Longview Farm and Market

Specialties

The Market offers Pick Your Own Beginning In July with Strawberries, fruits and vegetables grown on our farm and highlights a broad range of area producers. All products are sourced within 300 miles of the farm, with a focus on Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey.

Available products include:

Seasonal vegetables

Fruit

Meat

Dairy products — cheese and yogurt

Eggs

Frozen and fresh prepared foods

Apple cider slushies and fruit smoothies

Baked goods — pies, cookies, breads, etc.

Jarred goods and pantry items

Bulk food items (dried goods)

Vegetable/​herb starts and seedlings in spring

Hanging baskets, bedding plants

Books and handmade crafts

Turkeys, hams and other seasonal items

Coffee and light breakfast items — scones, etc.

The Market building has both indoor and outdoor seating areas.

History

Established in 2007.

In 2007, a group of concerned parents identified a complex problem: We felt out of touch with the industrialized, impersonal food systems that were created to give our families sustenance. But our goal was simple: We wanted to cultivate connection — with each other; with the process of seeds sprouting, growing and nourishing us; with farmers; and, ultimately, with our planet.

Through community-​based farms and experiential gardens we got our start. Beginning in 2008, we formed important partnerships to begin revitalizing underutilized land. After the creation of the Sugartown Exploration Garden and the Farm at Waterloo Mills that year, we expanded in 2009 to add Hillside Farm at Elwyn and Skunk Hollow Community Farm in Radnor Township’s Willows Park. To provide hands-​on learning opportunities for young people, we founded the ESF Dream Garden to work with students at Girard College. Since then, we’ve grown our CSA program — which now serves more than 100 families across Philadelphia.