Farm Vendors
2011 Farm Vendors (In alphabetical order)
Bayberry Farm
New farm in it's first year located just north of Middletown, DE
Bayberry Farm recently began in 2011 offering a limited number of CSA shares and selling produce grown on several acres of land north of Middletown, Delaware.
Bayberry Farm's goal is to provide fresh, quality food grown in a sustainable and natural manner. We recognize that we have an obligation to our community, customers and employees to be responsible stewards of the land.
For more information, please call 302-689-3010 or visit Bayberry Farm.
- Toby Hagerott
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Calvert Farm
Certified organic vegetable, fruit and herb farm
Calvert Farm is a Certified Organic Vegetable, Fruit and Herb Farm located 11 miles west of Newark, DE in Calvert, MD. We also offer natural honey & free range chicken & duck eggs. We work with another Certified Organic Farmer to offer Certified Organic Free Range Chicken & Turkey on a seasonal pre-ordered basis. Calvert Farm has a 20 week CSA (Organic veggie Subscription plan) with 5 convenient pick up locations. In 2011, Calvert Farm entered its 16th growing season.
We offer employment and intern opportunities. We are available for workshops and seminars. Organic Certification papers for Calvert Farm are available for inspection upon request.
Items available at the Co-op Farmers Market include: spring mix, garlic, heirloom tomatoes, squash (summer & winter), sweet corn, peppers (sweet & hot) fingerling & regular potatoes, spinach, arugula, cabbage, broccoli, melons, berries, asian pears & apples (not many), carrots, celery, onions, fresh herbs, head lettuce, parsnips, leeks, salsify, free range chicken & duck eggs, natural honey, cheese made from organic milk and other seasonal produce. We also bring along baked goods (not organic) from our Amish neighbor as she is not allowed Sunday sales.
Calvert Farm looks forward to the 11th year of the Newark Co-op Farmers' Market. For employment, intern or CSA info please call 410-658-3914 or visit our website at Calvert Farm.
- Pam Stegall Roberts
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Carlisle Produce
Naturally grown vegetables, vegetable plants, apples, and cut wildflowers
Specializing in naturally grown vegetables, peppers, herbs, plants, and apples. Nice selection of tomato plants including, Red & Yellow Patio Tomato Plants that stay in their pots, Rutgers Tomatoes, and Amish Paste Tomatoes which are like Italian Roma Tomatoes and are great for salads and cooking. Grab some Sweet Basil and Oregano plants and you're ready to go! Be sure to try the yellow sweet corn and delicious award-winning applesauce, apple muffins and banana bread! Beautiful cut wildflowers are available in season.
- Deb & Wayne Carlisle
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The Farm Stuff
Free-range meats, heirloom vegetables, goats milk soap
We are somewhat new at this however we believe we are getting started in the right direction. We are raising Heritage pigs and will have beef and lamb, all on pasture. Our chickens and turkeys are also free range, as well as our laying hens. We decided to grow Heirloom vegetables as to give people the best taste and selection. We also have honey bees, goats milk soap and fresh ground horseradish all season. Our selection of cut flowers and herbs is growing every year, we always have a lot to choose from. Feel free to contact us with any questions you may have.
For more information, please call 610-932-8670 or visit The Farm Stuff online on Local Harvest.
- Tara Lamborn
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Lockbriar Farm
Family run farm specializing in berries and tomatoes
Lockbriar Farm is a family-run business. We have been growing fruits and vegetables since 1989. We started out growing strawberries and after a few years, we decided to shift our operation towards retail. In doing so, we were able to diversify into vegetables and other fruits.
Help with variety selection and growing methods was obtained from the University of Maryland Wye Research Center and USDA Fruit Research Station in Kearnysville, W.V. We also attended conferences every year to stay abreast of new technology, varieties, etc. As we continued to grow, we added raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, gooseberries, currants, and elderberries plus a full line of vegetables including sugar corn, cantaloupes, watermelons, and tomatoes- including High Tunnel/early tomatoes. Our farm is open to "U-Pick" starting with strawberries in May, followed by raspberries, blueberries, apples, peaches, plums, apricots and sweet cherries.
Here, at Lockbriar Farms, we strive to grow the best quality fruits and vegetables possible, using IPM (Integrated Pest Management) practices and reduced spraying with organic products whenever possible. We are committed to a cleaner, healthier environment for our family, farm, and community.
We have been through the GAP (Good Agricultural Practices) training sessions and are in the process of becoming GAP certified. We were in the Federal Program Farms to Schools last year. Money was put aside for schools to purchase local farmers' fruits and vegetables to be provided to elementary school children in the morning before class and at the end of the day before they went home. They were instructed by teachers as to what variety of fruit or vegetable they were eating in the hope of getting children at an early age to want to eat more fruits and vegetables. This is a great program and we hope it is in the budge for 2009!
We hope to see you soon. While you're online today, please visit Lockbriar Farms and check out our "Fruit" and "Vegetables" web pages or if you're interested in agriculture, see "Growing Berries".
- Wayne & Marcella Lockwood
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Maple Hill Farm
Old-fashioned farm using draft horses instead of tractors
Maple Hill Farm is located just across the PA state line, where we share a border with Lincoln University. We grow a multitude of fruits and vegetables. Our goal is to farm in a manner that is self-sustaining.
My interest in farming stretches back to when I was two when I've been told that I first helped my grandfather pick tomatoes on the farm. As long as I can remember gardening and livestock have been involved in my life.
We moved to our current farm in 1981 and our goal was to create a homestead rather than a commercial farm operation. Our goal then, which remains the same today, was to grow as much of our own food as possible, including our dairy and meat. To this day we still keep two milk cows for our own use. As our farm evolved we became interested in selling the extra produce we were growing, so in the mid-1980s we started selling produce to the Newark Co-op.
Our farming goal is similar to our homesteading goals. We use our work horses for power on our farm, recycling their manure along with our dairy and chicken manure back into the ground providing the fertility for our cash crops. We grow all the feed for our livestock on our farm completing a sustainable circle. To further our commitment to a clean environment we are now considering installing either solar panels or a wind mill for generating our electric power.
Desiring to keep our farm as simple as possible my wife Carol and I provide the only labor for our farm. Our crop basis is fairly diversified starting with our greenhouse crops, and then featuring a diversity of vegetables and fruit crops. Additionally we strive to use as few chemicals as possible on our farm.
Maple Hill Farm supplies the Co-op with it's Free Range Eggs year-round and provides Bedding Plants, Herbs & Flowers seasonally.
- Paul Hauser
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Whimsical Farms
Fifteen acre family farm located in Newark, DE
In the spring we sell vegetable and herb plants from certified organic seed, naturally grown (but not certified) Vegetables, and Free Range Eggs. We sell some Fiber products from our sheep & goats, including one ply and two ply cones of yarn for weaving or all wool socks, and roving for spinning or felting.
For more information, please call 302-836-4225 or visit Whimsical Farms online at Local Harvest.
- Trebs Thompson
