Business of the Week: Buzas' Greenhouse & Farm

If you need more evidence than the chilly weather and the already-falling leaves that fall is coming in fast, you’ll find it at Buzas’ Greenhouse & Farm, where autumn harvests are already in full swing.

Buzas’ Greenhouse & Farm is, as you can probably guess, a collection of greenhouses--17 total--and an 89-acre farm that runs from Newburg Road to Hecktown Road in Lower Nazareth Township. The store is at the corner of the property at the intersection of Newburg and Country Club roads.

“Everything you see here for sale, we grow,” said Nikki Hoyer. Hoyer is the granddaughter of the original owners, Arthur and Mary Buzas, and daughter of the current owners, Robert and Beverly Hoyer.

The farm grows and sells just about anything you can put in the ground--flowers, shrubs, plants and an array of fruits and vegetables like peppers, eggplants, cucumbers, tomatoes, apples, peaches, pears and watermelons, just to name a few.

According to Hoyer, the fall mums, asters, pansies and kale are popular in autumn. Pumpkins, a seasonal best-seller, are just turning orange now and will be ready for sale in the coming week. The farm’s big summer crops--sweet corn, watermelon and tomatoes--are done for the season.

“Hurricane Irene kind of ended our sweet corn season,” she said.

Indian corn is coming in now. Buzas’ sells it by stalks and decorative bunches. Soon the winter squash will be coming in too, varieties like butternut and acorn, as well as gourds in all different shapes and sizes.

She also explained that hardy mums are big for fall. “They’ll give you color up until the end of October,” Hoyer said. “It’s something nice to look at in the fall.”

In the winter months, Buzas' does wreaths and poinsettias for the holidays, which carries over the business until February, when it starts growing for the spring.

“There’s not really much down time,” Hoyer joked.

Buzas’ Farm began in the early 1960s. Arthur Buzas started by raising turkeys and growing flowers, selling them at the downtown circle in Easton. He built one greenhouse at the current farm location with the intention of growing fruits and flowers, and the business grew from there.

“Back then, everyone grew their own fruits and vegetables,” said Hoyer.  

The store at Buzas’ grows and sells a variety of perennials, flowers and shrubs that bloom every year. It also sells handmade birdhouses and decorative pots. Recently the family-owned operation began selling organic products, like soil and insect repellent.

“Organic is becoming more and more popular,” said Hoyer. “Customers have been asking for it.”

Buzas’ Greenhouse & Farm is at 3927 Newburg Road. The farm store is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Be sure to stop by to check out its homegrown pumpkins, flowers, and fall vegetables, all coming in now.