The original farm was founded in 1839 by
German migrant Johann George Paech, as a dairy farm. The Beerenberg Barn that appeared on the original labels was built sometime between 1845 and 1850. The construction is red gum framework put together with mortise and tenon joints secured with wooden pins, in 1990 the barn was classified by the National Trust as Historic. Grant Paech grew up on what was then a dairy farm run by his father Hermann Christian Paech. When Grant left school he studied at
Roseworthy Agricultural College and then joined his father working on the dairy farm. In the winter of 1969 Hermann became sick and on Christmas Eve 1969 he died. Grant and his wife Carol took over the running of the farm and renamed it "Beerenberg", meaning Berry on the Hill in German. The first Beerenberg strawberries had been planted in 1967 around Grant's house and were followed two years later in 1969, by the first commercial quantity, over . In the early 1970s the fruit was sold at the Adelaide
East End Wholesale Market as well as at the farm shop and the
Adelaide Central Market. In the 1970s the first jam was produced and this was originally packed and sold in cream cartons until a glass supply contract was secured. In 1998 Anthony Paech, son of Grant and sixth generation Paech to run the farm, became Managing Director of Beerenberg. He runs the business along with his siblings Robert and Sally as Farm and Marketing Managers respectively, Carol (their mother) is also still actively involved in the family business. The company operates in a deliberate way as a multi-generational family business, with a formal constitution, family council and external Advisory Board Members. Beerenberg has received a South Australian Premier's Food Award for its contribution to horticulture and the food industry as well as several other food and business awards. The Paech family has established The Beerenberg Foundation, to assist with maintaining the historic character of the town of Hahndorf. ==Products==