Duck eggs! Huge and delicious! Laid by the golden ducks of Crown Hill Farm!…read more A new experience for me. No need to wash them. Or refrigerate. Once they are washed with the water, bacteria can develop on the shell. Duck eggs have an outer shell called the bloom which naturally protects the egg. Check out the Crown Hill website for upcoming dinner events . And their Instagram for recipes and news.

One thing I realized is I will not become a vegan. The polenta was great, I thought the…read morecauliflower at a distance was chicken, everyone was welcoming and gave great customer service, explaining everything, as you can see I was more excited about the chickens running around. I did end up purchasing cinnamon apple bread which was great, it was different for me trying different foods, and my first time in Eden. This was a hot day, and a great event.

This is my first year participating with the CSA at Sunscape- OMG- it is amazing. The vibe of the…read morefame and staff is very welcoming. The vegetables and fruits are so ripe and ready. thank you Sunscape for sharing your farm with the Penfield community!

Been there once and it's fine but pretty average. I was hoping for a bit more! Service was slow…read morewhen it's busy but selection is decent .Parking can be a problem at times. I'd likely go to bigger market.

This farm was beautiful - and Margie is just your best friend from the second you drive up…read more There is a farm stand on the street has exceptional fruits and veggies! I loved see the horses running in the open field! I have one of her home made hanging flower baskets in my yard!

Thorpe's Organic Family Farm is a great resource for folks looking for wholesome food in an…read moreagricultural setting. The self service farm store is well stocked with fresh produce in season, pies and other assorted baked goods, flowering hanging baskets. Thorpe's is well known for grass fed beef, organically raised turkeys, hens and eggs. Many people participate in Thorpe's Food Coop, purchasing "shares" of produce. Owned and operated by multiple generations of the Thorpe family, steeped in integrity and Christian values.

This place is amazing! May varieties of fruits and veggies. Inside there's plenty of delicious…read morebaked goods, frozen meats & all kinds of cooking things. Such a beneficial place being open all year round. And the prices and lower than grocery stores

I have been a member of Native Offerings CSA for about 5-6 years now, and every summer I look…read moreforward to their farm fresh produce grown using organic practices. There are 4 different options for pick up: in Orchard Park on Tuesdays from 3:30-6:30, at the Williamsville Lehigh Depot on Wednesdays from 3:30-6:30pm, and in Buffalo at Lafayette Church on Thursdays from 4-6:30pm. I actually pick up at the Williamsville location, and like another reviewer said, if you go later in the pick-up time there may be a narrower selection of produce. However, if you go at 3:30pm, you run into the rabid soccer moms fighting for that last bunch of cilantro. So I try to target 5:00 for selection and my own sanity. There are 3 types of shares: full, small, and individual. We are a family of 2 so I've always gotten the individual share. It's not an overwhelming amount of vegetables, but its not enough to last me the whole week (I supplement with Wegmans and farmer's market for items I want that aren't in the share). A typical individual share is 1-2 bunches of greens or lettuce, 1 pepper, 2 zucchinis, 3/4 pound of green beans, choice of a bunch of beets or carrots, a bundle of herbs. There are usually substitutions if there's something you aren't a fan of. They post on their website and on Facebook what the anticipated vegetables are that week, although sometimes there will be a variance, since you are dealing with Mother Nature. This year the individual share works out to about $13 a week, but you pay up front for the season (although there is an option to pay in 2 installments). One of the things I love about being a part of a CSA is the opportunity to try new vegetables that I've never eaten or cooked before, and it forces you to get really creative with your cooking! Things like bok choy, collard greens, tomatillos, Japanese turnips, swiss chard... I discovered my love of these items through the CSA. The beginning of the summer share is heavy on the greens, but at the height of summer you'll be enjoying some amazing produce, picked fresh that morning. I had done the fruit share for the last 2 years, but this year I'm not going to renew. It just got to be too much, even though I split a share with my friend. I just didn't have the time to deal with 3.5 pounds of peaches. However, I'm sure this year I will look longingly at the fresh strawberries that always smell so delicious! You can now manage your share online, such that if you know you're going to be out of town a certain week, you can move that share to another week for pick up. Or if you forget last minute, you can have a friend pick up your share. There are still shares available for this summer, just go to their website and sign up! You won't be disappointed!

The farm itself is in Little Valley, NY but this review is for the Elmwood pick-up site…read more The produce is abundant, fresh, and delicious. They share farm news and recipes on Facebook and their website. I love Native Offerings and I want to lay out exactly what makes it stand out: Pros: 1. You never have to drive to the farm. They bring all the produce to the Elmwood Lafayette Church on Thursdays. 2. You can pick what you want (to an extent). There is a board that says how much of each item you get and some things are set (one bunch of carrots) and some you have a choice, for example: one bunch of beets or radishes or turnips; one head of lettuce from any of the three kinds; kale or arugula or mizuna or bok choi, etc. 3. There are three sizes. 4. All the vegetables are organic and local. 5. It includes fresh herbs and you usually get a choice or what you want. 6. If you know you're going miss a week, you can double up the week before or week after. Every other CSA I know of makes you find a friend to pick it up or donate it. 7. Great variety without anything too wacky. 8. They post the vegetables on Tuesday (two days ahead) so you have a heads up for your grocery shopping or meal planning. 8. Members can purchase oranges in the winter, trucked in from Florida. Cons: 1. Pick-up starts at 4pm and if you can't get there, you might find your choices limited. The cilantro could be gone and you can only have basil or the asparagus is gone to you get beets picked last year. 2. Pick-up ends at 6:30. If you miss it, you miss it. No veggies for you. 3. It's not the least expensive (but not the most expensive, either.) 4. This season the small share seems smaller than last year. It is supposed to be 2/3 the size of a full share but so far, it full share seems almost twice as large. I don't know if this will right itself as the season presses on, but I am surprised. 5. The vegetables they post on Tuesday aren't always what you get Thursday. There is another pick up site on Tuesdays, and I am assuming it accurately reflects their share, but come Thursday, you find the rapini they promised is no where to be found but there is asparagus that no one mentioned. Native Offerings also offers a fruit share which includes berries but is mostly stone fruit. Some of the fruit is organic but most of it is just low spray. Apparently tree fruit is hard to do organic, especially peaches. I did the fruit share last year but it was just more than we could handle. Two committed fruit lovers could possibly manage it if you plan in advance to freeze some or you're not also doing the vegetable share.

