Ferjulian Family
Manouel & Marie
The Ferjulian Farm legacy began in 1941 when Manouel Ferjulian, an Armenian immigrant living in Cambridge, purchased a 65-acre orchard atop Gospel Hill in Hudson, Massachusetts. Manouel, his wife Marie, and their three children Eunice, Manouel Vincent (deceased 2010), and Mae grew the business through selling apples to local stores and clearing woodlands to expand farm-able land.
Manouel Vincent & Alice
After attending Valley Forge Military Academy, Manouel Vincent returned to the farm and took over the business when his father died in 1963. He met his soon-to-be wife, Alice, when she came to pick apples on a visit from her home country of Greece. They had three children, Bruce, Joanne, and Eric. Together, Manny and Alice expanded the farm by raising turkeys, growing fruits, vegetables and flowers. The first greenhouse was built in 1972 and soon after Eric and Manouel Vincent built the farm stand that is still standing today.
Eric & Erin
Eric and his wife Erin are the third generation owners of Ferjulian’s Farm with the help of Eric’s mother, Alice who at 84 still keeps the farm’s bookwork organized in between caring for her many gardens.
Eric was made to be a farmer. For him, there’s no job too small or large and his seemingly endless supply of energy and positive spirit are the backbones of everything that happens on the farm. He’s the produce buyer, and the person who has honed corn varieties for the past 30 years to determine which are the very best. His high standards from growing and buying to field organization and equipment upkeep are what sets Ferjulian’s apart. He is also a lifelong learner who is always willing to try new varieties or methods and adapt when change is necessary.
Erin met Eric at Gordon college where the two were studying business – she married both Eric and the farm and has proven to be one of the best things that could have happened to both! In addition to raising their three children, Leah, Natalie, and Berge, Erin has run the farm store since 1986 and is also responsible for all of the greenhouse buying and organization. She’s the face of Ferjulian’s Farm stand and is ever attentive to keeping all that we grow and sell looking its’ best for our customers.
Berge & Rachael
Berge and Ray were married in 2012 and immediately brought their unique skillset to the farm. Ray is a graduate of Johnson and Wales University where she studied baking. On weekends, she bakes for the farm stand — customer favorite recipes include chocolate chip cookies, cinnamon chip scones and ginger snap cookies.
Berge is a graduate of Gordon College where he studied business administration, but he’s been helping his father in every area of farming since before his feet could reach the tractor pedals. He loves the farm and is always looking for ways of farming more efficiently.
Berge and Ray have four daughters, Olive, Poppy, Pearl, and Clementine.
Scott & Natalie
Natalie Ferjulian Forsythe is a graduate of Gordon College and brings her experience in marketing to the farm as well as her passion for cut flowers. In 2019 she started the Cutting Garden and added tulip picking in 2020. Scott and Natalie have two sons, Wesley and Jack.