February 6, 2012

Doylestown Farmers’ Market

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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: [...]

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 [...]

Oakmont Farmers’ Market

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 [...]

Harvest Local Foods

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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 [...]

Pasture’s Pride Natural Meats

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Pasture’s Pride is a farm in Kutztown, Berks County, that specializes in natural, pasture raised meats.  I ordered a batch of 10 chickens that I picked up last September, and I am keeping them in mind for beef when we run out of our current supply.   I drove out to Kutztown one foggy fall [...]

Willow Creek Orchards

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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 [...]