Our Vegetable and Fruit Farmers

Here is a list of growers we expect to use in 2008:

 Jenny and Bruce Wooster, Picadilly Farm, Winchester, NH

Farming on a new to them farm, Jenny and Bruce have lots of experience. They have good clean soil with good drainage, the right equipment and the know how.  We have received crops grown by them in past years and are extremely pleased they will be our main suppliers in 2008.

DeWitt Thomson, Full Bloom Farm, Amherst

DeWitt has supplied us with certified organic vegetables since 1996. He is an established farmer who is a founding member of the Happy Valley Organic Growers' Cooperative. He will continue to supply some of the vegetables you will receive through the FDC.

Glenn Cook, Cider Hill Farm, Amesbury

Glenn employs cultural practices that minimize use of pesticides in his orchards(see description of integrated pest management [IPM].) He galso grows some crops without the use of pesticides and herbicides. Glenn's been working with us for eleven years and can also be found at the Marblehead Farmers' Market. He supplies much of our fruit, and some sweet corn.  http://www.ciderhill.com/

Rita Wolmering & Brooke Finn - Herb Farmacy, Salisbury

We are pleased to support these small, trusted herb growers. They supply culinary herbs, plants and vinegars for the herb share. They can be found at the Marblehead Farmers Market.

Fran Sobieskie, Sobieskie Family Farms, So. Deerfield

blueberries!

Cold Spring Orchard, Belchertown

pears, apples, peaches, grapes.

 Appleton Farm, Ipswich

Jamie was busy managing a 500 member CSA and he was still able to send us some spinach and rutabaga in the extended season in 2006. We look forward to receiving some interesting crops this year as well.   www.thetrustees.org/appletonfarms.cfm

Dave Chamutka, Chamutka Farms, Haydenville

Organic strawberries, organic rhubarb.

Mike Wisseman, Warner Farms, Sunderland

Strawberries & corn.  http://www.mikesmaze.com/maze/about-warner.html

Kristine and Bob Keese, Cranberry Hill Farms, Cape Cod

16 years ago they were the only certified organic cranberry growers in the world! Their berries are a treat.  http://www.organiccranberries.com/

Jim O'Brien, Brooksby Farm, Peabody

IPM fruit.  http://www.essexheritage.org/sites/brooksby_farm.shtml

Joe Czajkowski, Czajkowski Farms, Hadley

Raspberries, organic corn, hakurai turnips, purple topped turnips, IPM jam