As a small family-based operation led by first-generation farmer Mike Mosher, Mosher Farms is known for treating healthy soil as the foundation of its work in Suffield’s Pioneer Valley. The farm avoids synthetic crop chemicals and sells its harvest through a farm stand, farmers markets and weekly CSA-style bundles.
Blue Moon AcresSince Jim and Kathy Lyons started Blue Moon Acres as a CSA in 1992, the family-run farm has grown into a regional source for chefs and households seeking carefully grown food. Its work is rooted in certified-organic farming and soil biology, including year-round microgreens from its Buckingham, Pennsylvania greenhouses and a regenerative farm in Pennington, New Jersey. Daughter Ashley Lyons Putman now leads sales and marketing, carrying the family business into its next generation.BUCKINGHAM, PA
Journey's End FarmJourney’s End Farm is a small family farm in northeastern Pennsylvania growing vegetables and producing maple syrup, free-range eggs, and other farm goods on-site. Its market garden spans just one cultivated acre, where crops are raised without chemical pesticides or herbicides using organic principles and regenerative practices. The Curtis family has been making maple syrup here since 1934, boiling sap in a wood-fired evaporator for a distinctly hands-on Pennsylvania tradition.GARDINER, NY
Six Circles FarmSince 2002, brothers Lael and Jacob Eisman have cared for Six Circles Farm, a 40-acre lakeside farm in Caywood that grows outstanding hardneck garlic alongside diverse vegetables, fruits, and nuts. They sell through Finger Lakes farmers markets, a CSA, and local food products such as their signature garlic scape pesto. The farm follows ecological, beyond-organic practices, building soil with cover crops and compost while avoiding synthetic fertilizers and chemical sprays.LODI, NY
Lockbriar FarmsSince 1993, family-owned and operated Lockbriar Farms has grown fruit on Maryland’s Eastern Shore near Chestertown, pairing a working farm with u-pick fields and farmmade ice cream. The multi-generational Lockwood family also sells fresh produce and value-added foods through its farm stand and regional farmers markets, while using integrated pest management, cover crops, crop rotation and trickle irrigation to reduce inputs and protect the land.CHESTERTOWN, MD