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    Backer Farm

    4.6 (11 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Kristen K.

    My review is based on our visit to the farm store last weekend. I am so impressed with how Backer Farm responded to COVID-19. They have kept their farm store stocked with great items to feed your family. There door of the store was open and I could pay by Venmo which is a great social distancing option. I was able to get eggs, meat and yogurt. Great farm!

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    We had a great visit to Backer Farm! Picked pumpkins, got a hayride, fed animals, and visited their farm store. Will absolutely be back.

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    Morristown Farmers Market

    Morristown Farmers Market

    4.3
    (8 reviews)
    7.8 mi
    $

    This is the third farmer's market I've reviewed, and probably the last one I need to review,…read morebecause this is the best of the three. Every year we look forward to the local farmer's markets opening in the spring and the one in Morristown is usually great. I'm always a big proponent of supporting your locals so I try to put my money where my mouth is and buy what I can here (and the other local farmers' markets). It's a little more expensive than what you pay in the supermarkets, but for a lot of the produce you can taste the difference. Jersey corn and Jersey tomatoes are the best in the country (yeah, I said that Iowa, Nebraska, California and Florida). The pickle guy makes some of the best I've ever tried...huge fan of the hot and spicy ones. The cheese stand is pretty good, but a lot of it is made from goat or sheep milk-not my favorite, but pretty damn good. Also a huge fan of the bread stand, the fresh honey, and the fish monger. Just sitting here writing this makes me long for warmer weather and fresh produce! This market is very dog friendly (if you're interested in bringing your pup), but one negative is the parking and getting in and out...it can get a little tight. Really looking for the first weekend they're open in June.

    The Morristown Farmers' Market is held every Sunday from June thru November. The market has an…read moreabundance of produce vendors (usually six), plus stands offering breads and pastry, cheeses, frozen meats and sausages, raw fish and local honey. The first Sunday of the month there is extra good stuff, usually a musician plus additional farmers. This market is organized by the Morristown Partnership. I was pleased to learn that the Partnership requires all vendors to sell only products made in New Jersey. Try the fresh farm eggs from Michisk's Farm of Flemington! I love the braided sesame twist from Baker's Bounty of Linden. The fresh flounder from the fish people of Long Beach Island is a little expensive at about $18/lb but very good. Occasionally I'll get olives from Pickle-Licious to make putanesca sauce with tomatoes from Michisk's. Alstede's market stand has the largest variety of produce, including herbs, peppers, onions, apples, peaches, corn, melon and so on. Alstede might be the only stand that accepts credit cards. My wife likes to get sunflowers from the flower stand. One large produce stand is completely organic. Once in a while I'll get a kielbasy from the Polish food people. The cheese people have interesting stuff but it's annoyingly spendy at about $25/lb. This market has relatively few prepared foods other than pastries and breads; there's no deli food and no coffee place, just huge piles of fresh, local produce ready to be turned into great meals. I like to go early, they open promptly at 8:30.

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    Fruits and flowers
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    Asian pears, apples and all kinds of tomatoes
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    Denville Farmers Market

    Denville Farmers Market

    4.3
    (12 reviews)
    10.9 mi
    $$

    Denville rocks! It has fantastic food choices and friendly people. One of our favorite places after…read morechurch is the farmers market. Plenty of locally grown produce. Excellent prices. Great variety too. They also have cheese, meat, soup, honey, mushrooms, pickle and cake vendors too. If you get hungry, you can get a cooked snack a grab seat at the picnic table. Parking in the lot is looney. The lines aren't clear and traffic flow is ad lib. We park on the street since we have see close calls in the lot. Love fresh foods and want to support local businesses? This is a good way to get that done.

    We started coming to this Farmer's Market because it can be a little more convenient for us than…read morethe one in Morristown...and both are on Sundays so sometimes it's a matter of 'ummm, we need corn on the cob NOW!!!'. I love fresh produce and just about everything I buy here I can cook on the grill (I pride myself on ecellent grilling skills!)...from peppers to corn to green beans to asparagus-all are better grilled. Stop for some fresh fish, beef, chicken, etc and I have a perfect summer meal. The Denville market is a bit smaller than the Morristown one, but they still have great vendors a number of which are not over at Morristown. The location for this market is very convenient with lots of parking-and it's an easy in and out. Can't wait til June!

