Can't Find us?

Many of you have mentioned that you are having trouble locating us!

The Farm Stand is located in front of the large Sheep Barn that you see off of Flourtown Road. During Farm Stand hours, please come up the Flourtown Driveway (you will see our large green Erdenheim Farm sign at the bottom of the driveway), and past our sheep in the pastures. When you are in the Sheep Barn parking area, the Stand will be at the door to your left.

Pullets Arriving!

This week we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our Pullets to help increase our egg production here on the farm. Pullets are young or 'teenage' hens. Many of you might not realize it, but it takes chicks 18-20 weeks to reach egg production maturity. Our new chicken teens will start laying brown 'Pullet' egg in a couple of weeks. Pullet eggs are smaller sized than most eggs that you see in a grocery store. I had never seen one myself before working here on the farm, but I can assure you that despite their size, they are just as rich and creamy as our larger sized eggs plus they are kind of cute! While they might be difficult to bake with since most recipes call for large eggs, they are great for those of us looking for a little bit of portion control at breakfast time.

The Nature of Natural

This year all our garden vegetables, except for our sweet corn (which was low-spray), were grown without the use of commercial chemical-based pesticides and herbicides. Although we are not certified organic, we are trying to offer produce that is respectful to our environment and better for our customers (and our own families). Yesterday I was reminded of why we are putting in the extra effort with some wonderful Black Swallowtail Caterpillars on the carrot greens and fennel. Sure they nibbled a bit, but I am sure those butterflies will be worth it!

This week at the farm stand we will have radishes, turnips, peppers and some tomatoes. We are also starting to get some of those great fall signal crops such as apples, pumpkins and butternut squash. Think of us when you are getting ready to decorate your houses for Halloween because we are offering bundles of corn stalks! And we have firewood available in small piles, which are perfect for backyard fire pits or in bigger stacks if you are stocking up for the winter.

Farm Stand Hours are as follows:

Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30 pm- 4:30pm
&
Saturday Mornings 9:00 am- 12:00pm