Welcome to our Farm

Welcome to our Farm
The Kent Family

We hope you have found your way here because you . . .

    • Place a high value on  the freshness, flavor and nutritional qualities of your fruits and vegetables
    • Are seeking affordable and convenient local produce
    • Enjoy the social aspect of purchasing local foods alongside neighbors with common interests
    • Set aside time each day to prepare food from scratch
    • Embrace the challenge of incorporating new and diverse foods into your diet
    • Have discovered that your children will eat vegetables when they are fresh and well-grown
    • Want to know exactly where your food comes from and how it is produced

Kent Family Growers produces a wide variety of fruits and vegetables for sale in several venues throughout the North Country. We have earned organic certification from NOFA-NY, Certified Organic, LLC., which means that you can trust that our produce is grown with a concern for your health as well as the health of our soil and farm personnel. Every item lands on grocers shelves or in your neighborhood within hours of being picked. We have expanded our delivery routes so that more of our neighbors can enjoy our produce subscription service (or CSA). As you navigate this site, please feel free to call or e-mail us with any questions.

Where to Find Us

  • The Canton Farmers Market: Fridays, mid-June through October in the Park, downtown in Canton. 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
     
  • The Potsdam Food Co-op:
    24 Elm Street, Potsdam, NY – The Co-op retails a variety of our vegetables from June to Christmas. We deliver on Tuesday mornings.
     
  • Finger Lakes Organic Cooperative: Through FLO, which is comprised of about 18 Certified Organic grower-owners, Restaurants, grocers and other retailers throughout New York State can purchase a wide variety of fresh produce.
     
  • The Farm: We are located at 1301 County Route 31 in Lisbon. We are happy to have visitors come to see our growing methods for themselves, but please call to arrange a time to visit convenient for both of us. You'll find driving directions below.

Map of our Location

CSA Shares

Our version of CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is an arrangement between eaters and farmers whereby the eaters pay up-front for a season's worth of fruits and vegetables. The farmers then deliver weekly “shares” of produce to specified pick-up sites convenient to you. 

CSA Sign Up Form

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Full Share

Each week from June to November you receive a quantity and variety of produce suitable to feed a couple who are enthusiastic cooks, a family with herbivorous children or that could be split between two households. In 2012 we offering apples and apple cider from non-organic, local orchards. The $75 increase from last year's share price reflects a small price increase for us and the value of four shares of apples and cider during the last third of our share season.

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Basic Share

Each week's share, from June to November, is mixed and sized to feed a couple who doesn't eat at home every night or a family with young children. In 2012 we are offering apples and apple cider from non-organic, local orchards. The $50 increase from last year's share price reflects a small price increase for us and the value of four shares of apples and cider during the last third of our share season. Two thirds of our customers choose the basic share.   A Basic Share costs $350

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Announcements

Winter Shares now available for 2012-2013
We are pleased to launch a new Winter Share option for next winter.
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Summer 2012 Farm Camp sessions at Kent Family Growers
Our second annual Farm Camp is now being offered to children from 5 to 12 years of age.
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Current Newsletter

January 27, 2012

 

Dear Subscribers, 1.27.12

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The Flower Share

Beginning in July and ending in September, for 11 consecutive weeks, you will receive a bouquet grown and arranged by us each week. We make bouquets with a variety of colors and texture schemes so that you can chose one that fits your aesthetic sensibilites each week. The varieties in each bouquet change as the season progresses. Early season highlights include; dianthus, yarrow, godetia, and delphinium.

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