Reviews for: The Good Farm

We've had a CSA share for several years and have just renewed for 2010. Each week we can count on a great variety of produce and friendly faces at the farm. In addition, we regularly receive tasty recipes and ideas about how to use the items, which is especially helpful for all of the vegetables that were new to us. Quiet Creek has helped us to expand our produce knowledge and try many new recipes. We leave each pick-up feeling confident that we have healthy, locally-grown, organic food for our family.

It is an excellent experience, and we are proud to be part of it.

If someone would ask me to describe a perfect day - it would always include our time at Quiet Creek Farm. The afternoons choosing our vegetables and walking in the U-pick garden have become our summer tradition and a welcome retreat from the craziness of life. My daughter and I usually end up eating our share from the Upick while doing the picking. But there is nothing better than fresh cherry tomatos bursting with flavor on a hot summer day. I would highly recommend Quiet Creek Farm for the brillant vegetables and for the beauty and wonder that the farm adds to my family's life.

Friday afternoons in the spring through fall have become a family highlight activity each week as we make our trip to Quiet Creek to pick up our share. The weekly harvest is always fresh, interesting and organized. The people at QCF are genuinely nice, intelligent and caring individuals that have the best interest of their members and the produce always in the front of their minds. QCF and the members are an eclectic mix of families and people that arrive each week and truly share in the earth's bounty. We are proud to be members and look forward to the new season with anticipation.

After eating grocery store,and even "farmers market" purchased produce over the long cold winter, I get so excited to receive the email updates from John and Aimee, telling us about the progress of the upcoming crops! I'm looking forward to my 3rd year with Quiet Creek Farm- it's been a wonderful experience! I recommend this farm to anyone who is thinking about joining a CSA. I love the weekly emails with tips and recipes and nothing beats knowing that I'm getting organically grown, fresh produce. There's something so peaceful and fulfilling about being out there in the U-pick garden, harvesting the flowers, herbs, fruits, and veggies every week. And Let me not forget to mention that Heidi is so friendly and informative- she makes the pick-up so easy and enjoyable!

This summer will be our 4th season with Quiet Creek. It has been a truly inspirational experience. There's something so exciting about eating locally-grown produce, especially from John & Aimee and their dedicated helpers. After tasting the mouth-watering veggies from Quiet Creek, it is hard consider eating anything else.

We are equally enthusiastic about our participation in the fruit share from North Star Orchard, who grow the most scrumptious fruit we've ever tasted.

We also thrilled with the "happy" meat sold at Quiet Creek (what we call the meat that is sold there). You will not believe these products! How often can you say you've met the fisherman who caught your Alaskan salmon dinner?

It is a satisfying feeling to participate in the local sustainability movement with these wonderful farmers.

We moved in a year ago from Philadelphia and Quiet Creek has truly been one of the great things about the move. The farm and it's staff are amazing. The whole system is so well organized and the products are sooo amazing. I made things for my family this summer that I would have never tried.

The best part of the farm is my seven year old now knows where food comes from. She is now becoming a gourmet Chef!!!

Thank you Quiet Creek! We can't wait for season TWO!!

We have been members for three years and are THRILLED with Quiet creek Farm. We get a small share and it is plenty of food for us. The variety of vegetables is perfect and I love that my family is constantly trying new vegetables...fresh from the garden! The U-pick garden is terrific as well. I bring my daughter with me and we look forward to "going to the garden" all week. The fruit is great as well, and we really are excited when we start receiving those shares! Thanks for doing a terrific job!

We cannot be more pleased with the quality, taste, and appearance of all the produce. There is always plenty to keep you satisfied for the week, and always look forward to pickup day. Going out to the farm is a wholesome experience in itself, with the beautiful rolling hills and scenery and to see all the wonderful people who work there. Everyone is so friendly and helpful and they work very hard for us in all kinds of weather. We are truly proud to be members.

My family have been members of Quiet Creek Farm for several years. The consistent quality of the produce has been impressive. If you are interested in produce that is grown locally and without toxic chemicals; produce that has more nutrients than what you get in the grocery store; and produce that doesn't come close to comparing in taste and appearance to the commercial stuff; this is the place for you. The anticipation of taking a leisurely stroll through the u-pick flowers, berries, peas, tomatoes, hot peppers, herbs, etc. helps get me through the winter. Also impressive is the quality of the various organic dairy products and meats offered for sale by other local farmers on pick up day. You'll never go back to eating commercial eggs again after you've tried a farm-fresh egg. The cheeses, meats and yogurts are excellent as well. The staff is always ready to help with a smile. As a health enthusiast, I am always interested in obtaining the healthiest foods for my family...our membershihp in the farm has made this easy.

