Patten's Farm began in 1950 as a small family garden with Donald and Dawn Patten and Donald's parents, Frank and Adeline.  Frank and Donald held full-time jobs driving truck and worked the farm every spare moment possible with an entrepreneurial spirit.  The family was determined and dedicated to build an honest business with quality products.  They raised juicy
strawberries ripened to a perfect red from the Maine sunshine, butter and sugar corn, and squash . . . from buttercup to blue hubbard.  Many days, Donald and Dawn's children played at the edge of the fields as their grandparents and parents worked.  Most of the harvest was wholesaled to local markets.

In 1968, Donald and Dawn bought a 100-acre farm with a colonial-style house and expansive barn.  With undying energy and hope of building their family business, the young couple remodeled the house doing much of the work themselves.  What was once a dairy barn became a very attractive roadside stand.  Their children, Judy, Linda, and Frank, worked in the fields, helped pick strawberries, and assisted customers after school and on vacations. 
The family farm was a success through teamwork of three generations.  People would flock to Patten's Farm to pick their own strawberries and peas.

In the 1970's, The Patten's bought a farm in Buxton, just two miles from the Gorham farm.  With more land to farm, the business could expand.  By this time, Frank and Donald had retired from driving and put all of their energies into farming.

Friendships developed through customers.  One was Bishop Hutchins.  In the early 1980's, Mr. Hutchins was nearing retirement and this seemed like a good opportunity for the Patten's to expand by opening another roadside stand in Kennebunkport.  Patten's Berry Farm offered fresh vegetables and fruits from the Gorham farm to the local people of Kennebunkport and the great influx of summer residents.  Dawn's warm and caring personality was welcomed
by the community.  The product line has grown over the years to meet the needs of their customers, from exotic melons to fresh-squeezed orange juice.

Patten's Berry Farm remains a family business with owners, Donald and Dawn.  Their son, Frank, works side-by-side with them every day.  Their daughter, Linda, is the office manager.  Their latest venture, pattensberryfarm.com is a total family commitment with Dawn, Donald, Judy, Linda, and Frank.