Shady Maple Farm Market Owner: Marvin Weaver Opened: 1970 Cooperative: none Location: 1324 Main St, East Earl, PA Photographed: August 20, 2019 Any frequent fliers on senior bus trips to the Pennsylvania countryside from northern New Jersey? I took one once (with my grandmother) and we stopped at the Shady Maple Smorgasboard for lunch. What is the Smorgasboard, and what is Shady Maple? Good question. Shady Maple is a giant complex, spanning nearly 50 acres, with several proportionately massive businesses. There's Good's Store, an 80,000 square foot general store; Gish's furniture; a banquet and conference center; the nearly 150,000 square foot Smorgasboard (complete with an all-you-can-eat buffet seating 1200 people, a fast food restaurant, and a 50,000 square foot gift shop); and the 110,000 square foot Shady Maple Farm Market. How was this created? If you're curious, here's their history timeline. I couldn't even begin to describe the layout here, becaus...