Karla Parker; BS, Natural Health; Herbalist

This past summer was my first year as a member, and I was so thrilled with the whole experience. First, and probably most importantly, the produce was excellent. There was a nice variety of items, and the quality was amazing. What a great way to do something good for my family, feeding them organic fruits and vegetables, and exposing my litle ones to a wider variety of produce. Secondly, the experience itself was such a positive one. Everyone we encountered at pickup at the farm was friendly and knowledgeable. I never was made to feel like I was a bother if I had questions about what something was, what I could use it for, etc. They also supply recipe ideas for some new ways to use the produce. All around, a wonderful experience, and I look forward to the next season!

This will be my third year with Quiet Creek. My neighbor and I split a large share and look forward to every week's offerings. The veggies are out of this world. My neighbor nearly weeps over the sorrel. The Upick garden is so peaceful... even when it's raining and you end up covered in mud. The selection of herbs is great. Still using some thyme that I dried this summer. And the flowers... oh, the flowers.

The farmers are so helpful and communication is great. Love the weekly emails that let us know what's coming up. A great help for meal planning. And some of the recipes that are shared have become family favorites.

I'd definitely recommend this farm. We can't wait for the 2010 season.

We just finished our first year in 2009 with Quiet Creek Farm and had an excellent experience! We recommend this farm to anyone who is thinking about joining a CSA! John and Aimee are wonderful farmers and Heidi makes pickup at the barn so easy! The staff is very friendly and helpful and weekly emails with tips and recipes are very welcome. The produce has been delicious, fresh, and abundant. BEWARE - after eating produce that is harvested the same day you receive it, you will be forever holding your veggies to a much higher standard. I still cannot bring myself to buy some of the wilted produce I see at the grocery store. You will begin to realize how old some of this stuff is when you see how long your CSA veggies keep fresh in the refrigerator.

Our ten year old son can't wait for the new season to begin. It has been a wonderful experience to bring him to the farm. He loves to go out into the fields to harvest our U-Pick share! He has tried new vegetables and I feel so good about serving our family organic produce that is grown without harmful pesticides.

We are thrilled to belong to Quiet Creek in 2010 (and beyond!) and hope you have the chance to join this great organization too!

I've been a member for several years. Extremely pleased with variety, choices, freshness, and allied products (beef, milk, cheese, eggs, etc). They also have a U-Pick garden that has everything from strawberries to basil to canning tomatoes to sunflowers.

Very nice staff, good business model.

Excellent and highly recommended.

we have been members for 3 years now and each year we enjoy the produce more than the previous year. the flavor of the vegetables is excellent. every year something seems to have a great season and so we try different recipes which helps to expand our culinary horizons. we love the fresh taste and flavor of the vegetables. once you have had farm fresh it is hard to go back to grocery store produce. cant wait for the 2010 season to start. gina

Last year was our first year as members of this CSA. We were pleased to see how simple the entire process was...from sign-up to weekly pick-ups, to knowing what we could pick from the u-pick garden. It seems like the farmers, manager, and all the helpers in the barn were truly thinking about how to make the entire experience efficient, fun and stress-free. The quality of the produce was outstanding. And despite periods of too-wet weather, the amount of produce was more than we expected and well worth the money. We have a half share, which is more than enough for two people. We especially loved being able to pick fresh herbs and flowers. What a nice compliment to the fresh veggies! The only thing we were disappointed in is ourselves....just wish we had joined sooner!

I have been a member for 2 years now-2010 will be my third. I really appreciate being able to get organic local fruits and vegetables close to my home, picking fresh herbs and vegetables and flowers each week. I have become more proficient at using and planning meals based on what is available fresh each week. They are subject to what the weather hands us, but overall we have gotten a wealth of great vegetables thanks to their devotion to what they do and all of the farm workers hard work! I wouldn't be joining for a third year if I didn't think the value was worth it, as my husband has been laid off. The quality of what we get is excellent and I really look forward to going each week to get my small share which provides us plenty of fresh veges for the week!

