Sad to say that Old Man Sterling (in his late nineties last I heard) decided to close his small fresh veggie shed some years ago to protest the need for a permit from the town to operate his little piece of free market enterprise on his farm, one of the last working farmsteads in Newtown, PA.
In its prime, Sterling Farm had the sweetest Silver & Gold Corn around. Close enough to walk there from home, we would get there in late morning just after he had harvested the crop that morning. $5 a dozen ears of the crispest, sweetest niblets I ever tasted. 8 minutes in boiling water for a delicious eye rolling delicacy that one was never enough of.
Never needed melted butter or salt shaker. If fact, didn't really need boiling, as it was perfect right after stripping off the protective husk.
One of those things that represented the best Bucks County had to offer, and right over the ridge from home. The farm is still there. Wish that little market was, too. read more