Braeutigam Orchards

Braeutigam Orchards has been in the family since 1831, but it wasnt until 1831 that Rollin Braeutigam started raising fruit. Rollie enjoyed selling fruit to his friends so much that he raised more than he could sell! So he decided to take his beautiful ripe peaches to the St. Louis Market. Lester, his son, and Marie, his daughter-in-law, helped him... load those peaches in a truck and drove to St. Louis. Unfortunately, they did not realize that the market wanted greener fruit and they did not receive a good price. But Rollin and Lester believed tree-ripened peaches had the best and most appeal. Marie said, Dont worry we will just sell the peaches right on the farm! However, Rollin did not believe that people would leave the main road and drive 1 mile down a dirt road to purchase fruit, but he was wrong. He soon found out that people would go anywhere for great tasting, tree-ripened fruit. Lester continued in the family business of growing and selling fruit with help from his wife, Marie for many years. Well Its 2020 and our growing year is starting again. This winter and spring have been relatively mild however, our schedule has changed again so be sure to check it out. Be sure and check our updated ripening schedule on this website for more specific dates. We look forward to seeing you soon!Read More