We enjoyed two wonderful seasons at Quiet Creek Farm. My husband and I had a half share and it was more than enough. I even had some each week to share with my mom, which she loved. There is nothing more enjoyable than eating fresh organic produce and each week we were presented with a great selection of items. Everything was delicious and I always looked forward to pick up day at the farm.

Aimee and John are very dedicated to organic farming, plus they are so very nice and helpful. Heidi does a fabulous job in seeing that everything is run smoothly. They also offer farm fresh eggs, cheese, pasture fed beef, and the best wild Alaskan salmon we have ever eaten. Sadly to say that this year we will not be able to be members. Because of our work schedules it will not always be possible to pick up our share on the scheduled days and times. I am really going to miss this wonderful service and experience. Hopefully next year we will be able to be members of Quiet Creek Farm again.

We just signed up for our 3rd year with Quiet Creek Farm. It is an amazing experience! Everybody who is a part of the farm community is friendly and helpful. My son and my nieces and nephews LOVE coming to the farm! I teach in an urban school and many of my students have no clue about where the food they eat comes from. I want my son to feel connected to the land. I take back so much I learn to share with my students. My son loves to pull off a cherry tomato and pop it into his mouth! I never realized what I was missing by purchasing these items in the grocery store. The food from the farm is so rich with nutrients and has a long life in the frig. The luxury of purchasing a share of fruit from North Orchards is a plus! WE love summer and fall because of the farm. My son is literally counting the days to June for when we begin to enjoy "real" food again. I hope our farmers know that we pray for them daily and we appreciate all their hard work and efforts in keeping us healthy! I used to live by a microwave before my son was born. I want my family to eat healthy. Thanks to the weekly recipes, I am learning to love to cook and bake a variety of items! Thank you! We look forward to being members for as long as we are here! THANK YOU! Sincerely, Lisa, Drew, and Joseph Draper

2009 was the first year we ever were members of a CSA and we did not know what to expect. I was shocked at how delicious and fresh the food was! There are several foods that were so much tastier than store bought that I will happily wait until next season for fresh from the farm food.

My son (a toddler) loved helping me pick beans, peas, strawberries and raspberries in the u-pick. I have never had such yummy strawberries. Seriously.

The farmers are a young family that are very friendly, accessible and flexible. The ask for feedback and listen to it. They work with many other local farms to offer things in their farm store ranging from yogurt and eggs to beef and salmon. They also host workshops on canning and other storing methods so you can have some food throughout winter. (if you don't eat it all by fall :)

Some might be turned away by the unpredictability of crop yields. An extremely rainy year will have differing yields than a very hot and dry year. So one year you get a bumper crop of tomatoes and another year you get a bumper crop of greens. It evens out over time .... my uncles who are farmers taught me that when I was a kid.

There are other reasons I am happy ... local food is fresher and therefore healthier. Local food also uses less fossils fuels for transportation.

I cannot recommend this enough. It is fun, healthy .... and exciting!

I loved the beets, arugula, turnips, flowers, herbs,greens, carrots...all of it. I even found ways to use the celeraic. Did I mention the beets? Quiet Creek Farm. We love you.

Here we are in January and we still have red cabbage, potatoes, and multi colored carrots.

Our family is enjoying our second year with Quiet Creek. We have loved the experience of fresh vegetables and our children love the u-pick garden. It's a wonderful, fun way to eat healthy. Can't wait until summer!

We have just signed up for our fourth year at Quiet Creek. We love it. There's a great variety of veggies and our three children have fun tasting the new crop each week. The first year, which we enjoyed, we did the drop off and never went to the farm- loved the selection but didn't get a feel for the atmosphere. The second year we started pickup at the farm and are so glad for the weekly trip to pick up our veggies.

We have a small share and there is plenty of variety for our family of five. The UPick is the highlight of our week with plenty of fresh raspberries, flowers and beans amongst other things every week. My children have tried vegetables that they pick, never would have tried if I picked them up at a local grocery, and they love them. The sample sorrel crop two years ago created a love for sorrel that has them comparing every new green they try to how much they love the sorrel. When my oldest had questions about how potatoes grow and are harvested, one of the farmers brought us to the field and showed him the process.

