Fellow Farmers

Want to know where to find more fresh food grown in ways that are healthy for people and the planet? Here are some farms that we recommend:

Foxbriar Farm, Easton MD organically grown vegetables

Jade Farm, Chesapeake City MD Woodland pork, pasture-raised chicken and eggs, artisan hot sauces

Cottingham Farm, Easton MD Certified Organic vegetables, pasture-raised pork, pasture-raised eggs

Elysium Farm, Berlin MD Naturally and organically fed, pasture raised pork, grown the way it was supposed to be.

Pop’s Old Place, Hurlock MD pasture-raised beef, pork and lamb

Running W Farm, Chestertown MD 100% grass-fed beef

Quarter Acre Farm, Greensboro, MD certified organic vegetables, prepared salsa, guacamole

Williwaw Farm organically grown vegetables

Other Great Resources

Find a Farmer Map: this directory of farms is compiled by the Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture to help consumers find farmers. There is a map to find the farmer closest to you.

Future Harvest Consumer Links: helpful links to find out more about where to buy, and farm, food and environmental policy

Fresh Farm Markets: find additional farmers markets run by the Fresh Farm organization.

LocalHarvest.org: find a farm, farmers market, CSA, restaurant, grocery store/co-op, U-pick operation, farm stand near you that carries fresh locally grown produce. You can filter your search a myriad of ways!

Where and How to Buy Local During COVID-19: a map of farms, farmer’s markets and farm stands open during COVID-19

Certified Delmarva Grown: not all “farm stands” actually sell locally grown produce. There are unscrupulous people that want to cash in on the “eat local” movement, and simply purchase produce wholesale and then package and market it to make you feel like you are getting a farm fresh experience.  (Beware of those big farm stands on the way to the beach!) Delmarva grown is a certification that farmers can apply for to assure their customers that the food they are purchasing is actually grown by that farmer. When you are shopping at the farmers market always be sure to engage the farmer and ask them: “did you grow this?” “What are your growing practices?” “Do you use pesticides?” “How are your animals raised?” Be an informed consumer and vote with your dollars!

Buying Club Toolkit: do you want to feed your family grass-fed beef, pork, etc, but can’t get to the farmers market weekly, or don’t have a huge freezer? This tool kit will guide you as you set up a multi-family buying club to go in on purchasing whole, half of partial shares of a grass-fed animal.

Buy Fresh Buy Local Chesapeake: a site that helps consumers, sustainable farms, and businesses find each other and support efforts to protect and restore the Chesapeake Bay.