Who We Are
The Fox Barn Marketplace & Winery began as a farm market in 2005 for founders Kellie and Todd Fox to sell the asparagus, cherries, peaches, pears, and apples grown on the family farm. The produce was sold out of an antique barn used to store farming equipment.
Later, in 2008, the venture grew to include wine and, later, cider, using the same fruits grown on the family-owned acres. The over 100-year-old barn was renovated to become the home to the storefront and tasting bar of the winery it is today, with the addition of a patio overlooking the beautiful acreage.
About the Barn
N.J Fox & Sons, Inc. purchased the barn and surrounding orchards on April 24, 1953. The barn is believed to have been built in the 1890’s by the William Sours family. William was born in Prussia and married Lydia from New York. The Sours family had resided in Benona Township as early as 1870 at which time William was 56 years old and Lydia 54.
Since the Fox family has owned the barn the primary use had been to store tractors & farm equipment. During the late 1950’s pigs had been raised in the basement. In August 2004 Kellie started selling Fox’s fruit out of the barn. In the spring of 2007 ‘The Fox Barn’ had a facelift. Samuel J. Stitt, a 3rd generation barn restorer, replaced the roof, applied new siding and gave the barn a fresh coat of paint.
2008 brought about many changes to make way for our most recent adventure, a winery. The basement received a new cement floor and became a winemaking area. The barn floor was covered with pine, a wine tasting bar constructed and a bathroom added.