Aimee, John and Heidi have created a friendly atmosphere with a great selection each week. The recipes they send from the farmers and other members provide creative ways to use the variety each week also.

My family and I have been members since it's inception. There is little better than fresh fruit and vegetables all summer long. We sorely miss them and the folks at Quiet Creek all winter. Can't wait until June. I truly don't believe it could be run better or more user friendly than it is. Keep up the great work, Aimee and John.

Just signed up for my 5th year membership in Quiet Creek CSA. I fully trust the source -- Aimee and John Good farm on Rodale land, which has been organically maintained for decades.

The variety of flavorful produce available in the weekly share comes along with useful information on proper handling and recipes via the Goods' email newsletter and as handout pages at the barn.

Especially enjoy the U-Pick garden -- browsing among the varieties of delicious beans, peas, tomatoes, berries, and abundance of flowers and herbs is a mini-vacation which this city girl appreciates!

Plus on top of plus -- they partner with other organic farmers to provide fruit shares and a variety of meats and dairy products. The wild salmon is the best I've tasted anywhere.

The Goods and all their staff have been unfailingly helpful and accommodating. Looking forward to the new season!

We have just signed up for a second season at Quiet Creek Farm, after eating very well (at a reasonable price) last season. My family got the small share--which provided us with with a variety of tasty, nutritious, and sometimes unusual (purple carrots and other unique varieties) vegetables and fruits. We even had enough to can and store excess vegetables. Pick-ups are easy, and the people who work at the farm are friendly. Check it out!

The Quiet Creek Farm CSA is a wonderful place ! The fresh produce is fantastic - varied, interesting and healthy ! The people that run the farmstand are so pleasent and dedicated to the hard work required to make it all happen. Enjoy the healthy living that comes with sharing in all the good food and the company of such wonderful people !

My small family of three have been members since 2007 and we have never had any regrets. Of course, it was disappointing the one and only time we had a bad tomato crop season, but, that was the shared experience with farmers all across the nation - definitely not the fault of individual farmers. With Quiet Creek, at least, there were plenty of other crops to enjoy. We find that a small share is ample enough to feed my family over the summer months. Quite often, I have an excess of produce and am able to share with my friends and neighbors. They especially love it when we go on vacation and they get to enjoy a free week's worth of produce. John, Aimee and Heidi are so delightful and accommodating. I love that they partner with local farmers in providing, among other things, grass-fed beef, raw cheeses, and eggs. I also take pleasure in experimenting with their recipes and most definitely need their storage tips. With their recommended canning and storage techniques, I find I have a good supply of cabbage and root vegetables well into the winter months. We are absolutely assured that we are doing the right thing for a greener and healthier world and highly recommend joining with the upmost of confidence.

Best Wishes, Kyle, Rossana & Aiden Fogelsville, PA

We have belonged to Quiet Creek CSA for two years, and have just signed up for our third. It has been a great experience. The quality of the produce has been uniformly excellent, and the staff is helpful and friendly. The setting of the farm is lovely, too, on the grounds of the Rodale Institute. Our girls (7 and 4) look forward to CSA pickup day, and love both picking out the produce and foraging in the U-pick gardens (which are very generous - fresh flowers, strawberries, raspberries, beans, edamame, herbs, paste and cherry tomatoes, etc.). John and Aimee are generous, friendly, and honest. Even last year, when farmers all over the northeast experienced their worst growing season (wet, cloudy, cool, diseasey) in memory, the farm gave us good quality produce with variety. We would highly recommend this CSA to any prospective members. The farm store (where you can also buy cheese, milk, meat, etc. from other local producers) is a nice addition as well, and the fruit share from North Star Orchard that you can join through Quiet Creek is also superb.

