Hornstra Farms has been a family owned and operated business for
four generations. In 1912, my great-grandparents and their six children left their home in
Holland and boarded a ship bound for America, the land of opportunity. Eventually,
the family made their way to Hingham, Massachusetts where they worked for a small dairy
farm on Fort Hill Street. On May 1, 1915, just two years after arriving in Hingham,
the Hornstras bought that farm and Hornstra Farms was born.
The young family
worked very hard and before long they began to outgrow their small dairy property.
Soon after, the much larger Jordan Farm was offered for sale. The property
comprised almost one hundred acres of rich farm land, as well as a new barn which
accommodated eighty-five cows. Buying the large farm was an ambitious move, but
determined to succeed, the Hornstras signed the deed . When moving day finally
arrived, the family walked their herd of twenty Holstein cows, over New Bridge Street to
Cross Street, then down High and Free Streets to their new home on the corner of Union
Street. The Hornstra family was here to stay.
Since that time,
many things have changed at Hornstra Farms. The sound of cows mooing can no longer
be heard drifting across the open fields, and our milk production has been moved from
Union Street to our family's farm in North Haverhill, New Hampshire. But one thing
has not changed, our commitment to produce the finest products available and to distribute
them with professionalism, courtesy, and a smile. Hornstra Farms has never aspired
to be the largest home delivery dairy, but we are sure that after trying our service you
will agree that we are the best!
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