Local Makes All The Difference At Fairless Hills Produce Center

The difference is clear from the moment you walk into Fairless Hills Produce Center.

Aside from featuring many locally-grown fruits and vegetables, the customers service and relationship between customers and staff, including owner Matt Taylor, is unmatched.

“They’ve always been very friendly and helpful, and the vegetables and fruits have been of a wide selection and variety,” said customer Monica T.

Area resident and regular customer Kelly Maroney said she appreciates the pricing and the friendly staff at Fairless Hills Produce Center.

“The produce is always fresh and the watermelons are always juicy,” she said, adding other favorites are fresh strawberries and peanuts.

“We have a lot of repeat customers who come back and we get to know them,” Matt, a resident of Levittown, said recently as he harvested fresh vegetables from a plot of land he farms in Fallsington.

The store at 636 Lincoln Highway (across from the Dunkin Donuts) is clean, well-lit and staffed by friendly faces.

As the summer winds down, Fairless Hills Produce Center will have fresh heirloom tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, kale and beets that are grown in Fallsington. Other local goods include a pears and growing selections of apples from Solebury Orchards and peppers, eggplant and other items from Charlann Farm and Shady Brook Farm in Yardley.

One of the bonuses of shopping at a local business like Fairless Hills Produce Center is the fact they keep their profits in the community and support local jobs. It’s easy to make a big impact while shopping at a local business.

Matt noted additional benefits are the fact that produce is carefully grown at their growing location in Fallsington. They also do not use chemicals once their crops sprout from the ground and are grown using organic farming methods.

“We’re able to control the growing process and that means controlling the prices,” he explained.  

“You’re able to get fresh produce that we just picked without having to pay a premium.”

Demand and interest from customers has spurred Matt to make changes in what produce he grows and how much. He added that it is a benefit of having a small operation and keeping his own crop.

“We’re flexible and able to react to local customers,” Matt said.

That input from customers has led Matt and his friend Chip Taylor, who are not related but share a last name, to grow numerous varieties of hot peppers, many that are near impossible to find at local grocery stores.

If Matt is not able to grow the produce at his 2,400-square-foot store himself, he often forms personal relationships with nearby farmers and purchases their goods. It’s not uncommon to find Matt meeting with farmers, harvesting his own crop or looking to buy the freshest produce for customers.

For Matt, the extra steps to keep customers happy and healthy are just part of the job.

And it shows.

“What I really like is the convenience, selection and staff. You can’t beat that!” Monica said.

215-428-2420 | 636 Lincoln Hwy, Fairless Hills, PA 19030 | Visit Fairless Hills Produce Center Website | ‘Like’ Fairless Hills Produce Center on Facebook