Our friend Ben and Silence Dogood joined Quiet Creek Farm CSA the second its doors opened, and have been delighted CSA members for the past 3 seasons. You can read some of our many writeups of Quiet Creek and its benefits on our blog, Poor Richard's Almanac (http://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/) by using our search bar to check out any or all of these posts: "Ending the CSA season," "What's up at out CSA?", Time to sign up for a CSA near you," "Hunting and gathering," and "Hip hip hooray for the CSA." We feel that access to the U-Pick garden alone would more than justify the price of membership (imagine picking all the cilantro and basil you can use for the entire season---heaven!!!---not to mention our all-time favorite beans, 'Dragon Tongue'---try finding them in a store or even a farmers' market, a fantastic assortment of paste tomatoes for canning, cherry tomatoes for eating, a wonderful assortment of hot peppers, and tons of other herbs, berries, veggies, and flowers, including our favorites, nasturtiums)! U-Pick aside, the bounty and variety of gorgeous organic produce; John and Aimee's flexibility not only in responding to member requests but in partnering with local organic growers for the most fabulous fruit, cheeses and dairy products, eggs, meats, breads, flours, honey, cider, and so much more; Aimee's abundant and delicious recipes, provided free to all members and featuring the week's produce, her canning and preserving classes, and the weekly e-mail updates about what we can expect in our week's shares, are just fabulous. Heidi's delightful (and delightfully helpful) presence in the barn is an extra bonus. If we were Michelin graders, we'd give Quiet Creek four stars! If you're lucky enough to live in the area, join with confidence.

I picked Quiet Creek Farm over other CSA options because of the pick your own garden. I grew up in a rural setting and I am currently raising my son in an urban one. To try and foster some love of nature in him, I decided that the weekly trip to the "veggie farm" would be a great idea. It really was a wonderful experience. The staff are amazing, and the pick-your-own area is such a unique asset. They have herbs, flower, paste tomatoes, strawberries, beans and rasberries that you get ON TOP of your usual share. I can't vouch for how tasty the rasberries are, because my son ate everyone we picked : ). The regular share is also wonderful. We were introduced to some new vegetables which have become permanent additions to our favorite list (hakurei turnips are divine, and can not be found in a commercial grocery store). It was a great experience, and I recommend it to anyone considering a CSA.

This year will be our 3rd year with Quiet Creek Farm. The first year we started with the Regular share, which was a lot for our small family. We switched to the small share this year and it was perfect.

We really enjoy the variety of organic veggies we get each week. It has introduced our children to vegetables they probably would never have tried otherwise.

In addition to the regular weekly share, the U-pick garden they offer is fantastic. They offer fresh herbs, flowers, berries, beans, tomatoes, hot peppers, etc and they continue to expand it.

The also offer meats, fish, poutlry and cheese from other local farms, which makes it convenient to get all our natural groceries at one place.

The staff is very friendly and helpful. They offer recipes and storage tips for their produce. They are also accomodating. Sometimes I have a tight window to pick up my veggies when they open at 2pm and get back home in time to get my children off the bus. They post the U-pick listing and amounts so that we can get our picking done before the barn opens at 2pm for the regular weekly items.

Overall, we have really enjoyed our experience with Quiet Creek Farm. We found it to be economical when considering the quantity, variety, quality and the fact that all produce is ORGANIC! We are looking forward to this season's crops!

This is the third season that we will be subscribing to Quiet Creek CSA. The farm itself is so beautiful and the staff are friendly and informative. With each growing season nature brings a different challenge or problem, we have experienced this first hand, but the quality of the produce is excellent.

John and Aimee have been very energetic as can be seen by the expansion of product providing a diversity of foods with organics in mind. This is not just a produce CSA but you can purchase salmon, meats, dairy etc. The weekly emails with information on the current harvest and recipes has been very helpful.

We anxiously look forward to a new season of Friday 'happy hours' traveling to Quiet Creek to pick flowers, herbs and the u-picks . What a great experience! YUM!

My family has been a member for 2 years, and we have signed up again for 2010. We started off with a regular share, as we do eat a lot of veggies, and as I have 2 teens, a grade-schooler and a husband, that seemed a good fit. We were overwhelmed with the amount of greens that year, and so, moved down to a small share last year, which worked much better for our family. Love the variety (it's why we joined, to get the kids to try new stuff), love the u-pick fresh herbs and flowers.

QCF is flexible about changing pick-up days (with enough notice) and offers one vacation/double-up week. I'm also impressed at their willingness to take feedback and opinions from their members and make changes in their crops. I also enjoy getting recipes that feature the current vegetables being harvested.

