About
GroundWork Farms
2010 Season
Food from the Penns Creek Watershed
Introducing a new way to eat in Centre County, Pennsylvania!
~ Fresh ~ Healthy ~ Humane ~ Environmentally Friendly ~ Supports Our Local Economy ~
Delivered to your home, work, or other convenient location!
A group of farmers in the Penns Creek Watershed have joined together to direct market their products within our community.
Each of these farmers use environmentally friendly methods to raise a variety of farm products, including vegetables, herbs, flowers, dairy products, eggs, meats, and berries. By joining together to coordinate growing, marketing, and distribution, GroundWork Farms aims to provide an abundant and reliable source of fresh, healthy foods to grocery stores, restaurants, and individuals. We are currently laying the groundwork for an effort that may one day evolve into a farmer-owned cooperative, supporting a large number of local farmers and supplying food to a great many members of our community.
More about each of the farmers
**How to get involved**
~ Join our CSA! ~
CSA, or Community Supported Agriculture is a system of mutual support between the farmer and the buyer. CSA members buy a share in the harvest, paying for a season’s worth of farm products at the beginning of the year. During the harvest season, CSA members receive a weekly box of fresh, in-season farm fare. This system benefits farmers, providing them with the upfront capital they need to see their farms through the growing season. CSA members receive a box full of fresh and healthy food at fair prices, delivered to a convenient location. Customers also appreciate the opportunity to support environmentally sound agriculture in Centre County.
~ Not Just Veggies Anymore! ~
GroundWork Farms moves beyond the traditional produce CSA model to one that offers a greater variety of local food choices. To this end, we are offering dairy, egg, baked goods, herb, and flower CSA shares, in addition to a season’s worth of fresh vegetables. We are also able to supply you with dairy products, bread, eggs, and in-season produce year round, so you don’t have to lose out on farm-fresh taste, just because there’s snow covering the ground. CSA members will also have the opportunity to order local fruit, berries and pastured meats.
~ Local Delivery ~
GroundWork Farms offers delivery of customers’ share boxes to their home, workplace, or other convenient location in Centre County. Leave a cooler on your front porch to keep your items fresh all day, or clear space in the fridge in your office. Contact us to work out the details.
**CSA Options**
CSA shares are delivered weekly to a convenient, nearby location. See our order form for more details. See our farmers page for more information about the offerings of each farm.
Dairy Products
–Spring Bank Acres–
Raymond and Mary Fisher
531 Millheim Narrows, Rebersburg
An abundance of raw milk products including milk, cheese, yogurt, cream, butter, cottage cheese and sour cream. Details
Eggs
–Spring Bank Acres–
Raymond and Mary Fisher
531 Millheim Narrows, Rebersburg
Free range, organic grain-fed, pasture-raised. Sign up for a dozen or more per week.
Bread
–Eunice Lehman–
Applebutter Road, Aaronsburg
Fresh-baked loaves of soft, slightly sweet, whole-grained bread. Sign up for one or more per week.
Herbs
–Spring Bank Acres–
Mary Fisher
531 Millheim Narrows, Rebersburg
Fresh-cut bunches of organically raised herbs, including basil, cilantro, parsley, dill and more!
Produce
A number of produce farmers join together to offer produce CSA shares.
- Shady Locust Produce
Benuel and Sarah Lapp
181 Rockville Road, Rebersburg
A variety of fresh, healthy sustainably raised vegetables.
- King Family Farm
Jonathan and Bina King
135 Foxs Gap Rd., Rebersburg.
Fresh, delicious, naturally grown produce.
- Byler Family Farm
Rufus and Elizabeth Byler
5799 Penns Valley Rd., Aaronsburg
A variety of fresh, healthy naturally raised vegetables.
Chicken Shares
–Tastes Like Chicken Acres–
Amy Taylor and Jim Baughman
Spring Mills, PA
Pasture-raised chickens delivered every other week. Whole, split, fresh, or frozen birds available.
Coffee Shares
–Webster’s Bookstore and Cafe–
Allen Street, State College
Various size bags of whole or ground organic, fair-trade coffee beans, delivered weekly.
GroundWork Farms
Convenient access to locally
and sustainably raised farm products
Available through CSA membership
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Available by Order
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