Farm to Table Lifestyle | TheRooster&TheCarrot

The farm to table lifestyle we crave...

... is as close as our backyard - literally. The farm to table lifestyle is as simple as growing herbs in containers on your back porch and doing the majority of your food shopping at the farmers market, to as complex as creating a large garden to grow your own food and/or homesteading. The key to it all is valuing the quality of food you eat and cooking for yourself. We travel to Italy, France, Greece and elsewhere for inspiration and motivation, then come home to cultivate this healthy way of being in our own lives. It has been my joy for the last 12 years to teach cooking classes using local ingredients and to take you on culinary adventures. Since my physical cooking studio is closed, I will continue to update this space with new ways we can connect. Below is a list of local sources to use.

If you don't live in Bucks County, PA, find your local farmers market via Google search, visit your state's agricultural university for a list of local farms and markets, or visit the USDA National Farmers Market Directory.

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Local Bucks County Farm and Producer Sources

The Doylestown Farmers Market - a collection of local farmers and producers of the highest quality, open Saturdays 8am to 1pm mid April to mid November: Pan's Forest, Trauger's Farm, Bedminster Orchard, Jersey Pickles, Love Grows, First Fruits Farm, Wildemore Farm, Spring Creek Farm, Solrig Farm Microgreens, Apple Ridge Farm & Sourdough Bakery, Tybuk Maple Syrup and many more. A complete list of vendors with website links can be found on the Doylestown Farmers Market website - http://www.bucksfoodshed.org/dfm/

The Bucks County Foodshed Alliance - visit their interactive local food map to find all of the on farm markets, pick your own farms, local restaurants using local products and more! https://bucksfoodshed.org/

Castle Valley Mill - the highest quality stone ground wheat, corn, grain and oat products (flour, grits, oatmeal). Products can be ordered on their website or you can visit their onsite market. http://castlevalleymill.com/

Spring Creek Farm - in season CSA, vegetables, pasture raised eggs and meat, flowers and other local products. They are also a vendor at the Doylestown Farmers Market. https://springcreekfarm.com

Manoff Market Garden and Cidery - fruit, cider and local products. https://www.manoffmarketgardens.com/

None Such Farm Market -year round family owned and operated farm market with their own produce and meat as well as other local farm and producer products and some grocery staples. https://www.nonesuchfarm.com/index.htm

Solebury Orchard - Fruit, apple cider, vegetables, jams, fruit butters and sauces. http://www.soleburyorchards.com/

Maximuck's Farm - year round tomatoes and lettuces from their greenhouse, produce in season, plants and garden supplies.

Online Sources I love!

Skordo - highest quality spices, spice blends and cooking accessories. This family owned business has two brick and mortar stores in Maine but began and continues as an online business. https://skordo.com/

Les Pastras - truffles, truffle honey, truffle salt, lavender and more from a beautiful farm in Provence. Owned and run by husband and wife team, Johann and Lisa Pepin, you can purchase directly from them as we did when we visited them on my Paris to Provence culinary trip in October of 2024. The farm offers the best of Provencal products and you can adopt a beehive, a truffle tree and more to really become part of the farm. Visit them here: https://www.lespastras.com/