What We Grow

2008 CSA is fully subscribed. Check back in the Fall of 2008 for sign up for 2009 season. In the meantime, join us at the Kennett Sq. farmers market (starts on May 16) every Friday, 2:00 - 6:00 PM.

Photo by Robert Murray

VEGETABLES-Although Inverbrook Farm is not certified organic, we grow our vegetables without the use of chemical fertilizers or pesticides. We build soil fertility with compost and cover crops (green manure). We control pests and disease with fabric row covers and crop rotation. We weed by hand or using mechanical cultivation. Whenever possible we use organic seeds and seedlings.

POULTRY AND EGGS-Our chickens are raised humanely using the day ranging system of pastured poultry production. Using this method our chickens have access to plenty of ground, fresh air, and water. They feed on their favorite pasture grasses and insects and are fed an organic grain based ration that is rich is trace minerals and vitamins. Our chickens are never given antibiotics or growth hormones. The USDA Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education Program, an independent lab, compared the nutritional value of chickens raised in pastures to that of conventionally raised chickens. The study found that the pastured chickens had 50% more vitamin A, 100% more Omega-3s, have less total fat, and less total calories.

BUCK RUN ANGUSBURGER-Buck Run Farm is run by retired medical doctor William Elkins and his wife Helen along with Dale and Carolyn Stoltzfus. At Buck Run Farm, located just a few miles from Inverbrook Farm, improved pastures keep the Black Angus herd healthy, happy, and growing. Buck Run Angus are rarely confined to a barn and, although the animals are not certified organic, they are never given antibiotics as a feed additive or hormone implants. Grass fed beef is rich in the cancer fighting fatty acid conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) as well as Omega-3s, vitamin E, and b-carotene. For more information on the benefits of pastured products see www.eatwild.com

Photo by Danielle Quigley