HISTORY
OF TRAX FARMS....
Trax Farms was established by Lewis Trax in
1865 and has been operated by the Trax family for six generations. George C. Trax, son of Lewis Trax, inherited the farm in 1885.
Ralph Lewis Trax, son of George
C. Trax, was the next son to stay and continue with the farm.
 John,
George, & Al Trax, all brothers, stayed at the farm and are
the fourth generation of Trax's to operate the farm. In 1957, they
bought the present location and started the retail operation in
the bottom of the barn. In 1964, they formed Trax Farms Inc. At
this time the farm only sold produce, jams and jellies. In 1979,
they added on to the original barn to increase their selling space.
 John
, Bob & Tim Trax are cousins and they are the fifth generation
to operate the farm. With the growing number of Trax children, they
expanded the market in 1986. This expansion added a Bakery, Deli,
larger "Gourmet" Grocery, Gift Shop, Garden Shop & Greenhouse.
At this time, the market started to be open year 'round. With Marge,
Doris & Diane, wives of the fifth generation working at the
farm with the next generation of sons, daughters and wives working
in the business.
Bob & Patty Trax, Peggy
Trax Coffield, Judy Trax Ross, Chuck Trax, Bryan and Beth Trax,
and Ross Trax are the sixth generation to operate the farm. There
are 15 family members presently operating the farm as you see it
today. The seventh generation, which consists of 12 kids, is also
working at the farm. With the growth of the economy and more children
coming into the business, Trax Farms expanded again in 2000. We
have added 40,000 square feet of Nexus greenhouses and 27,000 square
feet of outdoor sales area. In this area, we have added four more
cash registers, a customer service counter, a gift area that moved
down from our loft, a much larger plant sales area, a gardening
and cooking lecture room and more.
FACTS
ABOUT THE BUSINESS.....
We own 325 acres of land.
85,000 square feet of sales space.
We can accommodate 400 cars in our parking lot.
KEY
MANAGEMENT TEAM & DEPARTMENT MANAGERS
President - Bob Trax Jr.
Vice President -
Charlie E. Trax
Secretary - Peggy L. Coffield
Treasurer
- Ross T. Trax
RETAIL
MARKET:
Manager -
Kathy Cerar
Assistant
Manager-Mary
Beth Lucot
Accounting
& Buyers - Peggy Trax Coffield
& Judy Trax Ross
Controller -
Karen Luginski
Human Resources - Diane Trax
Events & Promotions
- Janis Lawson
Advertising -
Courtney Robinson
Garden Shop/Seasonal Manager -
Mary Beth Lucot
Full service garden shop, garden gifts,
and wildlife area.
Greenhouse Manager -
Ross Trax
Indoor Plants, Perennials (over
1,500 varieties), Annuals, Trees, Shrubs, and Water Gardening.
Produce Manager -
Patty Trax
Over 95% of our homegrown produce
is sold retail in our produce department.
Grocery Manager -
Suzanne Wenzel
Jams, jellies, pickles, dressings,
soup mixes, salsa, candy and more. Our biggest success in this department
is the samples (30 products a day) and our private labeling.
Gift Shop Manager
- Janice Kaecher
We carry many unique gifts!
We carry candles, cards, pottery, potpourri, baskets, and much more.
Bakery Manager
- Patti Wagner
All of our bakery products are
baked in our Bakery. Our cookies are made from scratch and are hand
cranked on our cookie machine.
Deli Manager -
Patti Wagner
Trax Farms deli has a good reputation
for its homemade salads, soups, and cheese spreads.
Gift Baskets -Liz
Daly
Trax Farms has a large variety
of gift baskets available. We have fruit baskets, fruit and goodie
baskets, gourmet food baskets, deli baskets, bakery baskets and
more. We deliver to local areas. We can also ship through UPS.
Wine Shop -Liz
Daly
We carry Arrowhead Wine Cellars wine along with many wine accessories
like, stoppers, charms, plates, gift bags, coolers and more!
Customer Service - Jen Montenaro
Trax Farms Customer Service
department is always there to help you with any questions you may
have. They will help you with any returns you may have. You can
purchase gift certificates here too!
Trax Antique Loft
-
We have a group of antique vendors that sell their antiques
out of our loft.
Cider Production and
Farm Manager - Bob Trax, Jr.
We are farming 400 acres of land. The largest acreage crops
we grow are sweet corn, pumpkins, apples, peaches, blueberries,
tomatoes, beans,and strawberries. We also grow a number of other
fruits and vegetables.
Maintenance -
Chuck Trax
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