Northeast Partners
Beth’s Farm Kitchen – Old Chatham, NY (Woman Owned)
Beth’s Farm Kitchen showcases just what makes New York agriculture great. Founded over forty years ago, Beth Linskey authored many of their signature recipes for their condiments, which range from jellies and jams to fruit butters and salsas, in order to highlight local produce. Their jarred goods contain a majority of ingredients from across New York state, including fruits from few of our other partner farmers! In the last decade, former farmers Jodie and Guillermo Maciel purchased the operation from Beth, continuing the operation’s focus on preserving local harvests and employing people with a history of convictions.
Bittner-Singer Orchards – Appleton, NY (250 acres)
Bittner-Singer Orchards, formerly Singer Farms, is a family farm established in 1915. Now owned by the Bittner and Singer families, the orchards are located along the shores of Lake Ontario, near Niagara Falls, NY. The fruits grown on the farm are influenced by the climate, soil, and insects located along the lakeshore of northern New York state, and bolstered by Integrated Pest Management methods. This atmosphere is particularly suited to stone fruit, with their peaches and cherries known across Western New York.
Choy Commons Wholesale - Hudson Valley & Catskills, NY (BIPOC and Woman Owned, 10+ acres)
Choy Commons Wholesale is a new collaboration between Gentle Time Farm, Star Route Farm, and Choy Division, three Asian American led farms growing food naturally in the Hudson Valley and Catskills. They are joining their weekly offerings onto one list for weekly delivery to restaurants, pantries, and mutual aid groups to NYC. Buying from Choy Commons Wholesale gets you access to delicious Asian vegetables while allowing them to be in control of the mechanisms of their production, and helps support their livelihoods as farmers cooperatively growing together for their communities.
Choy Division - Chester, NY (BIPOC and Woman Owned, 3 acres)
Choy Division is an Asian and woman-owned three acre diversified vegetable farm in the rich black dirt of the Hudson Valley that specializes in growing East Asian heritage crops using regenerative agriculture techniques. The farm will be entering its 5th year of production in 2024 and along with growing row crops, participates in seed keeping work with True Love Seeds and Second Generation Seeds.
Dagele Brothers Produce – Florida, NY (500 acres)
Dagele Brothers Produce farms on 400 acres in the Black Dirt region located in southern Orange County, NY. The region gets its name from the extremely dark and fertile soil there that was left over from a glacial lake bottom. Dagele Brothers is especially known for their delicious onions and lettuces.
Early Bird Farmers Cooperative – OVID, NY (Organic, acreage varies)
Centered around Seneca Lake, Early Bird Farmers Cooperative began as a farmer-owned enterprise in 2017, when a number of farms in the Fingerlakes began to meet and identify solutions for challenges they shared. Aiming to bring business back to producers while maintaining their land and livestock as ethically as possible, the primarily Amish co-op members work alongside local logistics and processing facilities to maintain control and provide opportunities for families and others in their areas. Each farm is AHA and organic certified, their pasture-raised hens consume non-GMO feed to produce eggs with gorgeous, golden yolks.
Eden Valley Growers – Eden, NY (acreage varies)
Eden Valley Growers, established in 1956, is a vegetable-growing cooperative and the oldest food hub in the state. Most of the members are fifth, sixth and seventh generation farms and include Henry W. Agle & Sons, Ronald Draudt & Sons, Kenneth Henry & Sons, MCR Farm, Amos Zittel & Sons, Henry’s Gardens, W.D. Henry & Sons, and Vacco Farms. These farms and distribution facility are located approximately 20 miles south of Buffalo.
Emmi Farms - Baldwinsville, NY (300 Acres)
A true family farm enterprise, Emmi Farms is neighbor to another GrowNYC Wholesale grower, Reeves Farm, and sells through the Upstate Growers and Packers Cooperative. The family farms about 300 acres, and supplies a number of farmstands, wholesale customers, and their pick-your-own strawberries, blueberries and apples. During the off-seasons, they focus on rejuvenating cover crops such as rye, tillage radishes, and sudan grass to promote soil health, capture runoff, prevent erosion, and serve as mulch for their berries.
