Andersen Farms grows vegetables, flowers, pumpkins, grains and hay around Sparta, taps its own maple trees for syrup, and in 2021 planted a 7,000-tree apple orchard on White Lake Road. The orchard grows more than 12 varieties on dwarf trees, including Honeycrisp, EverCrisp, CrimsonCrisp, Ludacrisp, Rosalee, Pink Lady and Pixie Crunch. The flagship store on Layton Lane is open all year with farm produce, eggs, meats, baked goods, weekly prepared dinners, a coffee bar and an ice cream shop that has made more than 250 flavors from scratch since 2020, including vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free ones.
What’s here
- Made here
- Ice cream made from scratch (250+ rotating flavors, including vegan, gluten-free and sugar-free) · Maple syrup from the farm's own trees · Weekly prepared dinners · Baked goods and pastries · House-made coffee syrups
- Grown or raised here
- Apples, 12+ varieties · Vegetables · Pumpkins · Strawberries (pick-your-own in season) · Flowers and mums · Grains and hay
- Sold here from other producers
- Lancaster chicken, local beef and Amish dairy · Honey, jarred salsas and jams · Precut Christmas trees and wreaths in season · Garden plants and gifts
- Served here
- Ice cream: scoops, sundaes, shakes and flights · Coffee and espresso drinks (Rusty Dog coffee)
This season
Apple picking and pumpkins run Thursday to Sunday at the orchard through the fall. The Sparta store stays open all winter with ice cream, coffee, baked goods and prepared dinners, plus precut Christmas trees (5 to 12 feet), wreaths and grave blankets in December. The Andover stand closes for the season in November.
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