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Farm Happenings at Jade Family Farm
strange friends, indeed!
Years ago, a good friend of mine wrote a book. It was a dense volume dealing with some arcane matter of jurisprudence, so he didn't expect me to read it, but he was very proud of the introduction, which he had me read twice. Mistakes, he said, were strange friends-- never welcome at the1 read more »
Some Green Things
Here it is-- the first delivery of the season. The above photo is of our pea patch. The peas are about two weeks behind schedule, due to a very cold April and most of May. Will they catch up and yield well? Or will they flower prematurely and give us a short crop? And1 read more »
About the farm
Jade Family Farm is a certified organic farm at the foot of the Tuscarora
Mountain in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. We grow a wide range of vegetables and
fruitson about 10 acres, with the balance of the 120 acre farm in pasture, hayfields, ad
woodlands. We sell our produce chiefly through a Community supported Agriculture
program serving the State College and Harrisburg areas, as well as several area farmers'
markets. We are a rue family farm, with three generations and several branches of the
family directly involved in day to day operations.
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Mountain in Juniata county, Pennsylvania. We grow a wide range of vegetables and
fruitson about 10 acres, with the balance of the 120 acre farm in pasture, hayfields, ad
woodlands. We sell our produce chiefly through a Community supported Agriculture
program serving the State College and Harrisburg areas, as well as several area farmers'
markets. We are a rue family farm, with three generations and several branches of the
family directly involved in day to day operations.