Farmer Ground Flour – Trumansburg, NY (Organic, acreage varies)
A Certified Organic grain mill located in Trumansburg, NY. Farmer Ground Flour selects their grains for flavor and performance, and every year plants trial plots of heirloom wheat, such as "Warthog" and "Glen." They are also working with NOFA and the Northeast Organic Wheat Project to identify and promote superior heritage wheat varieties, and to develop close relationships among farmers, bakers, and millers.
Gentle Time Farm – Chatham, NY (BIPOC and Woman owned, 3 acres)
Gentle Time Farm is a trans and queer cooperatively owned diversified vegetable farm growing culturally relevant East Asian crops for Asian community and diaspora in New York. They care deeply about their connection to land and food, and are committed to rekindling this reciprocal and sacred relationship through farming, community, and cultural preservation. They are proud of the way they grow food, medicine, and nourishment which can be synthesized as bio-intensive, no-till, hand scale, chemical free, and beyond organic.
Gianforte Farms – Cazenovia, NY (Organic, 800 acres)
This certified organic grower and processing operation is run entirely by immediate family members, with a heavy focus on value-added grains and beans, a small amount of which they mill in house. All of their crops are grown in New York’s revered Honeoye soil, maintaining quality through careful and ever-changing crop rotation, balancing machine and hand-cutting, tillage, and composting methods. Their acclaimed heritage Red Fife wheat has become a staple for bakers and brewers across New York City and beyond.
Gotham Greens – Brooklyn and Queens, NY (2 acres)
Gotham Greens was born in 2009 out of the desire to reimagine how and where fresh food is grown. Their greens are grown in climate controlled greenhouses that utilize sustainable solutions such as solar and wind power, and recycled water supply for their hydroponic systems. By building greenhouses next to large urban populations and distributing locally, Gotham Greens reduce transportation time, fuel consumption and associated emissions. This means all of their greens are harvested from one of their three pesticide-free farms in Brooklyn and Queens stay fresh longer, and retain more of their nutrients when they hit the plate. Gotham Greens is a Certified B Corporation and is committed to meeting ambitious sustainability goals.
Grandpa Farm / Rancho del Abuelito – Chester, NY (Bipoc and woman owned, 13 acres)
Grandpa Farm is a Mexican immigrant-owned family farm located in Chester, NY. Helmed by sisters Elvia and Guillermina Trujillo, they specialize in summer and winter greens, root vegetables, and specialty Mexican herbs. Fifteen years after emigrating from Puebla, Mexico, they began operating under name Rancho del Abuelito as a tribute to their grandfather, who provided them with the guidance to transition from farm labor to farm stewardship. These graduates of our Farm Beginnings program quickly devoted themselves to cultivating the land within Orange County’s famous Black Dirt Region.
Great Joy FAmily Farm – Pine Bush, NY (IMMIGRANT and Woman owned, 50 acres)
Great Joy Family Farm began as a free-range chickens and pasture-raised duck and pig operation. They steadily integrated vegetables, fruits, and grains into their acreage, eventually offering expanding to farmers markets and wholesale. As a Certified Naturally Grown farm, they use organic seeds, hand-weed, and never use pesticides, chemicals or herbicides on their fields. They are one of very few rice growers in New York, and follow a variety of innovative practices to ensure rice’s climate, drought, and flood resiliency on their farm. Their akitakomachi short-grain rice balances smooth and sticky textures, whereas their fragrant long-grain rice lives up to its namesake with a buttery aroma.
Halal Pastures – Rock Tavern, NY (BIPOC and woman owned, Organic, 25 acres)
As one of the few organic, certified-halal operations in the Northeast, Halal Pastures warmly focuses on what is tayeb (good natured) within their land. While raising cattle and poultry with a great deal of attention to their diet and surroundings, they have begun to explore finding new markets for their excellent array of produce they cultivate. This means access to varietals otherwise hard to come by in our region: malabar spinach, Persian and Nepali brown cucumbers, fresh za’atar, fava beans, raddicchio lettuces, and specialty tubers. Owners Samer and Diana truly let their care shine through each of their offerings.
