find farmers' markets and CSAs in Philadelphia
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! [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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