Farmers & Staff
Although new to Penn's Corner in 2010, Kim and Dianne have been raising grass fed and finished cattle for the past 20 years. Their 256 acre farm located in Ligonier, PA provides us with a large variety of heirloom beef products. Check out their website at www.kanangafarm.com
Lori and Rex provide Penn's Corner with a variety of cow's milk cheeses. All of their cheese is made from fresh raw milk from their Jersey Cows on their farm in Everett, PA. Their cows are rbst free and enjoy the free range of grazing the fields. Check out their website at www.hiddenhillsdairy.com for more information!
Clarion River Organics is a cooperative of 10 family farms that work together in Silgo, PA. Their large network of farms provides us with lots of Certified Organic produce throughout the year! Check out their website at http://clarionriverorganics.com/index.htm
Margie and her family (Mark, Kate, and Charlie) own and operate Goose Creek Gardens in Oakdale where they grow Certified Naturally Grown produce. Margie currently serves as the secretary of the Penn's Corner board. Goose Creek is locally famous for their amazing salad blend and culinary herbs! Check out their website: www.goosecreekgardens.com
Ken and Beth Marshall own and operate Next Life Farm in Indiana county. Their farm is Certified Organic, which means that they use only natural growing techniques. Next Life Farm also has a number of field greenhouses where they are able to extend the growing season in the spring and fall. Aside from growing a variety of Certified Organic produce, they also specialize in edible flowers.
Pam Bryan is one of the founders of Penn's Corner. Currently, she is the treasurer of the Board! Oh, and she runs Pucker Brush Farm in Shelocta, PA where she raises Certified Naturally Grown veggies as well as sheep.
Tim & Suzanne run the 235 acre family farm in Armstrong county known as Kistaco Farm with the help of their three kids and Tim's dad. Apples are their specialty, but they also grow many other fruits and vegetables throughout the year. We have fallen in love with their delicious apple cider since they joined PCFA in 2003. Visit their website at www.kistacofarm.com or visit the Kistaco Farm Store which is open year round!
Scott Farabaugh and his wife, Christy, own and operate Blue Goose Farm in Nicktown, Cambria County. They specialize in potatoes, but they also grow lots of carrots, broccoli, and cabbage (among other things). Blue Goose Farm produce is Certified Naturally Grown.
Sam Byler was a new Penn's Corner member in 2008. Sam milks over 100 goats at his farm in Venango County. His specialties are chevre and feta cheese, but he also grows produce for us through Clarion River Organics!
Dave and his family run a family farm called West Liberty Farm in Dubois, Clearfield County. In addition to fruits and vegetables, they also raise pastured chickens. West Liberty Farm has been a Penn's Corner member since 2008 and follows Certified Naturally Grown practices.
Pete Beccari's Farm became a new Penn's Corner member is 2007. We're very excited that he did! Lot's of fun veggies including Brandywine heirloom tomatoes, tomatillos, ethnic peppers, and pumpkins of all sizes come from Pete's fields in Oakdale. Pete also serves as a Penn's Corner board member. Check out his website: www.beccaris.com.
Barbara, along with members of her family, runs the 87 acre Golden Harvest Farm in Leechburg. In addition to the hay fields, pastures, and woods, 10 of the acres are designated to the "Slowfood" philosophy of farming. Therefore, Barbara uses no chemical herbicides or pesticides in the gardens. Golden Harvest specializes in gourmet Italian, Mediterranean, and Asian produce, as well as 16 different types of potatoes! Before returning to the 4th generation family farm, she had a 25 year career as a chef in the San Francisco Bay area. Golden Harvest became a Penn's Corner member in 2007. Barbara also serves as the Penn's Corner board President.
David Yoder operates at Nu Way Farm in Mercer County. In addition to a wide variety of pesticide-free fruits and vegetables, David also supplies free-range eggs. Nu Way Farm became a new Penn's Corner member in 2007. David also serves as a board member for Penn's Corner.
Carolyn McQuiston, along with her family, runs Dawson's Orchards in Beaver County. Her specialties are berries and tree fruit. Her farm became a Penn's Corner member is 2007. Check out their website at www.dawsonsorchards.com or go out and visit their Orchard Market!
Joseph and Linda, with the help of their family of 9, grow 5 acres of produce in Mercer County with naturally grown practices. Their main crops include strawberries, beans, beets, leeks, onions, potatoes and peas, but they also grow delicious black raspberries and blueberries.
James and Christine have been farming for a total of 35 years, 23 of which have been at their current farm in Butler, PA. New to PCFA in 2010, Crighton Farm uses chemical free practices and grows mainly PA Simply Sweet Onions, shallots, peppers, cherry tomatoes and micro greens on their 12 acre farm. They also do professional floral work out of their shop located on the farm.
Ben Byler owns and operates Sunny Meadow Farm in Atlantic, PA with the help of his family. Ben has been a member of Penn's Corner since 2009 and supplies us with delicious chemical free produce and strawberries.
The Foulk's farm in Greenville, PA has been in the family name for over 100 years. William specializes in everything garlic, while following organic growing practices, and has been a member of Penn's Corner since 2009.
John and Jane Matthews own and operates the 60 acre family produce farm in Eighty-four, PA. With the help of her adult family and locally hired help, they grow a wide variety of seasonal veggies. They are perhaps best known for their amazing sweet corn, but they also grow tomatoes, zucchini, & winter squash, to name a few. The Matthews Farm is one of the founding farms of Penn's Corner, and the Matthews family has been farming sustainably for at least 5 generations, with 3 generations at their current farm.
Neil Stauffer is the general manager of Penn's Corner Farm Alliance. That means he gets to spend a lot of time talking to his favorite people--farmers, chefs, and CSA members.
Lydia is our new Farm Stand Coordinator! Lydia did a 6-month farming apprenticeship in Kentucky, where she learned how valuable a distribution organization can be for local farmers. Now she is part of that distribution system!
Karlin began working with Penns Corner in April of 2009. After being involved in a CSA in southern Arizona for many years she (a Pittsburgh native) returned to Pittsburgh with her family in 2008. Karlin is the CSA manager.
Clint joined the Penn's Corner team in May of 2010. He will be doing our deliveries year round.
Emma Rehm began working as a seasonal delivery driver in 2010. She grows as much of her own food as she can in her tiny city yard and is mastering the urban and rural roads with our second Penn's Corner truck.
