Berks County Sustainable Farm Directory 2004


Compiled by Kelle Kersten, Kittatinny Group, Sierra Club, magicjubilee@yahoo.com

http://pennsylvania.sierraclub.org/berks/sustainableagriculture.htm

Bendy-Brook Farm

Nevin E. Mast

310 Covered Bridge Road

Oley, PA  19547

610-689-5412

610-698-1086 cell

 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC
GRASS-FED

heifers

Burkholder’s PA Dutch Certified

Organic Produce

Aaron & Elva Burkholder

460 Bower’s Road

Kutztown, PA  19530

610-682-7460

 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC vegetables

SUMMER PASTURED

NO HORMONES

NO ANTIBIOTICS

beef, chickens, ducks, goats

eggs, goat and cow milk

 

On-farm sales

Health food stores

Dove Song Dairy

Lena Schaeffer

108 Siegfried Road

Bernville, PA  19506

610-488-6060

info@dovesongdairy.com

www.dovesongdairy.com

 

NO HORMONES

FREE-RANGE

GRASS and GRAIN FED

state certified raw goat milk, raw goat milk cheddar cheese, goat milk soap, vegetables, melons

 

On-farm sales

Health food stores

 

Check website for future addition such as free-range eggs, raw honey, and strawberries

 

Covered Bridge Produce

Joseph and Angel Griffin

92 Covered Bridge Road

Oley, PA  19547

610-689-0110

cbproduce@comcast.net

www.coveredbridgeproduce.com

 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Vegetables, herbs

 

CSA-accepting new members; people choose their items before the weekly harvests

Eagle Point Farm

Gayle and Steve Ganser

853 S Rt 100

Trexlertown, PA  18087

610-395-8620

ganser@enter.net

 

vegetables-Asparagus to zucchini

herbs

bedding plants, perennials, including many natives, and about 200 varieties of herbs in pots-medicinal, culinary, and ornamental

 

Store-Address above

NO ON-FARM SALES

 

Fleur-de-Lys Farm Market

Laurie Lynch

440 Hottenstein Rd

Kutztown, PA  19530

610-683-6418

plmr@enter.net

 

ORGANIC, NOT CERTIFIED

Vegetables-asparagus to zucchini, specializing in America, French, and Italian heirlooms

Herbs-Pick your own or bunches

Strawberries, red and black raspberries, elderberries, melons

GRASS-FED

Eggs

 

Natural soaps, soy candles, honey, sachets, …

 

On-farm sales-Call first or Easter-Halloween, Wed-Sat 10-6

 

Strive to grow the best tasting and healthiest vegetables and fruits, and always trying something new

 

 

 

Green Haven Farm

Brian and Holley Moyer

99 Noll Lane

Fleetwood, PA  19522

610-944-9349

brianm22@aol.com

 

GRASS-FED

Lamb, poultry, eggs

 

On-farm sales

Farmers Markets-Skippack and Telford

 

Jersey Hollow Farm L.L.C.

Norman & Edith Sauder

276 Quarry Raod

Kutztown, PA  19530

610-683-3561

 

ORGANIC, NOT CERTIFIED

GRASS and GRAIN FED 

raw whole milk, brown eggs

 

On-farm sales

 

Approx. 1% of grain is non-organic

 

 

 

Pastures Pride Natural Meats

David & Joy Stutzman

1555 Crystal Cave Road

Kutztown, PA  19530

610-683-5436

djstutz@ptd.net

 

ORGANIC, NOT CERTIFIED

GRASS-FED

beef, pork, chickens, turkeys

 

 

 Peterson & Shaner, Inc.

519 Douglass Drive

Douglassville, PA  19518

610-323-6314

 

GRASS and GRAIN FED

NO ANTIBIOTICS

NO HORMONES

Beef halves, mulch hay (big bales)

 

On-farm sales

Oley Valley Produce

Michael Ahlert

9 Covered Bridge Road

Oley, PA  19547

610-689-9835

oleyorganic@earthlink.net

 

ORGANIC, NOT CERTIFIED

Over 50 varieties of vegetables (some heirlooms), herbs, salsa in fall, organic shitake and oyster mushrooms (grown by Oley Valley Mushroom)

 

CSA-accepting new members Farmers markets-Bethlehem, West Chester, Philadelphia, and Emmaus

Stores and restaurant sales

 

Looking for full and part time workers for the farm.  Room and board available.  CSA work shares also available

Rodale Institute

Jeff Moyer

611 Siegfriedale Road

Kutztown, PA  19530

610-683-1400

www.rodaleinst.org

 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC

vegetables, herbs, apples, apple butter, small grains, hay, straw

 

On-farm sales

 

The farm is primarily a research facility that studies organic farming methods.  There is an on-site tour and bookstore. 

Stony Run Veganic Farm

Kelle Kersten & Bob Flatley

55 Scout Road

Kempton, PA  19529

610-756-6625

magicjubilee@yahoo.com

 

ORGANIC, NOT CERTIFIED

vegetables

 

subscription

Forrest Stricker

151 Haines Mill Road

Wernersville, PA  19565

610-678-7629

fstricker54@aol.com

 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC

Whole milk

Wills Daal Farm

Tim and Anne Bock

379 Dunkels Church Road

Kutztown, PA  19530

610-683-5540

bock@enter.net

www.willsvalley.com

 

CERTIFIED ORGANIC

vegetables, herbs, raspberries, cherries, beef, chicken, eggs, sauerkraut, jams, jellies, chutney, condiments, soybeans

 

On-farm sales, Emmaus and Phoenixville Markets

 

PA Dept of Ag registered kitchen for processing various high quality products and fermented foods

Lou and Annmarie Chiesa
3 Long Road
Lenhartsville, PA  19534
BERKS COUNTY
610-756-3910
lchiesa@aol.com
 
ORGANIC, NOT CERTIFIED, GRASS-FED
Pork, Chicken, Eggs, Hay
 
On-farm sales
Home Delivery/Health Food Stores
 
Good Tasting, Healthy Food!

 

Stone Hollow Farm
George McNulty
603 Adamstown Rd
Reinholds, PA  17569
BERKS COUNTY
610-775-3704
 
CERTIFIED ORGANIC, MOSTLY GRASS-FED
Beef, dairy heifers
 

On-farm sales

 

Four Springs Farm
Ken and Diane Gehringer
2774 Silver Creek Rd
Kutztown, PA  19530
BERKS COUNTY
610-285-4317
 
UNSPRAYED
Sweet Corn, Hay
NO HORMONES
Beef (frozen) ¼. ½, whole
Brown and green eggs
LOW INPUT
Corn, hay, oats, wheat, soybeans, compost
 

On-farm sales

 

Last update 7-28-2004 K. Kersten