Rice Fruit Company was founded in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, in 1913 by Arthur Rice, though its origins go back much further. Daniel Rice was the first member of the Rice family to settle in Adams County in around 1790. As a farmer, Daniel recognized that the eastern ridge of the Appalachian Mountains had ideal soils and a perfect climate for growing fruit. Apples became his most important crop. Another four generations of the Rice family grew tree fruits until Arthur built his packing house eight miles north of Gettysburg. In 1955, his son Arthur Rice, Jr., built a new packing facility […]