Headwater Food Hub – Ontario, NY
Headwater Food Hub is a Certified B Corp that emphasizes bolstering access to good, local food. Sourcing produce, dairy, meat, and much more from over two hundred farms and businesses all over New York state, they empower producers to find new and sustainable avenues through institutions, schools, and production facilities. Through their Origins line of products, Headwater adds value to local NY state crops via jarring and IQF (Individual Quick Freezing), providing the produce with a longer shelf life and accessibility.
The Hudson Valley Farm Hub - Hurley, NY (ORGANIC, 1255 acres)
The Hudson Valley Farm Hub is a non-profit center for resilient agriculture located on 1,255 acres of prime farmland in Hurley, NY. They provide professional farmer training, host and support agricultural research, demonstrate new farm technologies, and serve as an educational resource for advances in food and farming. Their own organic productions emphasize soil health via carefully chosen cover crops, reduced tilling, and crop rotations according to a three-year cycle.
Jersey Farm Produce – Milford, NJ (97 acres)
Hector Perez farms 97 acres and has been in the Greenmarket farmers market program for over 10 years. Hector studied agronomy in college in his native country of Mexico, and went on to achieve his dream of starting his own farm in 2009 – first with vegetables and flowers, and more recently expanding his farm to include a fruit orchard. Hector’s approach minimizes the use of synthetic inputs. He is fond of developing innovative approaches to season extension through greenhouse techniques.
J. Gardiner Farms - Swedesboro, NJ (500 acres)
J. Gardiner Farms cover 500 acres of operations in South New Jersey, and specialize in assorted vegetables and melons. Starting at age 19, Josh Gardiner, owner and operator of J. Gardiner Farms LLC., is among the youngest GrowNYC Wholsale partner farms. He has been farming from a young age and is keen to learn from the older generation of South Jersey farmers. He carries on the regional tradition of growing asparagus in the low-lying sandy soil that makes up much of that region. Their sweet corn and Covington sweet potatoes are especially acclaimed within our foodboxes and South Jersey!
LynOaken Orchards – Medina, NY (woman owned, 230 acres)
The apple growing tradition of the Oakes family dates back to 1919 when their grandfather purchased land in rural Orleans County in Western New York State to grow the best apples possible. As stewards of the environment, LynOaken Orchards provides unwaxed, hand-packed apples and flash-pasteurized orchard fresh cider made from their own hand-picked fruit. They focus on a select few varieties to ensure the utmost quality - Gala, Fuji, Jonagold, Crispin, Empire and McIntosh.
LARCHMONT ORCHARDS – ELMER, NJ
Larchmont Farms is a 1,000-acre fruit orchard that grows not only peaches, but nectarines, plums, cherries and apples. Should you ever be in New Jersey, stop by their farmstand!
Mead Orchards – Tivoli, NY (IPM, 180 acres)
Mead Orchards is a fruit orchard and vegetable farm, located in the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York. The Mead family has been farming exceptional stone fruit, berries, and a variety of summer vegetables since 1916. They shifted their focus about halfway through their tenure from livestock into a wide array of rare and storied apple varietals, all of which they offer through the off-season. They focus on spray-free and innovative crop maintenance, informed by three generations of farmers attending Cornell College of Agriculture.
Migliorelli Farm – Tivoli, NY (400 acres)
Migliorelli Farm is a family-run fruit and vegetable farm located in Northern Dutchess County that prioritizes Integrated Pest Management practices. Angelo Migliorelli brought his broccoli rabe seeds upon immigrating to New York from the Lazio region of Italy in 1933. Now in its 3rd generation, Migliorelli Farm is growing over 130 different varieties of produce, including the same strain of broccoli rabe and prolific fruit. In 1998, Ken Migliorelli sold all developing rights of his farm to protect them through a Scenic Hudson conservation easement to remain farmland forever.
