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Sugartown Strawberries is Certified by the National Wildlife Federation
650 Sugartown Road • Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 • (610) 647-0711 • Contact Us!

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Bob Lange is "farmer Bob", owner of Sugartown Strawberries in Malvern, Pennsylvania.Robert T. Lange:  Farmer Bob received his Master’s Degree in Agriculture from Penn State University in 1980.  He has been farming full-time since 1986.  His great grandparents bought the family fam in 1896.  He, along with his trusty, insane dog, Happy, work every day from April through November!  During the winter month’s, Farmer Bob beats himself up by going on Adventure Tours in exotic places.  Hiking, biking, kayaking, scuba diving, and birding in places like Costa Rica and Belize.  Next time you see him, ask him about how he lost all of his toenails!

Lynne Cox is invaluable to our on going operations at Sugartown Strawberries in Malvern, PALynne Cox:  Lynne has been the “slave labor” for the past 5 years.  She helps with all the picking from asparagus and strawberries to sweet corn, vegetables, sunflowers and pumpkins.  She also works in the store (which she loves!)  Lynne helps conduct our school tours, and drives the tractor and wagons.  We would not be able to run the business without her hard-work and dedication.

Lois LeBresco:  Has worked faithfully in the store every Monday and Wednesday since 1999.  She buys candy and Halloween items and is always looking for bargain sales to re-sell at the farm market.

Debbie Oswald:  Has worked in the store for the last several years during the month of October.  She keeps the store clean and tidy and helps with school tour scheduling.

Leah Friedman:  Leah, Debbie’s daughter, has worked in the store since she was 10 years old, helping behind the cash register and weighing pumpkins.  She’s very friendly and always has a smile on her face!

John Fosbenner, or "Johnny Rocket", helps with many tasks at Sugartown Strawberries in Malvern, PennsylvaniaJohn Fosbenner:  John usually answers to"Foss". He has helped in various capacities since 2000. John is the Wildlife and Habitat Manager of the farm. He's always there to lend a helping hand and find arrowheads. He has also taken some amazing photographs of the farm, some of which are included in this site.

Ron Perkins:  Ron drives the weekend hayrides in October and lends a hand driving the school tours.

Sally Lange:  Sally is Bob’s sister, who usually works in NYC for a financial firm, but always likes to help out when available on the weekends.  Her speciality is picking strawberries.  She eats way more than what gets into the quart containers!  It's hard for her to carry on a conversation when picking, because her mouth is full all the time!

Colin Pustilnik:  Colin has sort of been adopted by our family.  A wannabe farmer, Colin works in Philadelphia in a suit and tie.  He loves to help out with the hayrides driving the tractor.  Has a tendency to jerk Lisa Bennett helps with marketing and public relations as well as many other tasks around the farm at Sugartown Strawberries, Malvern, Pennsylvaniaforward, thus snapping everyone’s neck a little when he starts out!

Lisa Leigh Bennett:  Lisa is an experienced marketing and public relations specialist for the gardening and growers industry.  She is our idea generator and key buzz maker.  Lisa was instrumental in getting our website updated for the 21st century!  She also helps to promote our crops, hayrides, and school tours.

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