I've been meaning to stop over in New Jersey for some "Jersey Fresh"
tomatoes and peaches, etc.

I finally got to this webpage that lets you see all the pick-your-own,
roadstands, community farmers markets and orchards with a simple point and
click a county on the map for results. Advanced search lets you search
multiple counties and specific produce, etc.

http://www.state.nj.us/jerseyfresh/s...s/roadside.htm

So many in Gloucester county, I can't decide which ones to visit but this
heat's GOTTA break before I do.

I have it on good authority (a farm hand at my local pick-your-own farm)
that New Jersey grows better peaches than Georgia! Do I hear a new civil
war brewing??

Happy harvests,

--
Andy
Three Stooges in One
CotD #2

On Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:02:54 -0500, Andy <q> wrote:

>I've been meaning to stop over in New Jersey for some "Jersey Fresh"
>tomatoes and peaches, etc.
>
>I finally got to this webpage that lets you see all the pick-your-own,
>roadstands, community farmers markets and orchards with a simple point and
>click a county on the map for results. Advanced search lets you search
>multiple counties and specific produce, etc.
>
>http://www.state.nj.us/jerseyfresh/s...s/roadside.htm
>
>So many in Gloucester county, I can't decide which ones to visit but this
>heat's GOTTA break before I do.
>
>I have it on good authority (a farm hand at my local pick-your-own farm)
>that New Jersey grows better peaches than Georgia! Do I hear a new civil
>war brewing??
>
>Happy harvests,


My recommendation is to call first. I have driven out to a lot of the
places up north and found them closed, regardless of what the webpages
say. This is more likely to happen if the farms is primarily poultry,
meat, eggs & dairy.

And most of the farms do, indeed, sell things they grown on the farm,
but they also supplement with things grown/made elsewhere. This
happens all the time and often is not indicated by signage.

Read the labels of "homemade" goods carefully. I recall one apple
butter purchase at a large orchard that listed its state of origin as
Alabama, a far cry from NJ...oh, and it had lots of high fructose corn
syrup. Definitely my bad for not reading, but I incorrectly assumed
that this large orchard would be selling its own apple butter as most
do around here.

Boron

"Boron Elgar" > wrote in message
...

>
> Read the labels of "homemade" goods carefully. I recall one apple
> butter purchase at a large orchard that listed its state of origin as
> Alabama, a far cry from NJ...oh, and it had lots of high fructose corn
> syrup. Definitely my bad for not reading, but I incorrectly assumed
> that this large orchard would be selling its own apple butter as most
> do around here.
>
> Boron

I've seen this first hand, living where there had been many orchards which
the place had been noted for. The company has jams, jellies, and preserves
using the name of this place for their product. One day we went in to see
their operation. All product used was in buckets from other places; watched
them pouring these buckets of syrup into big vats; when we asked about that,
it was irrelevant I guess, because it was made there. Geez!
Everytime I see this brand in stores, I snort.
Dee Dee