Another good year from True Blue with their participation in the Northampton County Open Gate Farm…read moreTour. They had their beekeeper there this year, who I didn't remember seeing last year, who was very popular with what he was selling along with pumpkin painting and tractor rides for a nominal fee plus their own products for sale as well. The only real downside was that there was no one around telling people where to go or what to do and quite a few people were just aimlessly meandering. But overall what they sell is still great and the drive is scenic and it just feels right during the fall.

My friends and I had such a great time picking apples from this farm. They have a variety of…read morecortland, golden delicious, yellow delicious, and red delicious apples. The trees are abundant and beautiful. I would love to come back next fall.

Very nice and clean farm, Cherry picking was so fun! find a ladder to pick bigger cherries higher…read moreon the trees! Walk a little bit further to find trees with more cherries, there are 3 different types. One was really sour, red with heart shapes, purple ones are higher up and there are some in the middle that are not purple (ones in my pics). Fun if you're looking for something to do in the area.

The BEST sweet corn in Pa The place is clean and they have a…read moregood assortment The people are real nice but the one woman always has a sad face on. Shame she is too pretty to have such a grumpy look.

One of our fave sources for fruits and vegetables all season like sweet corn, potatoes and eggplant…read morethroughout the growing months according to the availability list from owner. Nice folks!

Great service, lots of meat, chicken and eggs. Homemade…read morecookies and bread! Fun place to take a ride to!

After I confronted them the 1st time they charged me tax on food when there is NO TAX ON FOOD they…read morereimbursed me the difference..went back to get some stuff they did it again..they charged TAX ON FOOD..and the girl behind the counter even told me it was tax..I told them again there is NO TAX ON FOOD..so check your receipts people. They are scamming people..will never go back again

The grass fed beef is the best I have ever had! The sausage is just as good. Wonderful people and…read morebuying from farmers that care just feels good! You will not be disappointed...give them a try!

This is a gem that is not easy to find and also has some incorrect hours of operations. I normally…read morebuy my milk and meat from the same place but was fortunate to be too early for the delivery at the dairy farm this past weekend. This caused me to not only ask but start searching for grass-fed, local-sourced meat nearby. Yelp listed Kessler as closed but I had an odd feeling that I should call. I did travel an hour from NJ to get here so might as well give it a shot...or beg. Someone answered and they were open for another hour! Rushed over to the store and found a very non-descript structure...but this is PA so what the heck. After trying door number 3, and not listening to my wife who kept yelling "it's that door!", I came into a 50 square foot which is the...store. It had 2 massive freezer units and a whole-lotta meat that was sealed and frozen. This is not the cheapest but you can't buy this kind of meat in the grocery store or even butcher by me. 4 ribeyes, 3 packs of grain-fed ground beef (the grass-fed was leaner), one large turkey kielbasa-like sausage, whole bird and 2 thighs with legs attached clocking at $110 is not bad at all. Plus ribeyes were apparently $18/lb when I was there. I got two charming wooden nickels where the 10th one gets me a free ground meat I believe. Very cute for having spent over $600 on just beef (pounding chest). Will definitely come back since I cooked up the ground beef and ribeye when I got home and they were amazing and tender.

