Barker's Farm

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{{Infobox company

| name = Barker's Farm

| trade_name = Barker's Farmstand

| former type =

| type = Private

| industry = Farming (dairy & apples)

| foundation = Essex County, Massachusetts (1642)

| founder = Barker family

| location_city = North Andover

| location_country = United States

| area_served = Massachusetts ({{Convert|70|acres}}){{cite book|url=http://www.buybooksontheweb.com/product.aspx?ISBN=0-7414-1597-6 |title=Road to Barker's Farm |isbn=0-7414-1597-6 |first=Dick |last=Shaughnessy |year=2003 |publisher=buybooksontheweb.com}}

| key_people = Dianne Barker, current owner

| revenue = {{ubl|US$250,000 – US$500,000 (2003){{cite web|url=http://thefamilybusinessschool.com/node/76 |title=Some Facts About America's Oldest Family Businesses |publisher=The Family Business School |accessdate=2013-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306074452/http://thefamilybusinessschool.com/node/76 |archivedate=2014-03-06 }}}}

| operating_income =

| net_income =

| num_employees = {{ubl|1 full-time|5 part-time}}

}}

Barker's Farm (also known as Barker's Farmstand or the Barker Farm) is an American farm and orchard in North Andover, Massachusetts. The business has been operational since 1642, making it one of the oldest companies in the United States. They specialize in locally grown organic fruits and vegetables.

History

The farm was established in 1642 and has been owned by the Barker family since; the current owner, Dianne Barker, is an eleventh generation owner.{{cite web |url=http://news.everest.edu/post/2009/08/america-s-oldest-family-run-businesses |title=America's Oldest Family-Run Businesses |publisher=everest.edu |date=August 12, 2009 |accessdate=January 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100609095706/http://news.everest.edu/post/2009/08/america-s-oldest-family-run-businesses |archive-date=June 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.griequity.com/resources/industryandissues/familybusiness/oldestinworld.html |title=Family Business - The World's Oldest Family Companies |publisher=Griequity.com |work=Family Business |first=William T. |last=O'Hara |date= |accessdate=January 23, 2013}}{{cite web|url=http://northandover.patch.com/listings/barkers-farmstand |title=Barker's Farmstand |work=North Andover Patch |publisher=Patch Media |accessdate=2013-01-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130913150538/http://northandover.patch.com/listings/barkers-farmstand |archivedate=2013-09-13 }}

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