Farm To Table 2011: Farms In Central NJ

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#b#Cranbury and Jamesburg#/b#

Blossom Hill Farm, Dey Road, Cranbury 08512; 609-799-7275.

Fresh fruit and vegetables, bakery and deli; weather permitting, seasonal pick your own strawberries, raspberries and peaches.

Gordon Dey Farm, 215 Dey Road, Cranbury 08512; 609-395-0232.

Venison, rabbits, free range ducks, geese, guinea hens, pork, lamb, beef.

Joe Indyk Farm, 595 Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Jamesburg 08831; 732-763-0919. Ben Konotacki, manager.

Farm and market for produce and pumpkins; open strawberry season through Thanksgiving.

Stults Farm, 146 Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury 08512; 609-799-2523. Stanley & Jill Stults, owners.

Family-run farm market open June through October, with pick-your-own corn, tomatoes, strawberries, peas, pumpkins, and other vegetables according to season.

#b#Hightstown and East Windsor#/b#

Bountiful Bees of Broad Street, 152 Broad Street, Hightstown 08520; 609-443-1835. Curtis Clowell, owner.

Honey farm and farmers’ market.

Lee’s Turkey Farm, 201 Hickory Corner Road, Hightstown 08520; 609-448-0629; fax, 609-448-3498. Ronny R. Lee, owner.

Turkeys, vegetable and farm market, and pick your own crops — over 2,000 farm fresh turkeys annually.

#b#Hillsborough#/b#

Carriage Farm LLC, 2 Clerico Lane, Hillsborough 08844; 908-369-6989. Susan and Edward Clerico, owners.

Sustainably and humanely raised beef, organic eggs, and organic hay.

Runnin’ Free Organic Farm, 115 Wertsville Road, Hillsborough 08844; 908-938-8326. John Busse, owner and founder. www.theorganicegg.com

Organic, free-range eggs; suppliers to Whole Earth Center and area markets.

#b#Hopewell and Titusville#/b#

Aunt Molly Farm, 110 Aunt Molly Road, Hopewell 08525; 609-333-0526; fax, 609-333-0024. Maria Mastrianni, owner.

Beech Tree Farm, 105 Crusher Road, Hopewell 08525; 609-466-0277. Lucia Huebner, owner. mac.com/beechtreefarm.

Grass-fed beef, lamb, pork, chicken, eggs.

Double Brook Farm LLC, Long Way, Box 96, Hopewell 08525; 609-466-3594; fax, 609-466-1531. Jon and Robin McConaughy, managing partners. www.doublebrookfarm.com

Meat, poultry, and dairy.

Gravity Hill Farm, 67 Pleasant Valley Road, Titusville 08560; 609-737-5775. Dave Earling, owner. www.gravityhillfarm.com

Forty varieties of vegetables, animals; markets Tuesdays 1 to 6 p.m. and Sundays 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Stonybrook Meadows, 82 Stonybrook Road, Hopewell 08525; 609-577-8344. Ann del Campo, owner.

Holistic, sustainable farm; sheep, chicken, horses; herbs and tea for alternative medicines.

Sansones Farm Market, Route 518 and Woodsville Road, Hopewell 08525; 609-466-1323; fax, 609-466-8683. Jim Sansone, owner. www.sansonesfarmmarket.com

Pick-your-own fruit and vegetable farm and market. Produce in season.

Stonehedge Farm, 163 Hopewell-Wertsville Road, Hopewell 08525; 909-800-3484. Aubrey Yarorough, owner.

Vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers, chickens, ducks, and sheep; organic.

Sweet Sourland Farms, 90 Lambertville Hopewell Road, Hopewell 08525; 609-466-9241; fax, 609-466-9241. Charles (Chuck) & Constance (Bru) Katzenbach, owners. www.localharvest.org/sweet-sourland-farms-M22027.

Forest and agricultural products: maple sugar, lumber, honey, goat meat.

#b#Lambertville#/b#

North Slope Farm, 386 Rock Road East, Lambertville 08530-3307; 609-466-8330. Michael Raffweiler, owner.

Tomenchok Farms, 145 Rocktown-Lambertville Road, Lambertville 08530; 609-397-7845. Rob Tomenchok, owner. www.TomenchokFarms.com

Poultry farm.

#b#Lawrenceville#/b#

Piping Goat Creamery, 3200 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville 08648; 609-647-9368. Natalie Hamill, owner. pipinggoatcreamery.wordpress.com

Handcrafted goat cheese.

Village Farms, 3020 Lawrenceville Road, Lawrenceville 08648; 609-896-2257. Walter Bonczkiewicz, owner.

Produce, herbs, pumpkins, honey; you-pick.

Zone 7, Box 66012, Lawrenceville 08648-6012; 609-896-0190; fax, 609-896-0190. Mikey Azzara, owner. www.freshfromzone7.com

Distribution from local organic farms to area restaurants and stores.

Z Food Farm, 3501 Princeton Pike, Lawrenceville 08648; 609-610-4909. David Zaback, manager. www.zfoodfarm.com

Many vegetable varieties, market from 10-2 on Saturdays.

Monroe

Krackerjacks Farms, Route 33 West, near Applegarth Road, Monroe 08831; 609-448-8345. James Krajcsovics, owner.

Produce, herbs, pumpkins, and honey. Open June to October.

Pops Farm Market, 238 Cranbury Station Road, Monroe 08831. Dave Burn, owner.

