Growing up on my family's farm in Pennsylvania, I never would have pictured the life I live at Willow Haven farm. As a kid I spent summers in our large family garden we called, “The Truck Patch”. I helped mom every summer, picking beans, weeding, and cutting fruit and vegetables for the hundreds of jars of canned and frozen produce we put up. Now I spends less time out in the field and more time in the kitchen doing the same preserving for my own farm family. Farmer Reuben values my many hours doing much of the behind the scenes marketing, writing emails to cultivate customers and capturing the farm story each week. I'm always learning along the way in my quest to improve the farm experience for each of her current and future farm members in our 500+ member, year-round customized farm box delivery program. Reading our stories will connect you with your food in a way you never experienced before. Someday soon you will want to fit local food into your life and we'll be here to help you.
"Boss Man" shouted at my fighting kids in the field + Pizza Night is Tonight
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Hi Reader, Imagine you are 6 years old. What's the first thing you want to do when you get out of bed in the morning? Keep thinking. At 7 am I emerged from my room to a silent house. This is not normal. I called my kid's names. No response. I checked all the rooms and all the beds. No one. Were they outside in the yard? The swings hung still and the slide was empty.
We Are Open!
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Continue reading for more:
- The Kids’ Early Morning Adventure: Discover how our little ones found their way to the field before breakfast and what they did there.
- Tommy’s Return: Learn why our friend Tommy’s returned to the farm for a day.
- Join Us for Pizza Night on the Farm: Get all the details about our Friday night event, featuring handcrafted pizzas from Massimiliano’s Homestead.
- This Week’s Fresh Picks: June 10, 2024 Harvest Highlights: Find out what fresh, organic produce we’ve harvested this week and how to store and use it.
- Tessa’s Tips: Storing and Using Your Veggies: Access expert tips for making the most of your farm-fresh veggies, with links to helpful e-books and recipes.
- Tessa's Farm Kitchen Video: Hands on showing you the best uses for all the veggies and 3 ways I'm using our raw, grass fed milk - all at the same time!
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We'll keep farming for you!
Reuben and Tessa DeMaster
Willow Haven Farm
P. S. We want to connect you with a real farmer and send you amazing local, organic food this week! Find out more HERE.
Tessa DeMaster
Growing up on my family's farm in Pennsylvania, I never would have pictured the life I live at Willow Haven farm. As a kid I spent summers in our large family garden we called, “The Truck Patch”. I helped mom every summer, picking beans, weeding, and cutting fruit and vegetables for the hundreds of jars of canned and frozen produce we put up. Now I spends less time out in the field and more time in the kitchen doing the same preserving for my own farm family. Farmer Reuben values my many hours doing much of the behind the scenes marketing, writing emails to cultivate customers and capturing the farm story each week. I'm always learning along the way in my quest to improve the farm experience for each of her current and future farm members in our 500+ member, year-round customized farm box delivery program. Reading our stories will connect you with your food in a way you never experienced before. Someday soon you will want to fit local food into your life and we'll be here to help you.
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