Farmers & Staff
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
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 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.
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. 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 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.
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 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.
