February 6, 2012

Yellow Springs Farm

Yellow Springs Farm, located in, you guessed it, Yellow Springs, Chester County, produces a wide range of  native plants as well as herbs, raw wildflower honey, and fresh and aged goat milk cheeses.  They also offer a CSA for their artisan cheeses. I’m adding Yellow Springs Farm to my growing list of places I want to [...]

Collingswood Farmers’ Market

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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 [...]

Vollmecke CSA and Farm Store

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 [...]

Lansdowne Farmers’ Market

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 [...]

Greensgrow Farm

Greensgrow Farm in Philadelphia is a regular CSA, a workshare AND a low income CSA for those on food stamps. Even the regular CSA is made more affordable because you can pay in installments. This is my 2nd year with them, and I love that they partner with other local farms. I feel like I [...]

Kimberton CSA

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The Kimberton CSA, located in Kimberton, Chester County, leases their land from the Kimberton Waldorf School.  There have u-pick items, free-choice items (no quantity or weight limit) and counted items (distributed by weight or quantity.)  Internships are available.  They welcome your involvement, and you can even “adopt” a bed or a crop for the season. [...]