peaches, cherries, pears, small fruits (blueberries, strawberries, etc.) and veggies. Being the oldest seems to mean having the most responsibilities. Sometimes it seems Dave gets to help out with every job, which keeps boredom away, but makes for long days and very early mornings during the growing season. Dave enjoys talking to our customers when he can get a chance to go to a market, presuming he’s not spending time in the orchards, so please take a moment to shake the hand that feeds you!

Hannah was born and raised in Adams County and has worked on and off in the fruit farming industry for almost 15 years. Hannah and Ben have known each other since the age of 3, attending the same nursery school together, and have been good friends every since. She attended Mount Ida College in Boston, MA and earned her bachelor’s degree in Bereavement Studies in 2005. In November 2008 Hannah became a new mommy to a beautiful daughter named Sydney, who will be attending several markets this summer, so stop out and say hello to the little one! Hannah works as our Office Manager, making sure all of our farmers' markets are fully staffed and up to code, and also attends several markets a week.