Hill Creek Farms Shutting Down After Health Department Clash, Farmer Fred Says
It’s the end of an era in South Jersey: Hill Creek Farms will close after this apple-picking season, the farm's owner announced, citing "bureaucracy" and the county's board of health.
For four generations, the Sorbello family has grown fruit and vegetables in Mullica Hill. The orchards of apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines, and rows of vegetables became a seasonal tradition, drawing thousands of families each autumn.
Fred "Farmer Fred" Sorbello, who began working on the farm at age 8 and inherited it at 23, later built one of the largest food logistics companies in the world, with op…