This was my first year participating in a CSA. Quiet Creek exceeded my expectations! Each week provided something new! Guess what? I love Harukei turnips and beets that look like a bull's eye inside! Fun long red peppers to stuff, beautiful baby eggplant, fabulous yellow cherry tomatoes, wonderful heads of lettuce! And I loved the u-pick flowers, herbs, raspberries and green beans. Nothing like serving green beans (or those fantastic ones with purple spots) the same night you picked them. I loved watching the little ones discovering the flavor of a lucsious strawberry right in the field. Truly beautiful produce delivered fresh from the fields. Tom and Aimee are doing a fantastic job. I can hardly wait for June!

My husband and I have been Quiet Creek members for two years and have happily renewed for 2010. We could not be more delighted with our half-share which is more than adequate for us. I am an experienced gardener but there is no way we could grow the amount and variety to the standards of QC ourselves. I have never seen more consistently beautiful organic produce.

In addition to the weekly share, we greatly enjoy the U-Pick choices, the herbs and the lovely flowers Additionally, John and Aimee have added value by partnering with area producers to offer other items for sale on pick-up days: cheeses, meats, eggs, dairy and Wild for Salmon items.

John and Aimee and the entire staff of Quiet Creek Farm CSA provide good information ahead of pick-up day as to what is being harvested that week, current growing conditions, a short outlook on near-future harvest, helpful hints on storage and cooking as well as occasional recipes! We have found all of the staff to be nothing but helpful and responsive.

This past year all farmers and gardeners in our region endured some horrible weather conditions which brought with it such challenges as late blight. The Quiet Creek folks managed this situation knowledgeably, proactively and wisely.

Absolutely nothing but praise!

We participated in the Quiet Creek CSA for two years, and were very pleased. The vegetables were always fresh and tasty, and we thoroughly enbjoyed being able to take advantage of the U-pick gardens. I loved taking my two children to the farm and instead of just teaching them where food really comes from, I was able to show them. John and Amy were always helpful to answer my questions, and I enjoyed getting their detailed e-mails every week, which included delicious recipes. Had it not been for the distance from our house to the farm, and our own gardens and farmer's market that we walked to, we definitely would have continued with this CSA this past year.

2010 will be my 4th year as a member of Quiet Creek Farm CSA. The farmers, Aimee and John Good, and their wonderful staff, have made each of the past 3 years a pleasure. They are dedicated to sustainable organic farming, educating both interns and members, and providing all members with the best value possible for investing in Quiet Creek Farm each season. In addition to the beautiful variety of fresh, hand-picked vegetables we get in our shares each week, we have access to a U-pick garden with herbs, flowers (all beautiful and some edible), strawberries, raspberries, and even more veggies. I live for paste tomato season in the U-Pick garden! Aimee and John cooperate with and support other local farmers and producers with similar visions by offering fruit shares, as well as a Farm Store stocked with sustainably raised and produced meats, cheeses, farm-fresh eggs and wild-caught Alaskan salmon. Emails sent out prior to share pick up days each week let members know what to expect in their shares and provide wonderful recipes to maximize the flavors of the fabulous fresh produce we receive.

The 2009 season was fraught with challenges for many farmers. The overabundance of rain, cooler temperatures, and wide-spread tomato blight caused, at best, reduced yields and, at worst, total losses for producers throughout the region. The Quiet Creek folks rose to all of those challenges, approaching any losses with as positive an attitude as possible (despite the disappointment they must have been feeling); still providing members with the best possible choices from week to week. It was the first year I, as a member, really saw how inextricably tied farmers are to the whims of Mother Nature. I sympathized greatly with the Goods this past season, because I realized new members might possibly be put off by such an experience. John and Aimee rose to that challenge as well, really encouraging members to provide honest feedback in their End of the Season Survey. I hope other members understand, as I do, that we shoulder the same risks as our farmers by investing in any CSA program. What an incredible gift to be this close to our food, and to really understand the hard work and sacrifice it may take to bring it to the table! I encourage any members who do not see it that way to remember how produce prices fluctuate in the grocery store for many of the same reasons, and then think of the farmers whose livelihoods have been affected by those changes.

My family and I look forward to another wonderful year with Quiet Creek Farm. Vegetables, recipes, slogging through the U-Pick garden on wet days, good weather and bad, Heidi in the barn, Saturday morning weeding parties - all parts of a rhythm I can no longer envision our lives without. Kudos to the farmers Good and Quiet Creek Farm!