El Mimomex Farm – Goshen, NY (Bipoc & Woman owned, 50 acres)
After emigrating in the late 80’s from Progreso Piaxtla Puebla, Mexico, Martin Rodriguez and Gaudencia Gonzalez finished the New Farmer Development Program and began farming in New York in 2004. Since then, El Mimomex Farm has become a 50 acre operation. The farm can be found at numerous GrowNYC Greenmarkets and supplying their CSA program with over 150 members. Martin and Gaudencia ensure that only natural and sustainable practices are used on their farm. Weeds are picked by hand, and no pesticides are sprayed as they compromise their ideals of natural grown produce. They grow and forage over 100 varieties of fruits and vegetables, many of which are native Mexican specialties.
Mission-Agri Farms – Old Westbury, NY (Bipoc & Woman owned, 4 acres)
Mission-Agri Farms is located in Long Island in the wonderful community of Old Westbury and managed by David Paponette, a commercial farmer of 20+ years originally from the Caribbean. The farm grows a consortium of fresh vegetables which are organically produced utilizing climate smart agricultural principles aimed at preserving a balanced ecology. Coming from a rich farming background, David and his wife Tiffany aim to make the farm a beautiful exhibition of climate smart agriculture which can serve as a motivational monument for other black and socially disadvantaged persons in NYS.
Milestone Mill – Kingston, NY (ORGANIC, 1255 acres)
An outgrowth of our partners at Hudson Valley Farm Hub, Milestone Mill focuses on the milling and processing of locally grown organic grains and beans. They are gradually building up their facility located right on the Hudson River, less than fifteen minutes away from the produce they source from and currently co-mill with the Farm Hub, and ensure that their other local partners focus on regenerative practices for their crops. Currently, New York state currently provides around 6% of the country's beans; Milestone Mill provides a crucial distribution pipeline for the region’s black turtle and pinto beans while the state invests in its rapidly growing capacity for increased bean production. With a variety of wheats, ryes, corns, and beans, they provide meticulously handled whole grains, stone ground flours, and value-added goods like tortillas for both us and a number of farmers markets around the Hudson Valley.
Muzzarelli Farms – Vineland, NJ (woman owned, 350 acres)
The original family owned business was started in 1937 and has expanded from 20 to 300 acres in its nearly 80 year history. Though Charlie continues to grow sweet potatoes and pickles as his grandfather did, he is quick to say that he doesn't take special pride in these two crops. "I take pride in all my crops." These include endive, cabbage, beets, leeks, eggplant, tomatoes, and others. The farm uses strictly organic fertilizers on their land and manages their soil health though crop rotation, conservation tillage, erosion reduction, and cover cropping.
Mushroom King Farm – Manalapan, NJ (BIPOC owned, Organic, 50 acres)
For over two decades, Mushroom King Farm has embodied its namesake. A family owned-and-operated mushroom producer, they integrated sustainability into their practice early on: their vertically integrated growing houses are designed to take advantage of wind currents to cut tons of carbon emissions from A/C needed to keep their fungus cool, and to increase the growths from their logs by 50%. They have garnered much acclaim for their shiitakes, the results of owner Jimmy Ho’s research of growing practices from China, Taiwan, Japan, and Korea across the centuries. Their maitake, oyster, beech, and king trumpet mushrooms are as fresh and toothsome as it gets!
Pastore Orchards – Elm, NJ (300 acres)
A family owned and operated farm, Pastore Orchards has been farming for more than 100 years. Pastore Orchards began as a peach farm, but today they grow a variety of fruits and vegetables with the majority of the 300 acres of farmland dedicated to blueberries, sweet potatoes, sweet corn and other vegetable crops. Their produce is grown and picked fresh everyday for roadside farm stands, local markets, and stores throughout the tri-state area.
