Shangri La Farm

This review had me in tears! How could anyone be so mean?!

It is all untrue, nasty & uncalled for!

How can you comment on a place you've never been? It's very obvious that all you did was drive by. And if all you do is drive by, then yes, all you will see from the road is the stuff in the yard that is waiting to be recycled. However, if you had actually visited the farm, you would have seen exactly where all the food is grown- the hot houses and gardens! It's really unfortunate that you didn't actually stop to visit the farm, if you had you would have met Elaine who is a wonderful woman who grows tasty organic food. She is always happy to give any and everyone a tour of her farm.. well, everyone who bothers to get out of their car that is! It's really a shame, and in my opinion, rather cowardly, that you left such nasty comments without ever even setting foot on the farm.

Oh, and about the "decapitated home": Elaine sacrifices living in luxury and comfort in order to selflessly continue funding more her endeavors to provide as many people as possible with fresh, local, and organic food. Had you taken the time to take more than half a glance, surely you would've seen that.

My dear misinformed Kelly, Surely you know that it's difficult to see a sunkissed paradise overflowing in lush green and color in the winters of New Jersey. Also, different crops have different growing seasons. Might I recommend you go again sometime, maybe next midsummer, and check out her back garden that's full of nothing but wonderful greenery and edible goodness. Plenty of food being grown, as Elaine's farm is a completely legitimate farm, and as you so observantly pointed out, farms do grow food. As for what you call "junk" and "garbage", they are nothing but perfectly good material that can be upcycled to fashion into something else to save money. I forgive your ignorance, but providing everyone with the best quality organic food for pricing that is well below Shop Rite's mass-manufactured hormone-infected produce is not an easy thing to do when economy is tight, and you're working off limited supplies. For example, I made a perfectly functioning berry - collector out of an old cardboard box and extra string tied around my neck. Didn't need to buy one. And hey, we got to exercise the creative part of the brain, then use the critical thinking part to make it work. As for the greenhouse, I visited the farm for the first time at the start winter as well. It may not be the most beautiful thing on the planet, but it was all constructed entirely by themselves, and it sure does the job - I was sweating after a few moments inside, wearing my heavy jacket and scarf to keep warm in the cold outside. Sometimes, it's the quality and the insides that matter, not just how something looks. So I just have a few last words to say. Since I do feel bad about what a treat you missed out on, I think you should visit again. As for completely dissing Elaine's farm, I would have attempted to overlook it, but seeing as how you so clearly meant to diss her by establishing that in your review title, I would just like to point out that I'm disappointed at how you handled your brief and superficial visit. Have a lovely day.

I do not know who you are Kelly and I am sad to know that you feel the way that you do.it has taken me a little time to respond to your comment. I needed to recover from the hurt I am truly sorry if you were unhappy. I wish you would have come to me before you were so unkind in your review. If there is any way for me to make amends I surely will. Sincerely, Elaine

Harshly negative and inaccurate description of the grounds. Disparaging comments about their work and way of life.