(This one is from the archives as the visit took place during the Northampton County Open Gate Farm…read moreTour weekend back in October so I may have forgotten more than I remember by this point.) I'm not an alcohol person by a long shot. But even with my Quaker tendencies a good hard cider is always in my wheelhouse and when I saw that Elvern was once again going to be on the Northampton County Farm Tour I knew that it was time to "get off the schneid" and make the trip to Mount Bethel. Now while I've heard second hand that Elvern has had a long time presence in the area with farm stands/stores and produce sales I'm strictly focusing on their 2013 creation with Hardball Cider. Let me just get the two really small negatives out of the way first. The first would be that there was no tour schedule or tour times. It was just Geoff by himself trying to do everything. It was a little disorganized at first but overall no biggie. The second is that the farm is of course not designed to handle the amount of cars that were on the property. The group we toured with while not large per se, was large enough that we had to move in and out of rooms inside the old barn production facility in two parts and parking was kind of make it up along the side of their entrance driveway. With that out of the way let me tell you what worked. Everything else. Geoff the owner did a fantastic job of explaining the process of how he and his family/friends/helpers actually make the cider while showing off the equipment and doing some great PR at the end with a tasting of hard or regular cider. Most noteworthy is that it takes five to seven apples to make one 12-ounce bottle of their hard cider and that all apples used in the cider process either come from their own farm or from well known long time established operations like Bechdolts in Hellertown or Scholl in Bethlehem. The quirk here that I love is not only is this brand about the cider but it's also baseball themed. As someone who loves baseball and cider for me this is the perfect gimmick/combination. Lots of fun product names like Fastball, Curveball, Teddy Ballgame and Slider. I of course had to add my two-sense and begged Geoff for a future cider variety to be called, after HOF pitching/cheater extraordinaire Gaylord Perry, The Spitter. I agreed that one would be a tough sell and we shared a laugh over it but hey, a guys got to try right? We bought a bottle of Shoeless Joe. SJ is a nice mature dry cider that is aged in wine barrels so the taste is reminiscent of cider yet with a very woody-oak-red wine twist. I will say that if your idea of cider is limited strictly to things from Redd's or Magners this stuff will really challenge or reeducate your palate. If you're looking to buy some Hardball the operation while still small can be found in a fair number of area places. They have weekly space at area Farmers Markets, a growing collection of area distributors and restaurants also carry their products but most notably they have a storefront on Main Street in Bethlehem and in several minor league parks in PA along with at CBP in Philadelphia all carry their stuff. This is really good cider and I wish Geoff well long term as he seemed totally into what he is making and selling and I can't wait to see what future varieties he comes up with.

Another stop on our winery tour. Nice venue and we loved sitting outside and watching the sun go…read moredown and tasting some wine. Wines were OK. Didn't buy any but enjoyed what we had there. Great venue and friendly folks.

You are definitely in the country. Mountains and vineyard in the background with the sounds of a…read moreshotgun. Lol. We had Slushies. I had the peach. It was big and served in a bag. It was very good. They have a large tent to sit under or Adirondack chairs out in the yard. Great place to stay and sip awhile.

I visited this farm on a farm tour, and then found them on the web. My husband and I get our shares…read morehere. To better explain a 'share': Clear Spring Farm, community supported agriculture, you purchase a share in the vegetables that are grown on our farm for the season, variety of approx. 30 different vegetables - harvested from June through November, you pay up front and share in the farms harvest. Members will recive a wide variety of food harvested at its peak of ripeness, flavor, vitamins and mineral content. We are planting more than 30 vegetables, such as salad green; eggplant; peas; including pod, snap, and snow; tomatores of various varieties; sweet corn; peppers; broccoli; cucumbers; zucchini, along with fresh herbs, etc. A share will consist of enough for a family of four or a couple on a vegetarian diet. Half shares will be available. We also have a farm stand at the farm which is open to the public. In the fall we will have pick your own pumpkin along with fall harvest. You don't have to participate in the program though to purchase their produce. They have a farm stand there with extras which is done by the honor system. Takes you back to simpler times.

They are now by Pen Argyl Pizza. Much larger locale, more room. They also now have a gift shop. I'm…read moremore interested in the veggies & fruit. Easier parking and much easier to get out of the lot. We use the entrance/exit nearest the ice cream shop. You can get out into traffic better without being right on top of the traffic light.

Great store, quality items from around Europe, and local produce. Great Italian cookies, jams &…read morejelly, honey, Christmas decorations, and interesting gifts. The produce was beautiful and inexpensive. Something for everyone. I mention I was buying an item my wife liked for Christmas and they gift wrapped it for me. Great service