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#206 July 2026/Climate-Change/Farming/Featured/Food

A freakish springtime freeze leaves regional farmers reeling after killing scores of crops

The helicopter was worth a shot, Dave Fahnestock thought. The owner of Hands on the Earth Orchard in Lititz, Lancaster County, which sells apples and peaches at farmers markets in Clark Park, Rittenhouse Square and Bala Cynwyd, hoped the downdraft from the propellers would mix warmer air with the freezing air hugging the ground across

July 1, 2026

6 mins read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Circular Economy/Design/Food/GridPhilly

Noble: An American Cookery

If there’s one bartop in the city as beautiful as that first post-work drink, it belongs to Noble: An American Cookery. The jaw-dropping single piece of wood stretches almost the entire length of the Sansom Street restaurant.

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Inverbrook Farm

A young farmer works her family's land
Claire Murray farms land that belonged to her grandmother. Her parents live there as well, and so does her uncle, who raises pastured poultry. “It’s like this little family compound,” she explains.

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Harvest Local Foods

Buying local is only a few clicks away
Situated on a tucked-away little stretch of road in Lansdowne, Harvest Local Foods (formerly Farm Fresh Express) can be a tad difficult to find. Fortunately all customers really need is a different kind of address: harvestlocalfoods.com.

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Food/GridPhilly

Vetri, Osteria and Amis

Marc Vetri has been using Country Time Pork in his restaurants’ dishes for over 10 years, ever since the day Paul Crivellaro walked into his kitchen. The Berks County pigs make their way into the sausages and charcuterie at Vetri and Osteria, and will eventually be used at the brand new Roman trattoria Amis.

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Country Time Farm

A local pork producer does things the right way, with exceptional results
Paul and Ember Crivellaro raise pigs. Really good pigs. Pigs good enough to fill the sausages and top the pizzas at acclaimed Philadelphia restaurants Vetri and Osteria and satiate the beer drinkers at Standard Tap and Johnny Brenda’s. But it wasn’t always that way:

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Frecon Farms

A third-generation orchard looks to the future
The Frecon family has had a storefront in Boyertown since 1952. Richard Frecon and his family settled in the area in 1944 and began planting fruit—apples, peaches and nectarines. After outgrowing their roadside farmstand, they converted an old restaurant into a permanent retail location where they could sell their

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Farming/Food/GridPhilly

Wine: Paradocx Vineyard

Four doctors turn their attention to winemaking
Specialty: WineFind them: Available at the vineyard, through their website, via a CSA and at their tasting room in Kennett Square. Contact: 610-367-62001833 Flint Hill Rd., Landenberg paradocx.com

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#012 Special: Farmbook 2010/Farming/Food/GridPhilly/Guides

7 Ways to Amp Up Your Local Food Experience

Make a direct connection to a local grower through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). Besides a delicious weekly reminder of what’s in season, you can learn things like how weather affects harvests and exactly how long it takes a pumpkin to grow. Find friends or neighbors to split your share if the quantities or commitment feel

February 1, 2010

1 min read

#011 February 2010/Food

Market Share: Elkins Park residents embrace the nascent Creekside Co-op

From the early ’60s through the late ’90s, the Elkins Park business district was an active town center—and Ashbourne Market its de facto town hall. The market eventually occupied a good percentage of the sidewalk-framed storefronts along the main strip, as the owners bought up other businesses to increase space. Technically, it was a grocery

January 25, 2010

10 mins read

#011 February 2010/Food

Community Chest

One of the questions you hear a lot when you work at a food co-op is, “What the heck is a food co-op?” It’s kind of a tricky question. On the one hand, there’s a simple answer: It’s a food store owned by its members for their mutual benefit. Factually correct, but incomplete.

January 20, 2010

2 mins read

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