This has been my first year with the farm, although my cousin has been there for years, all it took was her dropping off veggies at my house when she was going on vacation. We could not believe the spinach, and salad mix-wonderful flavor and texture. We eat lots of vegetables from the grocery and there is no comparison. I can't say enough about the difference in taste, freshness (obviously) and variety of the vegetables offered. The turnips are outrageous. I wash them off and that is it, we cut them into wedges and eat them raw. I offered them to anyone who came into my house and even those people who don't like turnips, couldn't get over how sweet they were! My sister will be sharing a larger share with me this year, after having the opportunity to try the produce. The other wonderful part of belonging to the farm is the fields of beautiful flower that you can cut and take home. There is nothing nicer than having fresh cut flowers in your home. The people working at Quiet Creek are very helpful, and very sweet. I will certainly tell more people about this terrific experience!

I have been a member of Quiet Creek for 4 years. This year I'm going to try to grow most of my own vegetables and will not have a membership. I have been very torn with this decision because I enjoyed my membership so much. John and Aimee are wonderful farmers and they are growing on soil that's been organic for several generations. I don't think you can do better than to buy veggies from land that has been owned by the Rodale family for more than 30 years! Their vegetables and raspberries and strawberries are the best. I felt very lucky to be a member in this CSA and to support a couple who is doing their best to care for the soil and the people who are their customers.

My wife and I have had good experiences the last two years, and we've signed up for 2010. I've often talked to Aimee and John, the farmers Good. I deeply appreciate their efforts to care for their land, to give a season of instruction to their interns in organic farming, and to give their many shareholders good value for their CSA dollars. 2009 was a very difficult year for all vegetable growers in the region: too wet, too cold and late blight. The Quiet Creek folks did the best the could in this tough situation, and have asked for honest feedback through their usual year-end survey. The farmers and their staff do a generally good job of keeping the U-pick areas accessible and well-marked. Flowers are a great edition, and, with the herbs, really add value to each week's Quiet Creek production. As experienced market farmers, the Goods also know the importance of cooperating with other producers. They offer fruit shares, and stock local grass-fed meat, farm-direct cheese and dairy products and wild-caught salmon from a local couple with a business in Alaska. This really lets CSA customers increase their local food purchases, if they want to do so. Looking forward to a drier, warmer 2010 - with whatever surprises we will weather together.

I'm a mother of two and a Natural Gourmet Institute chef. We have been with Quiet Creek since its beginning as have my parents. We are all satisfied with the quality, quantity, and variety of produce. We find the farmers and those who help extremely knowledgeable and personable. They are truly passionate about their business as well as helping other small farms by selling their goods like eggs, cheeses, and meats. Being able to go to the farm and cut fresh herbs, edible flowers, and a variety of produce through out the season seems like a heaven-on-earth experience with my daughters after a long week. I'm grateful we are members.

This will be our 3rd year being part of this CSA. Our children, now 4 and 2 love going to u-pick portion to pick the beautiful sunflowers, green beans, tomatoes, and the awesome raspberries. The range of veggies are great, and the amount is sufficient for our family of 4. They did have a bad year for many of the veggies due to the bad weather, but I trust we'll have a better year. I recommend this to all my family and friends, it's a great experience for the kids.

This year will be our 5th year with Quiet Creek Farm. John and Aimee and all the staff are terrific. The selection of veggies, upick, fruit, flowers and herbs is wonderful. Nothing is better than getting produce picked fresh from the field. The variety is great. We love that we can also order, separately, fruit shares to be picked up. It's great to be able to take our young son to pick things, like raspberries, in the field. We only have positive things to say about Quiet Creek Farm and can't imagine a season without picking up our veggies. It's better than having our own garden at home. We could never have the variety or the yield that we get from our share. Our only complaint would be that there's never enough room in the refrigerator on pick-up day to put everything :-)

We joined last year and were really happy with the experience. In addition to the weekly shares they also sell local cheeses, eggs, and meats which is a nice convenience. The people were always helpful and they offered a class on canning which I really enjoyed.

They have a good U-pick area where you can pick various fruits and vegetables. It is fun to go with my daughter so she can help me pick plus I love picking a bouquet of flowers while I'm there as well.

We will be signing up again this year and looking forward to continuing with them for years to come.

This farm is beautiful, inspiring, and delicious!