At some point in the farm’s early history, the young farmers experienced a bumper crop of cucumbers and needed a solution. Holly had casually been making pickles for herself and lucky friends and family for years. 

With Andy’s budding business-savvy and the support of a few enthusiastic friends in the local restaurant scene who loved Holly’s creation, the pickle business took off. The Maitlands began taking “Holly’s Spicy Pickles” to Farmers’ Markets in just their second season. 

Years later, they now produce over twenty different pickled products, a handful of fermented offerings, and a selection of Salem-grown, seasonally available produce. You can find their pickles at a number of farmers’ markets and over fifty restaurants and retail locations on the North Shore