Three Springs Fruit Farm

Market Schedule, 2013

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 12:58:01 -0500

We're very pleased to announce our attendance at Columbia Heights Community Marketplace for the 2013 season! We're beyond pleased to have a place in this new, vibrant growing farmers market in a terrific DC community. Sadly, this will preclude us from continuing the Fell's Point Farmers Market this season. We hope you'll seek out our products Tuesdays in Towson from 3:30-6:30 and the Pratt Street Farmers Market on Thursdays 11-3pm (see below). Otherwise, we're back at all our favorite spots, listed below! Thanks for your past support and welcome to a fun-filled year at Farmers Markets with Three Springs Fruit Farm!

Kenilworth Farmers Market – Towson, MD - Tuesdays 3:30 – 6:30pm, back at the original upper parking lot on Kenilworth Drive! (directions)

Farmers on the Square - 1st Block of N. Hanover St Carlisle, PA - Wednesdays 3:00pm - 7:00pm - visable from the square of town (directions)

Farmers On Walnut – Camp Hill, PA - Borough Building on Walnut Street - Thursdays 3:00pm - 7:00pm (directions)

Pratt Street Farmers Market - Baltimore, MD - 100 Light Street (Pratt & Light Sts) - Thursdays 11-3pm (directions)

FRESHFarm Markets at Silver Spring – Ellsworth Drive between Georgia Ave and Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD – Saturdays 9:00am– 1:00pm - Winter Hours 10-1 (directions)

Columbia Heights Community Marketplace - Intersection of 14th and Park Streets Northwest in the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza 9-1pm (directions)

Greenbelt Farmers Market – Greenbelt, MD – Sundays 10:00 – 2:00pm, Roosevelt Center in old city (directions)

Headhouse Farmers Market – Philadelphia, PA – Sundays 10:00 – 2:00pm, 2nd and Lombard Streets, Old City Philly (directions)

From the Land of Pleasant Living... Pratt Street Market 2013!

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 14:33:51 -0500

In 2008, Three Springs was a vendor at the inaugural year at the short-lived Harbor East farmers market. When that market was shuttered, we promised our good customers there that if we had the chance to return to the area, we would.

When that opportunity arose in 2011 to join the Fells Point Farmers Market, we jumped on board. When circumstances necessitated our exit from that market before THIS season, we vowed to return to Baltimore for the right opportunity.

The opportunity has finally come around! Starting this Thursday, 6/13/2013, Three Springs will be back in the Land of Pleasant Living for the opening of the Pratt Street Farmers Market. This market is producer only, a quality missing in many other Baltimore markets. We'll be selling our tasty, farm-grown wares on at the plaza at Pratt and Light Streets from 11am-3pm each Thursday until September 26th! We can't wait to see you there.

And LET'S GO O'S!

Ryan Miller from Guster Tweeted Us

Thu, 30 May 2013 13:48:28 -0500

... said the farmer/music guy quite nerdishly:

I was at the Guster show in Lancaster and thinking to myself how I hoped our agriculturally rich Central PA area would represent well and provide some delicious local farm nourishment for these folks, a few of the most environmentally conscious touring musicians there are - speaking of Guster. In an idle moment after Jukebox the Ghost's opening set, I fired off this tweet:

I wonder what @guster ate before @chameleon_club show in #lancaster.Retroactively recommending @jjjlancaster #greenestbandever
— 3 Springs Fruit Farm (@3springsfruit) May 30, 2013

To which I receive the following response from Ryan Miller himself:

@3springsfruit @chameleon_club @jjjlancaster I seriously ate there. #porkbellyquaileggyall
— guster (@guster) May 30, 2013

Leading to many pork belly/quail egg references during the show (for the record, it's one of my favorite John J. Jefferies small plates as well). Thanks for an awesome night of music, and thanks for the kind words about our "so damn charming" area

Winter Buyers Club 2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:34:51 -0500

You, as a lover of tasty local fruits, have been heard! We sympathize with you! Your favorite market isn't open in the winter time and those waxy grocery store apple-facimiles won't do! Here's the simple way to avoid Three Springs separation anxiety:

(note well, as we go along, that we are requiring NO commitments from you at any time!)

sign up for our Buyer's Club mailing list, joining the group "BC - city of your market here"
open the email when it arrives, jot down the delivery time/location, purchase only the items you want from our online store
pick up your order at the place and time designated!

It's as simple as that, folks! Here's the plan for the 2013 season:

Philadelphia

dates: 2/2, 3/2, 4/6 - every first Saturday

location: Headhouse Shambles

time: 12:00 noon - 12:30pm

others vendors for orders: Hillacres Pride - our Headhouse neighbors and their delicious dairy, meats, and cheeses!

