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Farm Happenings at Jade Family Farm
the woods decay
It's not fall yet, but summer grows old, and its as if nature is not exactly rushing to get things done while there is still time, but is moving toward the next cycle without dalliance or delay. The above picture of milkweed says it all- leaves yellowing and dropping as the plant puts all its1 read more »
slightly embarrasssing
The other day I was familiarizing Carrie, who joined our farm staff some seven weeks ago, with shishito peppers, and as I did so I regaled her with a story from ten years or so ago, when I planted a hot pepper variety indistinguishable from a sweet bullshorn, and the two varieties got mixed up in t1 read more »
now is the time!
I'm sure we can all agree that now is the time. Question is, the time to do what? Well, if you ask me, it's time to eat more okra, now, while it is at it's production peak. Many people are shy about okra, since they are unfamiliar with it, or prejudiced against it because of it's1 read more »
Now is the Time!
Now is the time! For what, you may ask? Time to try okra if you are not already familiar with it, or to try it again if you're still unconvinced as to its merits. Okra is wildly popular all over West Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Brazil, the Eastern Mediterranean and p1 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.