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Spring Water Farm is an Amish farm in Paradise, Lancaster County that also supplies a buying club to Philadelphia and various drop-off locations throughout the suburbs. Rather than ordering through the buying club, I prefer to save the 18% fee and drive right out to the farm and get my food directly. There’s just something [...]
Pikeland Pastured Poultry is a small farm in Spring City, Chester County, that raises chicken, eggs and holiday turkeys on pasture. They call their animals “free grazing” because they realize that the term “free range” is misleading. (See my Learn the Lingo page for a low-down on the terms we throw around on this site.) [...]
Glenside Farmers Market is located in, you guessed it, Glenside, Montgomery County. It’s farmers market and pick your own fruit season here in the Philadelphia area, and I’m so thrilled! It’s also vegetable gardening season and we’re well on our way to a great one here at our house. If you’re not into getting your [...]
A friend turned me on to Willow Creek Orchards in Collegeville, Montgomery County, for organic strawberry picking. I drove out to see what it was about and was delighted to discover a gorgeous farm store that was spacious and welcoming. The strawberries take center stage — tables of them grace the tables in the middle [...]
Wholesome Dairy Farms in Douglassville, Berks County, specializes in raw milk and beef (both from their pasture grazed Ayrshire cows.) They also sell homemade yogurt and cheese. I love driving down the narrow, winding road to this farm and seeing the cows contentedly grazing on acres of fresh green grass. I travel to Wholesome Dairy [...]
I discovered the West Chester Grower’s Market last summer. Every Saturday morning, local farmers from as far away as Lancaster County converge in a parking lot in hip and trendy downtown West Chester, Chester County. Vendors include a wide variety of wares from organic grass fed meats and cheeses to raw milk to produce to [...]
Farmer’s Daughter is located in Spring City, Chester County. I’ve been frequenting the Farmer’s Daughter for over four years, as it’s right down the road from my home. I love that I’m supporting a family owned business, and I love even more that much of their produce is homegrown. It’s not organic, but most of [...]
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