find farmers' markets and CSAs in Philadelphia
White Dog Cafe is located in University City, in Philadelphia (right on Penn’s Campus). White Dog Cafe is known for it’s environmental sustainability, and they are not among the newbie-restaurants popping up along the Philadelphia scene–they have been in operation since 1983, the year I was born! So it was fitting that we celebrated my [...]
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!!), [...]
Tomorrow, January 20, the Kennett Square Winter Market will be open and Red Haven Farm of Chester County will be one of the farms in attendance. They will have grass-fed beef, pastured chicken, and free range eggs available for purchase. To receive more information about Red Haven Farm and to request a 2011 Product Price [...]
The Family Cow Store and Delivery Service is an EcoFarm located in Chambersburg, PA, but they are now delivering to drop points all over the Philadelphia area. Since haven’t had the opportunity YET to take a tour of the farm, I spoke with Edwin, one of the farmers. As I spoke to him, I could [...]
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 [...]
Kimberton Whole Foods has been serving the Chester County area for almost 25 years. From their humble beginnings selling Seven Stars Yogurt across from the Kimberton Waldorf School to their current expansion to four stores serving the Greater Philadelphia area, Terry and Pat Brett have maintained their commitment to the promotion of locally-grown, primarily organic [...]
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 [...]
Located just off of the main drag in Royersford, Montgomery County, Renninger’s Farm is a family owned and operated farm that sells mostly their own homegrown produce. The store is located right beside the house — a small shelter chock full of fresh, locally grown produce, flowers and seasonal decor. They sell also eggs from [...]
Milk House Farm Market in Newtown, Bucks County, is an old dairy barn on their farm. They are open year round and sell their own eggs from humanely raised free roaming chickens (many you might see if you visit). They sell their own produce whatever is in season (I have gotten wonderful salad greens, sweet [...]
Woodsong Hollow Farm, located in Boyertown, Berks County, produces pasture-raised chicken, lamb, goat, pork, eggs, Thanksgiving/Christmas turkey and goose, and sheepskins. All livestock are raised on pasture and the additional grain they receive is grown without chemicals and is ground and mixed fresh by a local farmer to create a balanced and healthy feed. Sheep [...]
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 [...]
This is our first year being members of Vollmecke CSA in Coatsville, Chester County. We were on their waiting list and were fortunate enough to be invited to purchase a fruit and veggie share just two weeks before the first pick-up of the season. Vollmecke has both vegetables and fruit, and now has eggs as [...]
Merrymead Farm is located in Lansdale, Montgomery County. It’s been years since I’ve been to Merrymead, but this is a lovely spot to stop and visit. There are all kinds of seasonal activities for the family, and if you visit between 3pm and 6pm, you can see the cows being milked — a great opportunity [...]
The Oakmont Farmers Market in the Oakmont section of Havertown, Delaware County, is a producers-only market featuring locally farmed vegetables, fruit, cheese, eggs and poultry, bison, beef, lamb and flowers. Wednesday Afternoons 3pm to 7pm from 5/19 – 9/1 2pm to 6pm from 9/8 – 11/24 In the Oakmont Parking Lot 2419 West Darby Road [...]
Located in Landsdowne, Delaware County, Harvest Local Foods is a delivery service for fresh, locally grown organic groceries. Owned by two women “with a passion for food that is grown with care for the land, the animals, the workers, and the people who eventually eat the food,” this buying club/food delivery service offers “organically-grown or [...]
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