Alstede Farms celebrates the heroes of Agriculture during Black History Month. Black history month is a time to remember and honor those important people and events in history. We begin by highlighting several unforgettable heroes who changed the face of agriculture as we know it today. We honor George Washington Carver for developing ways to …
John-Paul Andronici brings his love of culinary creations to Alstede Farms, setting the table for the first Food & Beverage Manager position. Alstede Farms transcends the farm-to-table experience with this new position planting the seed for a sprouting hospitality department. John-Paul brings his corporate chef experience, fine dining acumen, and his hospitality background to elevate …
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) is a way of connecting families to farmers and increasing local food accessibility. Although there are disparities as to when the first CSA was developed, some believe the model was adapted from a 1920’s European philosopher, while others believe it may have been developed in the 1970s either in Europe or …
Our recent Fall planted raspberry brambles received some new trellising this Winter. The trellis system consists of sturdy 4-5 ft. tall posts with various horizontal wires for support. The wires function as load-bearing and cane-positioning wires meaning supporting the plant and the weight of the overall trellis. Trellises are anchored to the ground on each …
Colin Manning, the newest member of our farm production team, is really born and bred for farming. Having grown up locally in the Ironia section of the neighboring town of Randolph, he was influenced by family members who farmed and the local community’s farming roots. Ironia is one of four sections of Randolph Township and …
Hospitality and Events at Alstede Farms are a unique and fun experience. Where else can you host your special event while experiencing a day in the life of a real working farm? Patti Gavornik is our Hospitality Supervisor at Alstede Farms and is ready to help you create an unforgettable event with us. Patti brings …
It’s no secret that an integral part of any good farm succession plan is preparing for the next generation of leadership. Planning and outlining action plans with the management team coupled with advice from trusted industry advisors has helped this family farm create a solid strategy for the future. This revolves around family members inheriting the …
Early Winter is a time on our farm when many important things are happening, one of those is caring for our soil. We take time to add composting material to our soil all year through and also when our crops have completed their growing cycle this time of year. This provides a ground cover keeping …
Hard Cider is apple cider that has been naturally fermented into alcohol and goes long back to our pioneer roots. Apples and hard cider have a long history, eventually making their way to New Jersey with the early settlers. Apples were primarily used in our region for cider and hard cider, (aka Apple Jack), as …
Popping corn is a special variety of corn named Zea belonging to the corn family. Other types of corn are Dent, Sweet and Flint Corn. Dent corn, aka field corn, is primarily used as grain corn for animals. Sweet Corn is the delicious corn on your table or seen at farmers’ markets during the summertime. …
The Alstede Farms cider mill was started in 2015 and we are proudly going into our 8th year of pressing apples. Having a cider mill on an apple farm means that nothing goes to waste on this sustainable-focused, regenerative farm. The cider mill produces fresh apple cider using an antique rack and cloth press from …
Turnips and Rutabagas are categorized as an Itsy Bitsy crop on our farm. Itsy Bitsy crops mean they are a tinier crop in size by definition. They also occupy smaller acreage and are all planted using the same machine making them an overall smaller crop that gets categorized into this grouping. Other Itsy Bitsy crops …
