With hundreds of items made fresh from scratch daily, local produce straight off the farm and a 200-foot buffet, Shady Maple Farm Market is a literal feast for the senses, says Grocery Headquarters Executive Editor, Richard Turcsik.
Read about Turcsik’s visit to the Lancaster County, Pa.’s locale in Supermarket Smorgasbord.
Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple Farm Market has been enticing and servicing residents of Lancaster County, Penn., and beyond since 1970. This is the old main entrance fronting Main Street in East Earl. Shady Maple Farm Market Today the main entrance is around the back. Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple’s Weaverland Foods is its wholesale operation. It is attached to the main store. Shady Maple Farm Market At Shady Maple the parking lot is always packed – except on Sunday when the store is closed. Shady Maple Farm Market Because the main entrance has now been moved to the rear of the store as part of a 13,000 square-foot addition, a massive vestibule runs the length of the building connecting the front, rear and side parking lots. It also helps break up the bottlenecks that used to occur on Fridays and Saturdays as shoppers tried to enter the store. Shady Maple Farm Market Each month the coins collected in the waterfall in the vestibule are donated to a different charity. Several hundred dollars is raised each month. Shady Maple Farm Market The Maple Leaf Café was added as part of the remodel. Shady Maple Farm Market A popular feature is the Café’s $6.99 all-you-can-eat Asian food bar. Every item is made daily from scratch on the premises. Shady Maple Farm Market The salad and dessert bar is also very popular. Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple’s is known far and wide for its produce, where items, like these $2.99 watermelons, are stacked high and sold at dirt-cheap prices. Shady Maple Farm Market Local produce, like these Pennsylvania Freestone peaches, are sold whenever possible. Shady Maple Farm Market An exact replica of the original Shady Maple Farm Market Roadside Stand graces one wall. Shady Maple Farm Market Fruit is sold by the bushel under the old maple tree. Shady Maple Farm Market Produce is weighed and tagged at several old-fashioned manned produce counters scattered throughout the department. Shady Maple Farm Market Folksy tips help improve sales of commodity items, like cabbage. Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple Farm Market has an extensive bulk department featuring hundreds of SKUs. Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple Farm Market has an extensive bulk department featuring hundreds of SKUs. Shady Maple Farm Market There are many unusual bulk items, including dried okra, and dried kiwi slices, seen here. Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple Farm Market has its own line of gourmet grocery items. Shady Maple Farms Market Local items, such as Wolfgang candy from York, Pa., are stocked whenever possible. Shady Maple Farm Market Kutztown brand birch beer is another local delicacy. Shady Maple Farm Market Shoppers pick up locally made knickknacks and household décor items. Shady Maple Farm Market What sparrow wouldn’t want to set up home in this birdhouse? It is actually made from a gourd that was carved and painted by a local Amish person. Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple Farm Market contains a full-service drug department and pharmacy. Shady Maple Farm Market Shoofly pie don’t bother me – the Pennsylvania Dutch treat is once of dozens of varieties of pie sold at Shady Maple. Shady Maple Farm Market However, Shady Maple is best known for its donuts. They are the number-one selling item in the store, outselling bananas. Shady Maple Farm Market Cream Filled is just one of several dozen varieties available daily. Shady Maple Farm Market Dozens of unusual varieties of breads, like Peach Crumb and Bacon, Egg & Cheese, are baked from scratch. Shady Maple Farm Market The Apple Dumpling Gang. Shady Maple Farm Market In the Seafood Department shoppers can scoop their own shrimp... Shady Maple Farm Market Or dive into frog legs! Shady Maple Farm Market In the adjacent Deli at least 100 items are made fresh daily... Shady Maple Farm Market Including cucumber salad, broccoli & cauliflower, and red beet pickled eggs. Shady Maple Farm Market Potato salad, macaroni salad and cole slaw are top sellers. Shady Maple Farm Market Shady Maple is famous for its hickory smoked meats, smoked in two on-premise smokers outside the back of the store. Shady Maple Farm Market The smoked meat case is 24 feet long. Shady Maple Farm Market It contains 100 varieties, including homemade kielbasi... Shady Maple Farm Market ...and cottage hams... Shady Maple Farm Market ....and bacon. Shady Maple Farm Market But the most popular seller in the smoked meat case is the homemade scrapple. It is so popular it is sold in club pack sizes. Shady Maple Farm Market In the meat department ham loaf is a big seller. Shady Maple Farm Market As is calves and beef liver. Shady Maple Farm Market Every supermarket sells peanut brittle, but only Shady Maple Farm Market sells homemade peanut, cashew, almond, macadamia nut and breakfast brittles. Shady Maple Farm Market The Shady Maple Smorgasbord is housed in a separate building. Shady Maple Farm Market It seats 1,900... Shady Maple Farm Market ...and features a 200-foot long buffet... Shady Maple Farm Market ...specializing in local Pennsylvania Dutch specialties like ham balls... Shady Maple Farm Market ...soup... Shady Maple Farm Market ...and all the fixin’s! 
