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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 8th year of the Newark Co-op Farmers' Market. For employment, intern or CSA info please call 410-658-3914 or Email Calvert Farm or visit our website at Calvert Farm
- Pam Stegall Roberts
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
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
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
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.
For more information, please Email Wayne.
- Deb & Wayne Carlisle
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
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.
- Nick Castelli
Priapi Gardens is located on Route 213 in Cecilton, Maryland between the scenic Sassafras and Bohemia Rivers. We call our products "Bay Friendly" as we do not use any pesticides in our operation. A portion of the farm is actually USDA Organic certified. We raise a complete line of plants, vegetables, and Asian pears. Visit our website at Priapi Gardens for more detailed information.
- Vic Priapi
Our 2009 lineup includes more than 30 heirloom vegetables, herbs and flowers... from candy-striped beets to purple carrots. But crazy colors and unique varieties don't mean anything if the food doesn't taste good. We love to cook and wouldn't sell anything that wasn't superb in both texture and flavor. Our family made the decision to focus solely on heirloom vegetables for a number of reasons: First of all they taste better. Compared to their hybrid cousins heirloom varieties are juicier, sweeter, and generally more attractive. Secondly, we can save the seeds. This is very important to us from a sustainability standpoint. And the ability to save seeds ultimately leads to healthier, more pest resistant plants. By choosing the best fruits for our seed stock we breed a strain of vegetable perfectly suited to our piece of soil, resistant to the local pests and adapted to the unique micro-climate of our farm. This is how these historical species have survived for hundreds of years. It is our goal to make sure generations to come will be able to enjoy these delicious vegetables. Although labor intensive to produce and fragile to handle, these fruits will delight in appearance and taste.
For more information, please visit Blackbird Heritage.
- Andy & Sherri Roddick
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.
- Tara Lamborn
Featuring locally grown produce and fruits that are unique to this area, like no-spray oriental persimmons and fuzzy kiwis. Variety of orchids, house plants and hanging baskets. Local, seasonal strained honey and beeswax products. The bees are treated with herbal remedies. Homemade horseradish.
- Ray Drejka
Papa's Pastry Shop in Wilmington, DE makes delicious pastries, quiches, and a variety of gluten free products including cakes, pizzas, lasagna, and focaccias. Special to the Co-op Farmers Market, they will be selling prepared Indonesian and Italian foods. Stop by for their delicious baked goods, spring rolls, vegetarian tempeh and tofu dishes, eggplant lasagna, soups and more!
- Nanik & Tom Oei
Big Sky Bread Co. is a local, independent purveyor of the freshest, best-tasting whole grain products available in the Brandywine Valley. Our bakery and café is located at 9 Branmar Plaza in North Wilmington, and is open from 8-6:30 Monday through Friday and 7-3 on Saturdays. Stop in to sample some of our freshest artisan breads or to try one of our delicious sandwiches.
For more information, please call 302-475-9494 or visit Big Sky Bakery.
- Patrick O'Neill
(Second & Fourth Sunday of Each Month)
Our mission is simple: to provide the best hand-crafted natural dog treats for our customers at the lowest price possible.
We love dogs and offer fresh and healthy alternatives to commercially available treats that often contain additives, by-products, and preservatives.
Quality is of the highest importance to us and we only use human-grade ingredients, including organics. Our yummie treats are rolled, hand-cut, and slow-baked. For dogs with wheat or corn allergies we offer treats made with rye and rice flours that are generally well tolerated and less likely to provoke an allergic response.
Your four-legged friends will love you for giving them these special treats made with fresh and wholesome ingredients!
Also visit our online store at The K9 Bakery.
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.
- Mary Anderson
Melissa Paquette was introduced to jewelry making in her highschool metalsmithing class. She was a metal arts minor at Colorado State University before taking a long hiatus from jewelry making. 20 years later she can hardly contain all the ideas waiting to become Lissa's Designs. Her work is mainly silver and gemstone. Currently she is working on equiping her own studio where she can incorporate a greater variety of metalsmithing techniques in her work.
- Melissa Paquette
Our neighbors at The Newark Arts Alliance are sponsoring a booth at the Co-op Farmers Market this season. They will feature a different local artist in a variety of mediums each week. Painters, potters, photographers, sculptors and more will display and sell their wares. For more information, and to schedule a spot at the artist's table, please call 302-266-7266 or visit the Newark Arts Alliance.
(First & Third Sunday of Each Month)
Sustainable architecture consultations for a quarter!
Architectural Help - 25¢ is a place to talk about any architectural issues that you may have. 25 cents buys you a conversation with no further expectations. No subject is too obscure - I've had experience with:
- Will Hurd