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Farm Happenings at Jade Family Farm
Optional Post Season
Hello! As I hope you know, the regular season ended last week. however, as we still have a few scraps of produce left, we're offering the option of a few weeks of post season deliveries. This is purely optional. If you don't order anything, you won't get a delivery. &nb1 read more »
A peaceful sunset
A photo can never do justice to a sunset, especially one like we had the other day, the first day we saw the sun after a week of rain and clouds, but here it is anyways. Imagine, if you will the hues more vivid, the air thick with the smells of autumn, and yet the unseasonable warmth acting a1 read more »
Sunny Jim
"Sunny Jim", of course, refers to the nickname of the 19th Century U.S. politician James Sherman, longtime U.S. representative from the state of New York, speaker of the House of Representatives, and 27th vice president of the United States (serving under Taft). Now that the night1 read more »
It's said comets are harbingers of doom
Yes, I hear quite often that comets are harbingers of doom, but I'm just a simple peasant, not an astronomer, so I can't really say if it is true. But what better harbinger of fall is there than a tree of nearly ripe quinces, as pictured above? I'm sharing that picture solely for the be1 read more »
what are kiwiberries?
Imagine, if you will, a kiwi, such as you would find in the produce aisle of your local supermarket. Now, take all the flavor of that kiwi and compress it into the size of a small grape. Now, change the skin from hairy and tough to smooth and tender-- that is a kiwiberry. The quar1 read more »
The rain it raineth every day
Just as we were finally drying out from Ida, I woke this morning to the sound of rain on the roof, the air chilly and damp. How quickly the seasons change! The first of the kale (pictured above) is ready to pick, and summer favorites like okra and zucchini have had their massive daily p1 read more »
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 »
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.