Welcome to Vollmecke Orchards! A Chester County CSA!

Thanks for visiting the Vollmecke Orchards website!

VOLLMECKE ORCHARDS & CSA is a 37 acre family-owned farm and
orchard located in West Brandywine Township , Chester County , PA.
We offer a wide variety of fruits and vegetables to our 130-member
CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) and to our retail customers.

At Vollmecke Orchards, we grow high quality, wholesome food in an
environmentally friendly way. We are deeply committed to respecting
the land while producing our fruits and vegetables, then harvesting
at peak ripeness and flavor. “Quality” to us means produce rich in flavor
and high in nutritional content. How it is raised matters a great deal to
us; it must not necessarily be perfect in appearance. Our customers
and CSA members know they can count on us to bring lots of variety and a sense of adventure into their lives with delicious food fresh from the fields. Vollmecke Quality Produce is real food grown in a manner that may enliven our bodies while supporting a healthy environment.

We grow all of our vegetables naturally, without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, genetically modified organisms or sewage sludge. We use crop rotation, cover crops and compost extensively to enrich our soil so it will support a teeming soil biology that, in turn, supports healthy plants.

In our orchards, we practice IPM (Integrated Pest Management), choosing to apply cultural techniques where possible rather than chemical sprays. When we find it necessary to spray, materials are always selected for safety, efficacy, and minimal impact to the environment. We might, at times, choose a non-organic material.

We feel that access to the farmer who grows your food forges a bond of trust. Unlike purchasing produce at a grocery store, if CSA members or retail customers have a question about our growing practices, they may ask us directly. They can also visit the farm personally to see where and how our crops are grown. We hope this personal interaction can help foster a connection to nature and the land that feeds us all.

Vollmecke Orchards, you can Taste the Difference!

Notes From the Farm

This year we will expand our production of high quality organic compost to enhance our farm operations and to expand sales to customers and members thanks to a grant we were awarded by the PA Department of Environmental Protection. Our mission is to help the environment by accepting organic waste from local Townships, turning them into fine compost, and diverting these valuable materials from our overflowing landfills. We just received equipment that will allow us to produce compost in 1/3 the time it took us in past years, benefiting our farm operation and benefiting surrounding Townships and the state. We will all be winners!

For Sale: We have a refrigerated truck for sale this summer. For details and a photo, go to www.craigslist.org and select the Philadelphia section. If you wish to see and drive it, send your request to vollmeckecsa@hotmail.com.

A special batch of Vollmecke Orchards fresh Peach Ice Cream is available for purchase for a limited time. Quart containers of this delicious confection may be purchased on Tuesday or Friday between 3:30 and 7 PM. Supplies limited and sold on a first come, first served basis. Perhaps you’d like to tuck away a few quarts in your freezer.

CSA Announcements

We are now midway through our CSA season, and the fruit, vegetable and herb abundance is awesome! Reminder to members: the share pick-up interval at all sites is no earlier than 3:30 PM and no later than 7 PM (unless altered slightly by site host).

2009 New Member Waiting List

We are still accepting new member applications for the 2009 Waiting List, although it is lengthy. To be listed, send us an e-mail with your mailing address and preferred CSA pick-up site (and 2nd choice, if applicable). Note: If you were a Vollmecke Orchards CSA member in any past year since 1998, you may sign up as a returning member next February as soon as the website is updated for the new season.

2008 CSA Share Pledge Form * 2008 Egg Share Pledge Form

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