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

Our new greenhouse is close to completion, so we can begin to use it this year. We can now grow greater volumes of seedlings for use in the fields, and, in the future, grow some bedding flowers and baskets. Our new space will also be used for school tours and educational programs in the Fall, community services we have only dreamed of until now!

CSA Announcements

2008 Memberships
Our CSA memberships for this year have been filled. We thank all of our returning and new members for their enthusiastic and generous support. We are also grateful for our many applicants whose interest in Vollmecke Orchards CSA is most appreciated. Our CSA community is truly growing!

2009 New Member Waiting List
To be placed on the waiting list for next year, 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 member in any past year since 1998, you can sign up as a returning member next January as soon as the website is updated for 2009.

2008 CSA Share Pledge Form * 2008 Egg Share Pledge Form

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