Greenbelt (DC area)

dates: 1/20, 2/17, 3/17, 4/21 - every third Sunday

location: Greenbelt Farmers Market lot (closest New Deal Cafe)

time: 10:00am

other vendors for orders: Two Oceans True Foods - sustainable seafood vendor and all-around nice guy Gaylord will take your orders, ask me for his email.

Baltimore/Towson

dates: 1/24, 2/21, 3/21 - every fourth Thursday

location/time: Atwaters parking lot in Towson, 2pm

Fell's Point in front of Pitango (our spot, thereabouts) 3:30pm

Testimonials and Press Clippings!

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:32:09 -0500

... and Major Awards!

Three Springs Fruit Farm Apple Cider rated one of Philadelphia's 50 "Must Eats"

"The Six Reasons Three Springs Fruit Farmers Have Unrivaled Peach Prowess in PA" - The Feast, Philly

"These guys have the best apples!" - Jenn of Straight from the farm, Philly Food Blog

"I bought like 22 donut peaches from you guys on Sunday. The best. I eat them, my wife eats them, I put them in the food processor and my baby eats them. I pass them out like business cards to my family. Long Live Three Springs!" - Ben of The Philly Food Feed, via our Facebook page

"Purchased some of your yellow peaches this past weekend at the Headhouse Farmers Market. Just want to say they are the best peaches I have ever tasted. Thanks" - unsolicited correspondence on our website by Ivanna S.

"Their Jonagold apples are the best of any apple variety I've had in years. Nice balance of sweet and tart delivered with the perfect crunch." - shopper at Green Aisle Grocery (link to full Jonagold review)

"I just wanted to say that I got rave reviews of the apples that I received from you. I had lots of teachers tell me that they were "The best apples I've ever had." Thanks for making our event a great one!" - Greenbelt shopper Donna L.

Complete Press Clippings

Dave, John and Ben Wenk Recipients of the 2012 Master Farmer Award
A Flair For Selling Fruit - Good Fruit Grower
Lancaster Farming -Food Alliance Certification Helps Farm Family Find Its Place
American/Western Fruit Grower (web) - "Capitalizing on Twitter and Facebook
Pennsylvania Association For Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) - Press Release "Three Springs Fruit Farm Becomes Food Alliance Certified"
Good Fruit Grower Magazine - "Next Generation Branches Out"
March 16th, 2010 - Hanover Evening Sun - "Agriculture Form Set for Thursday"
Cold Cereal & Toast - Peach Muffins, Apple Sauce Cookies
September 2009 Relish Magazine - New American Farmers
September/October edition of Philadelphia Style - "Home Grown Harvest"
August 4th, 2009 - Philadelphia Weekly - "Phily's 50 Must-Eats"
The Philly Food Feed - "I Love Being A Locavore", "Wow! What a Weekend!" media, baby food, article, new spot, accolades, greenfest, 3SFF, Honeycrisp, Phillies, schedule
March, 2009 - Grid Philly Magazine's "Fire in the Kitchen", pg. 6 (under March '09 issue)
Mac & Cheese Review - "Headhouse Beef", "Headhouse Report - 5/4/09"
Messy and Picky "Fresh from the Farmstand"
January 7th, 2009 - Philadelphia Weekly "Fruit of the Gloom"
January 2008 - Fruit Grower News "Q&A Young Fruit Growers Optimistic About Future of Industry"
Straight From The Farm - "Snappy Fruit", "Childhood Favorites", "Cherry Yogurt Pound Cake", "Potatoes"
August 2007 - Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture "Philly Farmers Market Offers Fresh Food For City Folks"
August 2007 - Associated Press, Joann Loviglio "More young people entering farming"

Headhouse Farmer's Market on 6/2/2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:16:27 -0500

Every Sunday at Headhouse Square, 2nd and Lombard Streets in Philadelphia PA 10-2pm

Greenbelt Farmers Market on 6/2/2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:15:04 -0500

Every Sunday in Roosevelt Center from 10-2pm

Columbia Heights Community Marketplace on 6/1/2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:12:38 -0500

On the plaza at 14th and Park each Saturday 9-1

Farmers on Walnut on 5/28/2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:10:50 -0500

Every Thursday at the Camp Hill Borough Building from 3-7pm

Farmers on the Square on 5/29/2013

Tue, 28 May 2013 13:09:41 -0500

Every Wednesday from 3-7pm on the Square of Carlisle!