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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. Calvert Farm is entering its 9th year of growing organic veggies.
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 7th year of the Newark Co-op Farmers' Market. For employment, intern or CSA info please call 410-658-3914 or send email to Calvert Farm or visit our website at Calvert Farm
- Pam Stegall Roberts
Lockbriar Farm is a family-run business, owned and operated by Wayne and Marcella Lockwood. The original farm, located in rural Cecil County, Maryland was developed on land owned by the Frazier family dating back to the 1800's.
We have been growing fruits and vegetables since 1989. We started out growing strawberries, which were sold wholesale to roadside stands and supermarkets. 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, which we sold on the Farm and at Farmer's Markets.
Now that we've relocated from Cecil County to Kent County, we are replanting everything including peaches, apples, plums, apricots and sweet cherries. Our farm will be open to "U-Pick" this year (2007) starting with strawberries in May, followed by raspberries. Blueberries, along with apples, peaches, and plums will be open to U-Pick in 2008 and in 2009, 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 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
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.
Rather than rely on tractors for power, we use draft horses. In addition to our horses, we keep a flock of approximately 275 hens for our egg sales, and a cow or two for our family's milk needs. The manure from our diversified livestock base goes back to the fields to supply the nutrients for our crops. We grow all of the feed for our animals, so we have created a farming system that is self-sustaining. Inputs grown on the farm fuel the source of power for the farm which in turn provides the fertility to grow the inputs.
In order to have a minimal impact on the environment we try to minimize the use of plastic mulch by pulling weeds the old-fashioned way. We also save seeds (never using genetically modified seeds) and will only use chemical sprays as a last resort.
Maple Hill Farm supplies the Co-op with it's Free Range Eggs year-round and provides Bedding Plants, Herbs & Flowers seasonally.
- Paul Hauser, Maple Hill Farm
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
Daylilies have been called the perfect perennial-and we agree! They are hardy, drought tolerant and low maintenance. Modern hybrids are very different than the roadside "tiger lily". Through the efforts of hybridizers of the last 50 years, daylilies are available in every color except blue. Plain or fancy, there is something for every taste. We have just over 600 named varieties, from the older classics to newer varieties with eyes and edges. Blooms begin in late May and continue through August and into September. Peak bloom time is mid-June to mid-July. Potted plants are available for purchase and bare root plants can be ordered for September pick-up. Bare root hostas are available in spring and fall. Asiatic and Oriental lilies are available in pots in the summer. The following perennials are available spring through fall: Astilbe, Coral Bells, Columbine, Coreopsis, Salvia (Sage), and Veronica.
We are located at 496 Old Elk Neck Road, North East, MD. Please call 410-287-5980 for information or email Frog Forest Gardens- John & Dottie Bennett
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 delicious award-winning applesauce, apple muffins and banana bread! Beautiful cut wildflowers are available in season.
Papa's Pastry Shop in Wilmington, DE makes delicious pastries, quiches, and a variety of gluten free products including cakes, pizzas, and focaccias. Special to the Co-op Farmers Market, they will be selling prepared Indonesian and Italian foods. Stop by for fresh made spring rolls, vegetarian tempeh and tofu dishes, eggplant lasagna, soups and more!
Nick Castelli of Family Tree has been growing plants for over 35 years at his home in Nottingham, PA. He has a green house and cold frame, and starts many plants from seed. He recycles everything, including pots and containers that come from other larger companies' trash! He uses as many organic and natural treatments as possible. This past winter, he heated his greenhouse with a woodstove. He also keeps a giant vegetable garden. Nick has been attending farmers markets and fairs for years with his fun and unusual varities of cacti and succulents, vegetable plants, house plants, annuals, bedding plants, perennials and orchids. He is happy to answer any of your plant care questions.
Mary Anderson is a local potter and new to the Farmers Market this season. She has a lovely selection of hand-made Stoneware Pottery including bird baths, bird feeders, wren houses, indoor and outdoor planters & berry bowls. Berry bowls are ceramic colanders that can be used for rinsing and storing berries and other foods. Mary's husband Les will be making Scottish scones and shortbreads for sale throughout the season.
Located near Kennett Square in Pennsylvania, North Star Orchard specializes in new and unique varieties of asian pears and apples. We are a small orchard of 10 acres, which are planted at two locations, one on Stargazers Rd., the other in Avondale, PA.
Our first trees were planted in 1992. We chose only those varieties of apples and pears that we felt would develop superb flavor in this area. In making this decision, we also ruled out the typical commercial varieties (Red Delicious, McIntosh, etc.) that are available to consumers...choosing rather to plant some of the many other varieties that people normally do not ever see in grocery stores. Several of our apple varieties are antique varieties, and many more are very new, disease-resistant varieties.
We grow several varieties of asian pears. Also known as apple pears, nashi, and oriental pears, they are closely related to European pears, but are not a cross of apples and pears, as many people think. Asian pears are crunchy, sweet, juicy, and may be eaten peeled or unpeeled. They are a great addition to salads, and can be used in cooking in any way you would use either apples or pears.
We expanded our plantings a few years ago to include cherries, plums, peaches and raspberries...again, being very selective in planting flavorful varieties, not necessarily the "typical" varieties.
We sell our fruit in season. Most of the varieties we grow can not be stored in our coolers much beyond the end of November and still retain the quality we require. It is our goal to deliver the freshest fruit you can get with ideal eating quality for that variety. Therefore, you can find us at farmer's markets from July thru November only.
We do not have a farm market at our farm, but sell all of our fruit at farmer's markets such as the one at the Newark Co-op. 2007 will be our seventh year participating in the Newark Co-op Farmers' Market, and we look forward to seeing you there!
Please feel free to contact us if you need any further information.
- Ike and Lisa Kerschner
North Star Orchard, 928 Stargazers Rd., Coatesville, PA 19320
Call 610-486-6235 or send email to North Star Orchard
Visit us online at North Star Orchard
Patterson Organic Farm, located in Perryville, MD, is Certified Organic through the Maryland Department of Agriculture since 2006. We specialize in vegetable production currently. In the near future we plan on expanding to produce certified organic eggs, fruit, and compost for sale. We also carry other Cecil County grown farm products, some baked goods and cheeses.
For more information please call 443-350-5065.
- Amanda Kilby & Ted Patterson
