Tougas Family Farm began in 1981 when Maurice and Phyllis Tougas purchased the home farm, acquiring 53 acres of peach and apple orchards from Paul Fawcett. From the beginning, the couple invited the public to their farm to share their exhilaration for farming, gradually adding an apple stand, barnyard, playground, and kitchen to better serve visitors. In 1986, the farm was preserved under the Agricultural Preservation Restriction program run by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, ensuring its agricultural future for generations to come.

The three Tougas children, Andre, Nicole, and April, were born and raised on the farm, often seen in diapers under the apple trees or in the middle of the strawberry patch smeared in strawberry juice and covered in dirt. As they grew older, each found their role on the farm, with Andre working alongside his father in the fields, Nicole in the kitchen, and April helping with the pick-your-own customers. Andre went on to Cornell University to study Pomology and Farm Finance & Business Management, eventually becoming the owner of the farm with his parents continuing to help.

In 2001, the family purchased the neighboring horse farm, adding another 35 acres to their production and enabling them to experiment with new crops such as cherries and plums, along with exciting new apple varieties including Honeycrisp, Early Fuji, Suncrisp, EverCrisp, and Topaz. Today, this second-generation fruit farm continues to be one of the Northeast's foremost family attractions, working closely with UMass Extension to produce fruit using Integrated Pest Management practices in the safest and most environmentally friendly manner possible.