Farmers & Staff | Penn's Corner Farm Alliance

Margie & Mark Dagnal (Goose Creek Gardens)

Margie and her family (Mark, Kate, and Charlie) own and operate Goose Creek Gardens in Oakdale where they grow Certified Naturally Grown produce. Margie also serves as the President of the Penn's Corner board. Goose Creek is locally famous for their amazing salad blend! Check out their website: www.goosecreekgardens.com

Ken & Beth Marshall (Next Life Farm)

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.

Pam Bryan (Pucker Brush Farm)

Pam Bryan is one of the founders of Penn's Corner. Currently, she is the treasurer and secretary of the Board! Oh, and she runs Pucker Brush Farm in Shelocta, PA where she raises Certified Naturally Grown veggies as well as sheep.

Neil Stauffer (Manager)

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Neil Stauffer is the 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.

Tim & Suzanne Hileman (Kistaco Farm)

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.

Pete & Jan Beccari (Beccari's Farm)

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 Bragiel (Golden Harvest Farm)

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. 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 a Penn's Corner board member.

David Yoder (Nu Way Farm)

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 (Dawson's Orchards)

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.

Betty Matthews (Matthew's Farm)

Betty Matthews owns and operates the 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.

Scott & Christy Farabaugh (Blue Goose Farm)

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 is applying for Naturally Grown certification.

Sam Byler (River View Farm)

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!

Dave & Mandy Chirico (West Liberty Farm)

Dave and his family run a family farm called West Liberty Farm in Dubois, Clearfield County. In addition to vegetables, they also raise pastured poultry chickens. The chickens will be available through Penn's Corner CSA this summer.

Aaron Schwartz (Rippling Brook Farm)

Aaron Schwartz owes and operates Rippling Brook Farm in Sligo, PA. Along with his wife and many children, they grow large quantities of certified organic produce. In addition to Penn's Corner, Rippling Brook sells produce to many area grocery stores. Aaron became a Penn's Corner member in 2008.

Raymond Byler (Byler Farm)

Raymond Byler farms in Hartstown, Crawford County. He grows a wide variety of seasonal vegetables without the use of chemical herbicides or pesticides. Raymond's provides lots of produce for the Penn's Corner CSA. He joined Penn's Corner in 2008.

Nathan Holmes (Delivery Driver)

Nathan Holmes knows all about farms and restaurants in Southwestern PA. And that makes him a great asset to Penn's Corner. As our restaurant delivery driver, Nathan brings seasonal foods to our chefs throughout the year.

Karlin Lamberto

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 prepares our weekly CSA newsletters, helps plan the CSA boxes each week and is running our monthly Farm Stand sales.