KLEINS KILL FRUIT FARMS
Klein’s Kill Fruit Farms is a 3rd generation family-owned 600 acre orchard and farm located in Germantown, New York. Established by Antonio and Jesse Bartolotta in 1921, Klein’s Kill began as a 225 acre farm specializing in half a dozen varieties of apples. Three generations and 90 years later, brothers Russell, 85, Alfred, 81 and Robert Bartolotta, 76 along with Russell Jr. run the daily operations of Klein’s Kill Fruit Farm Corporation. Since its foundation just under a century ago, the farm has nearly tripled in size and is now renowned for an abundance of fruits including pairs, cherries, peaches, plumbs, and twenty types of apples. A business that continues to blossom, Klein’s Kills is responsible for delivering fruit anywhere from New York state to California. To learn more about the story of Klein’s Kill Fruit Farm, visit our history page.