Platte Creek Maple Farm – Saugerties, NY (26 acres)
Platte Creek Maple Farm is located in Saugerties, NY, where they sustainably produce 100% pure maple syrup. Their detailed forest management plan maintains biodiversity, productivity, and regeneration capacity through practices including minimal tapping and promoting tree growth without the use of fertilizers. Platte Creek also follows guidelines for organic maple production as outlined by NOFA.
Pristine Acres Farm - Laurens, NY (20 acres)
Founded in 2017, Pristine Acres is a small farm owned and operated by Amish farmer Mervin Miller. his family-owned farm on the outskirts of Oneonta, NY specializes in growing local watermelon, broccoli, cucumbers, and cauliflower, among other things. Mervin belongs to the Morris Amish community, originally from La Grange County Indiana, and brings 30+ years of experience farming produce using primarily organic practices.
Prospect Hill Orchards – Milton, NY (175 acres)
Prospect Hill Orchards has been in the Clarke family for over 200 years. Located in Milton, NY Prospect Hill Orchards is covered in rich loam soil - perfect for growing apples, cherries, peaches, and pears. They practice low-spray Integrated Pest Management methods, with a constant focus on carbon footprint reduction by utilizing solar panels, reusable packing, and organic land management practices.
R&R Produce – Goshen, NY (Bipoc and woman owned, 18 acres)
After immigrating to New York at 12 years old, Rogelio Bautista gained years of farming experience in Orange County, NY before opening his own operation. Husband and wife team Rogelio and Yesenia Bautista started R&R Produce through the GrowNYC Farm Beginnings (formerly FarmROOTS) program, which gives new farmers the business and financial tools they need to get their farms up and running. R&R Produce is located in the famous Black Dirt Region, farming corn, okra, eggplant, greens, green garlic, hot and sweet peppers, and tomatoes. Their product can be found at GrowNYC Greenmarkets and beyond.
Radicle Farms – Newark, NJ and Frederick, MD (6 acres)
Radicle Farm Company’s mission is to reshape the process by which produce is harvested and sold by offering local, all-natural greens to the NYC region. In an effort to reduce material waste and land use, Radical operates in rehabilitated greenhouses, which also reduces their water and fertilizer use. To reduce their environmental impact further, they only ship within 400 miles of their greenhouses. By growing hydroponically in greenhouses in Maryland and New Jersey, Radicle can grow greens and herbs regionally all year long.
Red Gate Grocers – Moravia, NY and Romulus, NY (Free-Range & American humane certified, 10 acres)
Red Gate Grocers source free-range eggs from small family farms in Upstate New York. Hens are raised humanely with access to fresh air, sunshine and pasture year round across a tight-knit network of several nearby family farms. Two of these partner operations, the aptly named Little Red Hen and Scenic Vista Farms, let their hens oversee the grandeur of Owasco Lake as they stretch their wings. As devout Mennonites and owners of Red Gate Grocers, Dwight Martin and his family are honored to work on the hand on behalf of their community.
Reeves Farm – Baldwinsville, NY (woman owned, 600 acres)
Reeves Farms is dedicated to producing fresh, nutritious berries and vegetables using sustainable farming practices and is a proud member of the state’s “Pride of New York” program. The Reeves family has been growing produce for more than a century in New York’s Finger Lakes region. Integrated Pest Management, careful crop rotation, and minimal tillage ensures that they adhere to their GAP and Organic certifications with robust attention to detail.
Regional Access – Ithaca, NY
Started in 1989, Regional Access is a multi-faceted local food distribution and logistics company servicing nearly all of NY State and points beyond. Their mission is to make local and sustainable food accessible to all in our area, and work towards this goal by providing farmers with a more streamlined way to get their food to customers.
Row by Row Farm – Hurley, NY (woman owned, organic, 140 acres)
Row by Row Farm has a commitment to sustainable agriculture in accordance with sound ecological and economic principles that allow them to be Certified Organic. They build and maintain healthy soils by applying farming practices that include rotating crops annually, using compost, mineral based fertilizer, naturally occurring soil amendments and cover crops. They serve the health of their soil, customers and nature by rejecting the use of synthetic insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, fertilizers and genetically modified seeds and feed.
