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Old Friends Farm
We grow 28 acres of Certified Organic Salads, Vegetables, and Flowers for retail and wholesale. We are widely known for pioneering Northeast-grown Ginger and Turmeric, and for the Specialty Products we make with these powerful roots. We grow what we love, and love what we grow. We are committed to a healthy workplace, environment, and community, and our products are infused with that attention. You’ll taste the difference!
Find us at the Amherst Farmers Market on Saturdays, the Northampton Tuesday Market and the Copley Square Market via Atlas Farm, as well as wholesale to fine restaurants, florists and grocers.
Triple washed salad greens, baby arugula, baby lettuce mix; mixed select veggies; ginger, turmeric; and specialty cut flowers. Please see our website for more information.
Missy Bahret and Casey Steinberg
We offer several products wholesale, specifically focusing on salads, ginger, turmeric, flowers and vegetables. All products are Certified Organic and CQP Certified. We offer local delivery and work with distributers for a wider range, including greater New England, Boston, Rhode Island, and New York City.
Distributors with whom we work include: Angello's, Black River Produce, Central MA Localvore, Lettuce Be Local, Marty's Local, Metro Pedal Power, Myers Produce, and What Cheer.
Amherst, Spring Street, Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., May through November
Boston, Copley Square (via Atlas Farm), Fridays 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., May through October
Northampton, behind Thornes Marketplace, Tuesdays 2 to 6:30 p.m., May through October
Visit our website for more details and directions.
We offer several products wholesale, specifically focusing on salads, ginger, turmeric, flowers and vegetables. All products are Certified Organic and CQP Certified. We offer local delivery and work with distributers for a wider range, including greater New England, Boston, Rhode Island, and New York City.
Distributors include: Angello's, Black River Produce, Central MA Localvore, Lettuce Be Local, Marty's Local, Metro Pedal Power, Myers Produce, and What Cheer.
We offer Full Choice Market Cards which offer you to a discount on anything at our stand. Use your card for salad greens, heirloom tomatoes, garlic, fresh ginger and turmeric, Ginger Honey... - it's always your choice! Market Card holders also receive an additional discount each week. This is a great alternative to the traditional CSA model, and our way of saying 'thanks' to our customers. You can purchase cards anytime at our farmers' market stand, or online.