Plato Dale Farm is a small family farm that specializes in grassfed beef, pasture raised chickens…read moreand also sells high quality vegetables and fruits. You can often find them at various farmer's markets. During the wintertime, you can find them at Horsefeathers Winter Market, North Tonawanda and a few other locations (listed on their web site). They also offer a variety of CSA's and if you're looking to buy 200lb worth of cow to last you the whole winter, summer, year or whatever; they would be some of the best local purveyors to get it from. Prices are higher than your typical supermarket ground beef, but you get what you pay for with very succulent ground beef. I find grassfed beef has a bit of a different taste and prefer it, so whenever convenient I buy my burgers from these guys. The farm also supplies a good amount of beef for Lloyd Taco Trucks as well as tomatillos, cilantro and other veggies. The people who run the farm and their staff are superbly friendly. Next time you see these guys at a farmers market, I highly recommend trying some of their products! I'd love to read some more reviews from people who have tried their CSAs as well.

Kent Miller is what every farmer should be: passionate about his craft, passionate about his food,…read moreand passionate about helping his "customers" - i.e. his neighbors, friends, and fellow WNYers, find healthy, delicious, sustainable food. Kent and the gang, aka Plato Dale and the Sunshine Kids, can be seen regularly at Horsefeathers and Farmers and Artisans in the winter, and all over town during the growing season. The farm offers shares of vegetables and meat (including grass fed jersey cows and other breeds on occasion) and pick up points from North Tonawanda to West Seneca and downtown Buffalo to Arcade. We've purchased a half cow from the farm, as well as loads of produce. They even have farm friends in Florida and supply organic citrus around the holidays (Hint: your oranges should not be perfectly orange and round. They should be a little uglier.) If you aren't convinced by my own enthusiasm, you might be convinced by the fact that several great Buffalo restaurateurs including Peter & Chris of Lloyd's and Steve Gedra of Black Sheep (and formerly of Bistro Europa) regularly supply from Plato Dale. These are heavy hitters and a great testament to the quality and deliciousness of Kent's food. My one complaint, to be fair and unbiased in my review, is the pricey eggs the farm produces. But they're offset by the price-to-quality ratio of everything else they grow and sell, so, water under the bridge!! If you're looking for a local supplier of farm fresh food, Plato Dale should be your first stop.

Great selection of veggies and fruits. Love the local porch pickup system they use! Fast, easy and…read morefresh produce on Saturday.

This summer will be fifth year doing Porter Farms and I love them…read more 1. Best price per pound of any CSA, by a long shot. $330 gets you five months of brown paper bags brimming with organic veggies. 2. Tons of pickup locations, so you can get it anywhere. 3. Just about everything is regular main stream veggies - lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, onions, spinach, zucchini, winter squash, etc. Except for the kohlrabi, I knew what everything was the first time I saw it. 4. Melons are included. Most CSA's have no fruit or it is a separate fee. They are working on some orchards, too. 5. The pick up locations are people's porches, so the veggies arrive and you can get them at your leisure. Depending on your pick-up site, you can get them as late as Sunday morning, which is great if you're gone for the weekend. Our host even puts it in the fridge if you let her know ahead of time and puts it back out at the pre-arranged time. 6. You get to visit the farm once to pick up all the vegetables for your group. The farm is great to see, you meet some Porters, can see their sheep AND you get to pick from whatever extra produce they have that week that didn't divide evenly among the shares. 7. To date, they have never run out of share. You can sign up last minute where as most other shares sell out months ahead of time. 8. There is an early bird discount if you sign up before April 15. Pick up is Saturday after 11am, which is a pro for some and con for others. Sometimes they post the veggies ahead of time which is nice if you were planning a trip to the farmers market before you pick up. If I were to make one change, it would be to allow people to skip a week and make it up later which Native Offerings does. I've got no complaints. I love this CSA. Your pick-up location might not have great parking, but you can't blame the farm. You can get a free guest bag if you want to test it out. Info is on the website.

This is a beautiful farm store: It seeks to satisfy all family members with coffees, dog toys,…read morepatisseries, frozen pot pies and frozen meats. They also sell bulk spices. I bought some chili powder. It was unbelievably cheap, but spicy it was not. For the Southern tier this is probably a bonus. The ladies running the store were friendly and hardworking; they knew where everything is.

Took a drive down to Holland Farmers Market, and Hen-Hawk was given as a recommendation. Wonderful…read moreservice, and had no intention of strawberry picking, glad I did....they were large, juicy and not low to the ground...cute little Shop inside.... Highly recommended service was top of the line.