S&SO Produce Farms – Warwick, NY (700 acres)
S&SO is in the Pine Island region of Goshen, and is one of Greenmarket's founding farmers in 1976. This 4th generation farm uses Integrated Pest Management and crop rotation practices to grow over 200 varieties of vegetables. Thanks to their robust high tunnels and storage facilities, S&SO can provide outstanding potatoes, onions and shallots year-round, while their rich fields situated in the heart of the Black Dirt Region in Orange County produce a bevy of heirloom radishes, asparagus, and more.
Seneca Grain & Bean – Penn Yan, NY (Woman owned, Organic, 1400 acres)
Formerly known as Martens Family Farm, their operation is a family-owned multi-generational farm that specializes in grains and beans. In 1992 Klaas & Mary-Howell Martens began to transition their then 600 acre farm to organic growing practices looking for a healthier environment for their kids to grow up in and a more economically sustainable future for the farm. The farm, now operated by their son and daughter-in-law Peter & Hanna Martens, encompasses over 1,400 acres and produces many products including corn, rye, einkorn, black beans, and pinto beans.
SFOGLINI – West coxsackie, NY
Having studied pasta-making techniques across Italy, and cut his teeth at local favorites like Roberta’s and Frankie’s Sputino, Steve Gonzales founded Sfoglini pasta with Scott Ketchum in 2012 with ambitions to meld the best of American and Italian culinary traditions. With customized bronze dies, slow-drying techniques, and their own packaging facilities, they craft familiar and new shapes sourced strictly from organic North American grains. Many of their pastas call upon neighboring New York farmers to highlight under-utilized grains such as rye, emmer, einkorn, and spelt flours, along with seasonal additions such as beets and buffalo milk.
Small Valley Milling – Halifax, PA (woman owned, organic, 300 acres)
Small Valley Milling is spearheaded by a husband and wife team, Joel and Elaine Steigman. This Certified Organic, specialized operation is particularly well regarded for their carefully milled spelt flour, high-quality oats, hulless barley, and all-purpose flour. With their state-of-the-art hulling equipment and roller mills, they marry old and new production practices into delicately ground flours and whole grains.
Star Route Farm – Charlotteville, NY (BIPOC/woman owned, 4 acres)
Star Route Farm is a small-scale diversified organic vegetable operation in Charlotteville, NY. They use ecological and sustainable practices including minimal tillage, cover cropping, and adding compost and minerals to our permanent beds. Rotating a third of their twelve acres for production each season, Star Route Farm prioritizes land stewardship beyond the borders of their farmv ; they regularly contribute produce to free fridges and community services, within Charlotteville, and share GrowNYC Wholesale’s focus on food justice by linking with food pantries and mutual-aid organizations. Their goal is to create healthy, living soils to produce highly nutritious food for the sake of healthy land, farmers and accessible food for all people.
Sun Sprout Farm – Chester, NY (woman owned, organic, 60 acres)
Sun Sprout grows Certified Organic produce locally year-round in the famous Black Dirt Region of the state. They lease their land from the Chester Agriculture Center as part of a farmland preservation project that provides long term, stable leases for high quality farmland. The farm is co-owned by Simon Ziegler and Madeleine Banulski, who both have a long history working in a variety of food spaces prior to owning their own farm. Their Organic operations are informed by biodynamic methods and farming throughout the Northeast region and their homeland of Germany.
Titusville Farm – Poughkeepsie, NY (56 acres)
Titusville Farm centers every part of its operation on land stewardship. As they work their way towards an organic certification, they enact many of those regenerative practices and biodynamic principles. The land they cultivate has been farmed in various ways since the 18th century, although had seen deterioration since it had been hayed and fallowed; within just a few years of operating, they have restored nutrients back into the soil through growing melons, tomatoes, hearty greens, squashes, and are expanding out a flock of hens.
