The 112-acre farm stretching across Route 512 South of Bath has carried the Unangst name since the 1850's. The farm began as a dairy and grain farm and as economic times have changed, the farm had to change in order to keep the family farm alive and support the Unangst Family. Roger Unangst and his family are currently working the soil. Roger is the sixth-generation of Unangst farmers and his son Kody hopes to be the seventh-generation to farm the land.
When Roger completed college (PSU - Agronomy) he realized there was no way to make a living on 112 acres of land. That's when he started planting Christmas Trees. The first Christmas Trees went in the soil in 1984……approx 500 were planted that first year. We now plant approximately 10,000-13,000 trees every Spring to ensure we offer our customers a great selection of quality Christmas Trees. In 1999, the farm experience was expanded to include the Fall Season which includes a 6 acre and one acre corn maze, a couple pumpkin patches, hayrides, petting zoo, corn building, farm market and concession stand. In 2020, thanks to the support of our customers for the past 30+ years we were able to purchase an additional 83 acres adjacent to our current property……The old Maple Grove Dairy Farm. We immediately preserved this land allowing us to expand the farm experience and allow future generations the opportunity to continue working the soil.
We are thankful for the opportunity God has given us to be farmers. Growing up on a farm has been a wonderful positive experience for the Unangst children. Kody and Tori have worked the farm with Dad and Mom ever since they could walk. Kody does multiple jobs on the farm and is learning everything about the family business in order to take over when Dad and Mom finally retire. Daugher Tori graduated from PSU (University Park) December 2021 with a BS in Psychology with the goal of specializing in Addiction Counseling. She is currently working on her Psychology graduate degree at Messiah University and will be getting married May 3, 2025. We hope she will occasionally be around to assist on weekends during our Pumpkin/Tree Seasons. Roger’s wife, Trudy resigned from being a nurse for the past 30 years so she can concentrate on the family’s growing business….plus she wants to be available for her granddaughters if needed. The Unangst’s work extremely hard, but are thankful it’s with the people they love the most…..FAMILY.
Unangst Tree Farms will forever be farmland. In 1999, the original farm was Preserved through the Northampton County Farmland Preservation Program. In 2022, the preservation went through to preserve our additional 83 acres. We know the importance of preserving land. For without farms, we have NO FOOD.
On March 18, 2023 Joanna Louise (age 2) welcomed her baby sister, Sadie Mae into the family. Mommy (Kaitlin) plans to stay home to raise these two beautiful girls and help with some future farm expansion ideas.
Miss Joanna Louise, Kody, Miss Sadie Mae and Kaitlin Unangst
December is an extremely difficult time of year for the Unangst's. Not much time to enjoy "The Most Wonderful Time of The Year". Therefore, we began a tradition of putting our tree up a week before Christmas and leaving it up until the end of January so we can actually enjoy it.
