Farmers of the Week, Phoenixville Farmers Market

Producer of the Week


Fork's Farm
Fresh Pasture-Raised Beef

www.forksfarmmarket.com
570.683.5820


What do you do when that excellent barbecue cookbook that dad got last Father's Day calls for 2" thick pasture-raised steaks? Where do you get such thick cuts of fresh, delicious meat? Answer: You get it from Forks Farm.

John and Todd Hopkins, their kids, and the rest of the crew at Forks Farm offer pasture-raised beef, lamb, chickens, and turkeys, plus woodlot pork. The meat can be cut and packaged to your specifications. It's like having a professional butcher on call.

Their chicken and turkey are processed the day before pick-up, for an unrivaled flavor. Their beef comes from "young Angus/Hereford cattle raised entirely on pasture"*. The meat is vacuum sealed and flash frozen to retain its freshness. Woodlot pork tastes better than factory farmed pork because the pigs root and eat the nutrient-rich diet they should, instead of gorging on the cheap grains and scraps thrown in their pens at factory farms. The ham, bacon, and sausage offered by Forks Farm is cured to produce an "old-fashioned flavor"* that factory farms just can't produce.

So whether you need poultry, beef, lamb, or pork, check out Forks Farm to get fresh, pasture-raised meat that is custom cut and packaged to suit your needs. Look at their website or chat with them at the market to arrange for the best-tasting meats for your family and friends.

Upcoming Farm Tour and Potluck!

come out to see the Farm!

Sunday, July 18th
Farm Tour and Potluck at Forks Farm
3pm to 5pm.
Orangeville, PA/Columbia County
PASA members and friends are invited to Forks Farm for a tour and potluck. Their farm philosophy....local, fresh, healthy and sustainable. Learn about their livestock operations, grass fed, buying club model and on farm market. Please RSVP to Sarah at sarah@pasafarming.org or call 814-349-9856 ext. 25.

Upcoming Market This Saturday

Please stop by Forks Farm for our upcoming market this Saturday. Enjoy food from a selection of our sustainable producers! Beth and Chae will be entertaining us with live acoustic classics. Stop by to support your local farmers, Saturday, 10-3PM

First Market Great Success!

Our first market was a great success! We believe we had over 1000 people there. Most of our vendors sold out. We appreciate all of your support and hope you enjoyed the market, the Barn Cats, and Mushtaq's cooking!

Guest Chef coming to market!

The founder and head chef at Sakuntala Indian Restaurant in Bloomsburg, PA will be cooking our food at market! Come sample some delicious recipes cooked with unbelievable food!

100 Percent Grass Fed Beef

"The profiles of omega-3s, saturated fat, cholesterol, calories, vitamin E and vitamin A are all better in grass-fed products because of what grass contains. Grass contains a whole host of macro and micro-nutrients. When an animal eats those components, they’re subsequently present in their foods. It's not possible for grain-fed animals to get all those components. The other big thing is ruminants - cows and sheep - have digestive systems that are set up for foraging, and not for eating grains. When they eat grain they get sick more easily and require antibiotics. The diet can be supplemented, but it's well known that you don't absorb nutrients as well when they're synthetic versus when you get them through food. The American Cancer Society advocates whole foods because of this. From an interview with Dr. Steve Marks Eye surgeon, Geisinger Medical Center - Danville, PA

June 12th, 10-3

Our first market of the season! We will have John Sweeney and the Barn Cats performing as well as the owner and chef of Sakuntala Indian Restaurant Restaurant cooking our food! Stop by to support your local farmers!