Last year at this time, my husband and I had just moved back to Berks County from a far-off city. We returned just in time for strawberry season, and I realized that for the five years we lived in the…
Say you’ve just walked up to the dairy case at Weaver’s Orchard and picked up an 8 ounce block of aged Honey Brook Cheddar from September Farm, one of Weaver’s vendors. You’ve noticed the cheese’s ingredients– milk, cheese culture, rennet, and…
If you talk long enough to Ernie and Elmina Beiler, owners of a small cattle farm in Gap, PA, they’re bound to mention the word “value.” They believe their work enriches their lives. They have had customers echo the sentiment,…
Before I became one of them, (a Weaver I mean!) I found it to be extremely entertaining and surprising to hear the light hearted banter that most certainly would accompany any family meal: “This is good— but it could use…