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 [...]
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 [...]
The Lancaster County Farmers Market is a huge building conveniently located on the west end of downtown Wayne, Delaware County. Here vendors from all over the region, particularly Lancaster County, converge to sell their wares. The Lancaster County Farmers Market is one stop shopping for fresh meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, deli items, and baked goods. [...]
The Upper Merion Farmers’ Market, located at 175 West Valley Forge Road in King of Prussia, Montgomery County, is brand new this year. The volunteers have done such a great job of putting it all together! In an open air market, vendors sell fresh produce, meat, cheese, bread, flowers, coffee, chocolate, candles and more. The [...]
I was delighted to discover Fisher’s Farm in Oley, Berks County, when I got lost one day on my way to Wholesome Dairy Farms. Fisher’s is a small roadside stand where they sell their own homegrown fruits and vegetables and occasionally produce from other local area producers. They are located right on Route 662 where [...]
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 R & J Farm Market is a small farm market on Allentown Road in Souderton, Montgomery County. The owners of the farm are great and very friendly. R&J Farm Market is a family run Farm Market specializing in our home grown produce in-season and our farm raised free range all natural chicken. We also [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Anchor Run Farm CSA is located in Wrightstown, Bucks County. We joined Anchor Run Farm CSA last year and we loved it. This is our loot from the first week (missing from the pic is okra, cherry tomatoes and soybeans). This is our first watermelon from the coop, and it’s yummy! You pay for either [...]
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 [...]
Maple Acres Farm in Plymouth Meeting, Montgomery County, is a fun place near my house where I bring my daughter all the time. When you arrive at the farm, there is an old farm house where the family that runs the farm lives and there are some cute little shops out back. After you park, [...]
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