Family-owned produce farm, plus plants for landscaping, vegetable plants, soil, and mulch.

#b#Pennington#/b#

Chickadee Creek Farm, Titus Mill Road, Box 358, Pennington 08534; 609-462-3854. Jess Niederer, owner. chickadeecreekfarm.com

Transitional organic vegetable, flower and herb farm; sales to restaurants and through the Chickadee Creek CSA.

Honey Brook Organic Farm, 260 Wargo Road, Pennington 08534; 609-737-8899; fax, 609-737-8590. Jim Dudas, president. www.honeybrookorganicfarm.com

Organic co-op produce farm; open from June to November; also in Chesterfield.

Hopewell Valley Vineyards, 46 Yard Road, Pennington 08534; 609-737-4465; fax, 609-737-8816. Sergio Neri, owner. www.hopewellvalleyvineyards.com

Vineyard with wines, olive oil, and gifts.

Kerr’s Kornstand, 317 Pennington-Rocky Hill Road, Pennington 08534; 609-737-2335. Geordie Kerr, owner.

Family-owned and operated farm: vegetables, herbs, plants, produce in season, fall decorations; farm stand open May to October, 609-730-1609.

Little Acres, 238 Federal City Road, Pennington 08534; 609-737-6502. Ted Wilk, owner.

Stony Brook Orchids, 16 Elm Ridge Road, Pennington 08534-3003; 609-730-8448; fax, 609-730-8448. Susan Gange, owner. www.stonybrookorchids.com

Orchid grower, focus on Phalaenopsis, Cattleya, and Orcidium orchids, greenhouse open Tuesday to Saturday by appointment.

Windy Base Farm, 1412 Trenton-Harbourton Road, Pennington 08534; 609-613-1186. Nick Sciarrotta, owner.

Basil, eggplant, cucumbers, corn, zucchini, sunflowers, tomatos, and more.

#b#Princeton#/b#

Cherry Grove Farm, 3200 Lawrenceville Road, Princeton 08540; 609-219-0053. Kelly Harding, owner. www.cherrygrovefarm.com

Hand made, raw milk cheese from grass-fed cows on certified organic pastures.

Cherry Grove Organic Farm, 11 Carter Road, Princeton 08540; 609-306-5139. Matthew Conver, manager. www.cherrygrovefarm.com

Organic CSA portion of Cherry Grove Farm; herbs and vegetables.

Griggstown Quail Farm, 986 Canal Road, Princeton 08540; 908-359-5375; fax, 908-359-9414. George Rude, owner. www.griggstownquailfarm.com

Quail, pheasants, ducks, partridges, turkeys, and poussins — ready for the table, also quail eggs.

Terhune Orchards, 330 Cold Soil Road, Princeton 08540; 609-924-2310; fax, 609-924-8569. Pam, Gary, and Tannwen Mount, owners. www.terhuneorchards.com

Farm market open all year, 200 acres of fruits and vegetables, pick-your-own, farm animals, bakery, produce, cider, cut flowers/plants, farm tours/trail, festivals.

#b#Princeton Vicinity#/b#

Pitspone Farm, 39 Eastern Drive, Kendall Park 08831; 732-297-0594. Michael Brown, owner.

Produce and nursery for hard-to-find berries and small fruits.

Rudy’s Game Bird & Poultry Sales, 909 Route 601, Skillman 08558; 609-333-8858; fax, 609-333-8857. Peter Rude, owner.

Poultry and gamebird sales.

Simply Grazin’ Organic Farm, 1932 Route 206, Skillman 08558; 908-359-6555; fax, 908-359-9499. Mark and Karen Faille, owners. www.simplygrazin.com

Chicken, beef, pork.

Summit Plants and Flowers, 1992 Route 206, Box 73, Belle Mead 08502; 908-359-1715; fax, 908-359-3471. Jimmy Hsieh, president.

Wholesale greenhouse, formerly Millstone Valley Nursery.

#b#Robbinsville#/b#

Bob’s Farm, 254 Lake Drive, Robbinsville 08691; 609-529-7795. Robert Paulino, owner.

Vegetables and extra-large, low cholesterol brown eggs from free range Jersey Giant and Rhode Island Red chickens.

East Gate Farm & Nursery, 445-A Gordon Road, Robbinsville 08691; 609-259-6480. Frank D’Amico, owner.

Produce and nursery — 100 plus acres; specialty vegetables and herbs, nine different types of peppers; self service stand, sell at farm markets and wholesale to restaurants in New York.

#b#WW/Plainsboro#/b#

Walker Gordon Lab Company, Schalks Crossing Road, Box 426, Plainsboro 08536-0426; 609-799-1234; fax, 609-799-3934. Henry W. Jeffers, president.

Raising grain (corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, straw) on 850 acres.

Windsor Farm and Market, 1202 Windsor Road, West Windsor 08550; 609-443-9379; fax, 609-443-8668. Wayne Kalinowski, owner. www.windsorfarmandmarket.com

Mums, Halloween hayrides, strawberry picking, farm market.

#b#Yardville Area#/b#

Ellis Farms, 214 Sawmill Road, Yardville 08620; 609-298-0923. W. Scott Ellis.

Corn for farmers’ markets.

Katona Farms, 355 Ellisdale Road, Crosswicks 08515; 609-298-3342. Walt & Betty Katona, owners.

Asparagus, tomatoes, corn, and soybeans.

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