Farm News! Now Taking Orders for 2009 Summer & Winter CSA shares
2009 Summer and Winter CSA & Meat Order Info The 2009 CSA brochure is available here. We expect to sell out of shares quickly as we did last year. You save from 10% to 15% off retail prices by purchasing a CSA share. Don't wait to sign up. Go to the CSA page for more info. Crops are organically grown (not certified).
Heritage Breed Piglets For Sale SOLD OUT - taking info for waiting list We will be selling a nice group of Tamworth/Berkshire cross piglets starting in mid May through July. These are hardy, great tasting breeds that we have been raising on our Vermont farm for the last 4 years. These piglets come from breeding stock that were born on pasture and have been outside year round! The Sows and Boar are rotated on our pastures during the summer. You can see photos of our pigs on our farm journal and at our YouTube Channel. Piglets will be 35 to 40 days old. We wean them from their mothers at around 30 days. These are nice sized piglets at that age! Takes 7 to 8 months to grow your piglet out to process for great tasting pork. Prices for 2009: $100 for uncut males; $115 for females Email or call us to reserve - these go fast every year!
Summer Farmers Market Find us at the Burlington Farmers Market every Saturday through the summer at Burlington City Hall Park from 830am to 2pm. At our stand you can get the best tasting local meat, eggs and vegetables you can buy! New this year we are grilling breakfast sandwiches (pork sausage, egg, VT cheddar cheese on a muffin) and 100% grassfed hamburgers. Come and try one!
We will also be at the Williston Farmers Market located on Route 2 in the old Williston Village. Every Saturday from 10am to 2pm.
On Thursdays you will find us at the Mills Riverside Farmers Market in Jericho on Route 15 from 3pm to 630pm.
Visit ourFarm Journal for videos, pictures and commentary!
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Farm Products: Our farm provides a variety of fresh vegetables and cut flowers for our CSA farm share, farmer's markets and our farmstand.
In addition, we sell locally and humanely raised grassfed meats (100% grassfed beef & lamb, pork, chicken) and eggs.
================================================= Local Press about the Farm:
Television/Film WCAX TV - ACROSS THE FENCE: "Success as a Grass-based Livestock Farmer" Jennifer Colby, UVM Extension and Mark Fasching, Jericho Settlers' Farm Link to the streaming video.
WCAX TV - Burlington Farmers Market: A report on the Farmers Market. Some shots of our farmstand, produce and farmer Christa!
Seedlings Productions: Food Life: From seed to shelf, a documentary film examining the "Buy Local" movement
Radio Vermont Public Radio - Vermont Edition Program: Community Supported Agriculture gains in popularity. Listen to it online.
Paper/Magazine Burlington Free Pressarticle and photos on our pastured poultry operation.
Burlington Free Press/Hometown article and photos about the Farm.
Seven Daysarticle about some Vermont farms, including our Farm.
Seven Daysarticle about farms raising local pork and hams - see pictures of our piglets!
Rural Vermontarticle about our Winter CSA program.
Edible Green Mountainsarticle covering our Winter CSA.
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Farm History: Jericho Settlers' Farm was founded in 2002 by a mother (Emilie), her daughter (Christa), and the daughter's husband (Mark). The farm name was chosen because we live on two of the earliest settled farms in Jericho, Vermont. The farms are the Chapin Homestead settled in 1783 and the Brown Family Homestead circa 1800s. We continue the tradition of raising healthy food on small family farms.
Farm Philosophy: We grow food for you because we believe a thriving local food system is essential to a sustainable community, both our human-community and the other animals, plants, and the land that share this space with us. We strive for real work in which we find joy, wonder and accomplishment each day, as well as the continuous opportunity to learn and meet challenges. Our aim is to provide real nourishment for you and your family.