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    Ashley Farms

    Ashley Farms

    4.6
    (29 reviews)
    5.5 mi
    $$

    For Thanksgiving this year we decided to get a fresh turkey from here and some of their "homemade"…read morepies. Turkey was good, but the pies (Pecan and Pumpkin) were absolutely the worst pies I've ever eaten. Actually, we couldn't even eat them they were so inedible. The pecan had zero taste and was wrapped in plastic which means they probably buy them cheap and sell for a huge profit. Pumpkin pie had a very rubbery texture and again zero taste. We were so embarrassed as no one ate the pies. We threw them in the ditch next to our house. Totally, totally disgusting. Save yourself a ton of money and get yourself a $2.99 Mrs. Smith's pie from the grocery store and a pumpkin pie from Costco. A fraction of the price and at least they're edible!

    When you first see Ashley Farms, you have an intuition that this is a great find. The sign outside…read moresurrounded by Black Eyed Susan's is just beautiful. We've passed this place often, but my wife and I finally had an opportunity to stop in this week. Being naturally drawn to sweets, the pies and the cakes were the first things we looked at. What an amazing selection! If you like pies, that alone is enough reason to come here. Since it's almost Fall, we bought a pumpkin cream cheese roll. It was absolutely amazing! We also picked up a couple of apple cinnamon scones for breakfast the next morning. We have friends who say the tomatoes here are the best around, and that's saying something since we know all the places with great NJ tomatoes! Now that we've been here, Ashley Farms will be a regular stop for us! Give it a try!

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    Melick Orchards

    Melick Orchards

    3.4
    (59 reviews)
    11.6 mi
    $$$$

    During apple picking season, it feels like the state of New Jersey is suddenly overrun with…read moreyou-pick orchards. After researching several options with a mind toward reasonable entrance fees and fair prices per unit, Melick's was where we landed. At $5.99 per person for weekend pricing (which includes a free hayride to the furthest points of the orchard) at peak picking season, I felt it was worth the longer drive to get there. I also loved that they issued free plastic picking bags without the added cost, as many orchards are now wont to do. In late September, there were plenty of apples ripe for the picking, with clear signage to denote which types were ripe. Honeycrisp apples were a little more per pound, but once I tasted a few, it was clear why. True to its name, I've never bit into a more juicier or crunchier apple, and I've been spoiled for supermarket apples for good. Most folks seem to come for the apples, but I saw a fair number of people coming down from the fields with armloads of giant sunflowers. Of course, there's always the store at the front, with other farm-fresh produce, cider (both alcoholic and non), and baked goodies. The alcoholic apple cider was refreshing, with a light buzz that made time in the orchard just a little happier. No bags or backpacks are allowed in the orchard area, but there's a small picnic area with some tables and porta-potties at the very front. Our family came prepared with picnic blankets, and the folks here were totally fine with us setting up by the goats (who are fenced in, so there's no direct interaction but the children in our group had great fun watching them while we ate). Melick may not have all the frills and fancy fun of other orchards, but I was delighted by a few perks, like a small tire play area and a decently sized corn maze that was fun to walk through with the family. The parking lot doesn't seem all that large, but when we went, it never seemed to get so busy that it was impossible to find a spot.

    Melick's Town Farm - Califon Orchards was such a nice experience overall! When I first called, the…read morelady on the phone kept saying "Califon," and I honestly had never even heard of that town before, so I kept asking her to repeat it -- she got frustrated and hung up, which wasn't the best start. But once I actually went in person, everyone there was super friendly and welcoming! The apples were fantastic -- fresh, juicy, and reasonably priced. They even have sunflower picking, which was really cute (a little scary with all the bees, but manageable!). Definitely worth visiting once the season starts -- just maybe skip calling ahead

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