Trapani Farms – Milton, NY (80 acres)
Trapani Farms follows a long tradition of farming in the Lattingtown area of Milton, New York. The first Benjamin Trapani, a Sicilian immigrant, purchased farmland in the 1920's and began to grow fruit and vegetables on land that has been cultivated since at least the mid 1700s. Since Benjamin, the farm has been passed down through three generations. The Trapani family takes pride in the quality and variety of stone fruits, table grapes, gooseberries and especially rare varietals of apples that they offer through the year.
Tremblay Apiaries – Van Etten, NY (30 acres)
Alan Tremblay has made caring for bees and their environment his life work. Located in the Fingerlakes region of upstate New York, Tremblay Apiaries sustainably produces and bottles honey that they sell direct to consumer at Greenmarkets all over New Yok City and beyond.
Trinity Farms – Clintondale, NY (bipoc and woman owned, 30 acres)
David & Veronica Haughton are co-owners/operators of Trinity Farms in Clintondale, New York. David grew up on a fourteen acre farm in the St. Elizabeth parish of Jamaica, and immigrated to New York as an apple picker in 1988. In 1997, David & Veronica purchased a 30 acre farm in Clintondale, NY, and worked tirelessly to pay off the farm - David reports his workday begins at 4am. Apples are Trinity's main focus, and the farm produces about 15,000 bushels per year. The Haughtons dream of expanding the farm in the future and are currently focused on growing their flock of laying hens.
Upstate Growers & Packers – Oriskany, NY (300 acres)
Upstate Growers & Packers is a farmer-owned marketing cooperative that was first established in 2002. Made up of farmers from across the state and based near Syracuse, the cooperative helps to ensure a strong farm economy by pooling its members’ crops and then distributing them to stores and markets that might not have purchased New York State produce otherwise. All farms in the cooperative are certified according to GAP (Good Agricultural Practices).
Whalen Farms - Shamong, NJ (300 acres)
In 1985, Jeff Whalen took over 20 acres of cranberry bogs which his grandfather, Everett Abrams, had farmed during the early 1950's. Whalen Farms is now composed of many acres of blueberries, cranberry bogs and additional land that is part of the Conservation Steward Program, run by the USDA's National Resources Conservation Services. Whalen Farms employs a strict recycling program, drip irrigation, state of the art Integrated Pest Management system overseen by Rutgers University, and forced air cooling of cranberries, which conserves energy and produces a much fresher product.
Willows Cranberries – Wareham & Plymouth, MA (53 acres)
Willows Cranberries focuses both on growing premium quality cranberries and also processing them into syrups, sauces, vinegars, snacks, and more. This SOMWBA certified, woman-owned operation specializes in dry-harvesting, a technique that gently combs the berries from the vines to avoid bruising. Four generations after beginning in the early 1900s on the other end of Cape Cod, Willows utilizes low-spray Integrated Pest Management practices to maintain the best possible land for their native crop.
Out of Region Partners
Alderman Farms – Boynton Beach, FL
Alderman Farms has been growing both organic and conventional produce in Florida for more than 30 years. The 300-acre organic farm is located in Loxahatchee, with other farms spreading from Delray to Boynton beaches. We are proud to note that Alderman is also member of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers’ Fair Food Program, which organizes on behalf of all Florida farmworkers.
New Sprout Organic Farms – Asheville, NC (2000 acres)
New Sprout Organic Farms is a grower cooperative in North Carolina. In operation since 2011, New Sprout is committed to bringing their customers the highest quality organic produce available. With farm partners in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee they are committed to bridging the gap between mid-sized growers in the Southeast and customers who value responsibly and sustainably grown products. On top of being Certified Organic, New Sprout focuses on changing the dynamic of land use in the Southeast by converting old tobacco farms into sustainable vegetable farm.
Growing Practices
We believe our growers utilize practices that prioritize air, soil, and water quality on their land, in turn ensuring longevity of their farm operations and their families' health. Many producers abide by certain growing practices but choose to not certify in order to save money on audit fees to be able to offer you a cheaper product. GrowNYC can’t be held accountable for practices that are not audit-verified, and will only list operations as Certified if we have up-to-date records of their inspection documents on file.