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The early bird gets the bacon in our eyes. Rise and shine to breakfast and brunch time on our farm. Have you visited us during one of our delicious breakfasts or brunches? Starting the day off on the farm with a hearty breakfast is a great way to begin your day’s adventure. Our breakfasts are …
Have you heard the fantastically fresh news? Our farm store in Chester now has an all-new renovated bakery section! This bakery section offers more variety and distinctive choices to serve you. Take a trip to our farm store and you will immediately notice the fresh, prominent layout and the delicious aromas that greet you. First …
Walk on the Wild Side by planting yourself at a local farmers market. There is so much to see and explore. Let’s go on a tour to learn about them. What is a farmers market? A farmer’s market is where growers can sell their items directly to the consumer. It is said that farmer’s markets …
Why Pick Your Own? You may have heard about PYO which stands for pick your own fruits and vegetables. The pick-your-own movement is said to have developed during the Great Depression when innovative farmers sought to connect consumers directly with their products to reduce overhead for labor. Still, a popular activity today, getting outside in …
In New Jersey, late spring and early summer are good times to grow broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, snow peas, and kale. You will see these available in our markets and farm stands, harvested fresh every morning. You will also find garlic scapes and green onions appearing in our markets for a very short time making both …
Hometown Celebrations May brought us an early crop of strawberries and a joyful celebration, as our own Rebekah Alstede followed in her Dad’s footsteps and graduated from Delaware Valley University, with dual bachelor’s degrees in Agribusiness and Sustainable Agriculture. Rebekah also held the honor to be one of the four student commencement speakers and joins …
Barn or farm quilts are filled with history and tradition and are believed to date back nearly 300 years with the arrival of immigrants from Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands. It has been said that barn or farm quilts may have originated in Pennsylvania spreading to New England and the Midwestern states as these immigrants …
Pick your own is a multifaceted experience on our farm. Not only do you have the opportunity to see how food is grown, but it is also an experience for all your senses. The first thing you will notice upon arriving at our farm is the neatly maintained property, including the fields and picking rows. …
Smart Shopping Rising food prices have everyone thinking of creative ways to stretch their meal budget. One of the easiest ways to start saving on your grocery bill is by purchasing locally grown and in-season items. Foods that are grown locally are fresher and retain more nutrients, they also taste better, as they are picked …
The Next Season’s Rhythm Now that Memorial weekend is almost here, we can reflect on our beautiful spring and enter into the “unofficial days of summer”. Farmers are always in a seasonal rhythm with nature and there is a kind of comfort in that deep-rooted connection. Spring always brings with it optimism and opportunities for …
The More You Know, the More You Grow Peach trees produce ten times more blossoms than needed, so we use a method of manual thinning. Thinning down peach trees, like apples, is done to grow more significant fruit, that are tastier and more succulent. Our farm production manager, Craig Steely, will send production crews out …
There was plenty of popping good excitement in Manhattan on Friday, May 5th, when Alstede Farms brought the farm to “The Big Apple” with an exclusive tractor-drawn wagon ride down the streets of Broadway and through the sights of Times Square. Alstede Farms was “all ears” when they were asked to transport the cast …
