find farmers' markets and CSAs in Philadelphia
If you sometimes long for a farm market in the dead of winter, fear not. The Dutch Wagon Market in Medford, New Jersey is open year round! The market is open on Fridays and Saturdays and has an interesting array of food vendors. There is a wonderful bakery area with everything from sticky buns to [...]
Yesterday, my family and I had the pleasure of visiting Betty’s Speakeasy in Philadelphia. We were spending the day in the city celebrating my birthday, and wanted to end the day with some treats! Betty’s Speakeasy was the first place I thought of, I have been following them on facebook for a few weeks and [...]
Tabora Farm and Orchard is nestled in the heart of Bucks County, in Chalfont on Upper Stump Road. Whenever I have somewhere special to go, I always stop at Tabora for some treats. My mom and aunt have gone there for years, so it was a natural choice when I started buying for my family! [...]
Greensgrow Farms certainly has the right idea in this crazy cold winter we are experiencing — their winter market is in a heated greenhouse. Sounds toasty, no? The Greensgrow Farms Winter Farmstand will be open this Saturday, January 22, from 10am until 2pm. The market will have fresh produce (including lemons grown in their greenhouses!!), [...]
Last fall when I was tooling around Paradise, PA, in search of a farm where I was planning to buy chickens and milk, I came across one of the best kept secrets of Lancaster County — A.B. Orchards. If I hadn’t gotten lost, I’d never have found it. Cradled in a gentle bend on a [...]
The Doylestown Farmers’ Market is a local producer-only market that was started in 1979 by the Buckingham Township Civic Association. Today it’s a bustling marketplace with over 20 vendors. Many are happy to take pre-orders, so be sure to peruse their website for contact info and more information on what is available. From their site: [...]
Forks Farm is a once-a-month buying club delivering to Chester and Delaware Counties, with no minimum order and no commitment to buy each month. They offer fresh foods from local family farms, including pasture-raised meats, eggs, raw dairy, produce, breads, baked goods, nuts, honey and more. They are located in Columbia County, but they deliver [...]
When you walk through Reading Terminal in Center City Philadelphia, you’re walking through a little piece of Philadelphia history. In existence since 1893, the Reading Terminal Market has been a home to local merchants selling home-grown products in the Philadelphia region for over a century. On a recent trip into the city for date night [...]
The Lancaster County Farmers Market is a huge building conveniently located on the west end of downtown Wayne, Delaware County. Here vendors from all over the region, particularly Lancaster County, converge to sell their wares. The Lancaster County Farmers Market is one stop shopping for fresh meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, deli items, and baked goods. [...]
The Town Crier Bakery, located in the heart of Bucks County in the lovely Peddler’s Village, is owned and operated by local Doylestown residents, Roseann & Kerry Burns. The Town Crier Bakery does baking the old fashion way, with quality ingredients and hand crafted goodness, without breaking your already tight budget. Cinnamon buns, butter cakes, [...]
The Skippack Farmers’ Market is a producer grower market located within Montgomery County’s Historic Skippack Village featuring locally produced fruit, salad mixes, heirloom tomatoes, mushrooms, wine, baked goods, artisan cheeses, and pastured poultry and eggs plus much more. Skippack Farmers’ Market is open on Sundays from 10am to 1pm, June through September. Skippack Farmers’ Market [...]
The Boyertown Farmers’ Market, located in the parking lot of The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, is a producer/grower market committed to providing locally grown, fresh food to the community. I was dying to get up to this farmers’ market because I’m familiar with several of their vendors — Wholesome Dairy Farms, The Black Buggy [...]
The Upper Merion Farmers’ Market, located at 175 West Valley Forge Road in King of Prussia, Montgomery County, is brand new this year. The volunteers have done such a great job of putting it all together! In an open air market, vendors sell fresh produce, meat, cheese, bread, flowers, coffee, chocolate, candles and more. The [...]
I was delighted to discover Fisher’s Farm in Oley, Berks County, when I got lost one day on my way to Wholesome Dairy Farms. Fisher’s is a small roadside stand where they sell their own homegrown fruits and vegetables and occasionally produce from other local area producers. They are located right on Route 662 where [...]
I am so excited about the Farmers’ Market at Great Valley in Malvern, Chester County. Every Thursday from 10am to 2pm during the warmer months, area farmers bring their locally grown produce and baked goods to the corporate park at Penn State Great Valley. Holding an open air market during lunchtime hours at a corporate [...]
The Collingswood Farmers’ Market in Collingswood, New Jersey, is just over the Philadelphia bridges on the Jersey side and is open every Saturday from 8am to noon, from May to Thanksgiving, rain or shine. This market was recently voted “America’s Favorite Market” in a contest hosted by American Farmland Trust. The market offers a wide [...]
Great Harvest Bread Co. is located in downtown Wayne, Delaware County. For years my children attended preschool in Wayne, and Great Harvest was a regular stop for us. If I parked close enough, I could smell the yeasty scent of fresh bread wafting from their open door as I walked down the street. The owner [...]
Lansdowne Farmers’ Market in Lansdowne, Delaware County is located at the municipal parking lot on Lansdowne Avenue. My first thought when I saw it was it’s kind of small so I was unsure of what I would find. I need to start remembering that great things come in small packages. Don’t let the smallness of [...]
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