Today, many of the Ard Family are still working in the family business every day. Alan and Kyle Ard, the owners of Ard’s Farm, still run the day to day operations. Kyle manages the market and oversees operations across all the many departments. Alan manages the farming operation and the smoker. From the best sweet corn in the valley to the acres of pumpkins Ard’s grows every year, Alan spends much of his time making sure the fields are in order and the crops are taken care of. He also is the one responsible for making sure that everything from the Ribs and pulled pork to the hams and cheeses get smoked to perfection. Chef Justin is the master behind the food creations that we serve in our restaurant. From sourcing the freshest ingredients we can find, to making sure that everything prepared for a 1000 person event is perfect, Chef Justin knows food and how to create a fantastic experience for our customers. Ethan runs our fall activities such as the hayrides to the pumpkin patch and corn maze park. He’s also the operator of the Greenhouse at Ard’s Farm.

Ard’s has been a family owned and operated business for over 25 years. To the family, Ard’s isn’t just a business it’s a way of life. Ray, Nancy and Alan began the big Ard’s project in 1991. Shortly after Ard’s opened its doors it’s where Ethan and Justin began to play too! Ard’s is where they learned to use a mower for the first time and of course, where they learned to drive a tractor. The business has shaped their individual lives more than imaginable. Now, Chef Midkiff’s kids will get those same opportunities! From learning to feed the pigs to gathering eggs his kiddos will grow up having Ard’s as part of their lives.

The business is also a way they try to give back to their community. Ard’s not only provides the freshest produce, meats, and eggs as possible but they also get those items from other local businesses putting our money back in to our local economy. During the year, Ard’s is also the perfect place for first time jobs. The employees here aren’t just workers to us, they are part of our extended family. This business is an irreplaceable part of the American experience and to the Ard Family.