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Farm Happenings at Alstede Farms
CSA Week 26
Week 26 is here!! Just six weeks left of our main Farmers Harvest Season! But that’s still plenty of time to save the fall freshness we have in store! This week there is plenty of winter squash, Empire and Macoun apples, beets, carrots, spinach, potatoes, beans, and radishes are back from the1 read more »
CSA Week 25
Week 25 has arrived!
This week’s apple is the empire, a small, deep-red, crisp and sweet apple. The Empire apple was developed in the 1940’s at Cornell University, and is a combination of Macintosh and Red Delicious. These apples are best if eaten very soon after you get them, and th1 read more »
CSA Week 24
Week 24, here we come!This week’s apple is the Jonaprince, which is one of my absolute favorite apples on the farm. I look forward to this time of year for a lot of reasons, I love fall in general, but these apples are one of the highlights for sure! I know many of you have been looking forwa1 read more »
CSA Week 23
Week 23 is here!
This week’s apple is the macoun, an all-time favorite apple of many. There are also plenty of our Jersey staples- including sweet corn, and plenty of delicious green beans for everyone!
Check out the extras section when you customize your share- we’ll have some fun1 read more »
CSA Week 22
Fall is definitely in the air but we still have plenty of summer deliciousness in this week’s shares! This week’s shares will be packed with beans, tomatoes, lettuces, cherry tomatoes, and kohlrabi too! And we've added on some fun add-ons and swap items too so be sure to check the "Extr1 read more »
CSA Week 21
Week 21 has arrived!! Tons of fun veggies coming your way- lettuce is back from its long summer break! and you’ll be seeing carrots, beets, leeks, and spinach too! Tomatoes are still plentiful, both large tomatoes and cherry and grape tomatoes too. This week’s apple is Macintosh,1 read more »
CSA Week 20
We have many of our summer favorites and a few exciting items this week- this week’s apples are Gala, a sweet and yummy apple that’s great for snacking. Spinach is back! And so are musk melons! And we have cherry and grape tomatoes for everyone this week too!I hope you all enjoy your La1 read more »
CSA Week 19
Week 19 is packed with an abundance of delicious items, and a couple of new things for all of you to try! This week's apples will be Zestar! They’re a yummy, sweet-tart apple, great for snacks and for baking. They’re one of the more flavorful early apple varieties, you’re gonna lo1 read more »
CSA Week 18
Week 18 is here! Did I call it the week of the tomato before? We can call this The Week of the Tomato and Cucumber! We have so many awesome things coming out of the field... the newest planting of cucumbers is absolutely amazing so everyone will be getting plenty of cucumbers along with corn, peppe1 read more »
About the farm
Alstede Farms is focused on being the best farm in the northeast. We are dedicated to providing high-quality homegrown local fruits and vegetables and memorable farm experiences. This is accomplished through a highly motivated employee team that is focused on customer service and the sustainable stewardship of God’s natural resources. We produce a huge variety of our own local fruits, vegetables, and flowers grown using only sustainable and USDA certified organic production methods. We take soil and water conservation and the stewardship of our farm land very seriously, and have therefore permanently preserved all of the farm land we own. We have made a long-term commitment to agriculture in Chester as well as in New Jersey. We love what we do and we love serving you!
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