About The Farm....

Jack Porter founded Porter Farms in 1956; today, it's more than 500 acres, 100 of which are in vegetables, and the whole extended family is involved. You can still find Jack running some of the farm's heavy equipment.

Jack pioneered the organic side of the operation, too; the farm's first organic field was certified in 1990. The transition to organic methods was largely a matter of philosophy -- a commitment to grow and distribute "wholesome, fresh, and safe food in a socially and environmentally responsible fashion."

Porter Farms is a highly-diversified farm; we grow grain crops for an organic livestock feedmill in Penn Yan, as well as vegetables that we market through our CSA and, are sold at local stores such as Lori's Natural Foods and The Abundance Co-op, in Rochester; The Lexington Coop, and the Feel-Rite stores on Maple Rd and Transit Rd. in Buffalo. This combination of CSA and local stores is a great combination for keeping local, fresh produce in the area. Those larger supermarkets direct all their produce through the warehouses in Ohio or Pennsylvania before trucking it back here to sell. Our CSA vegetables are distributed the day after they are picked!!! We also sell storage cabbage and onions to Whole Foods which goes to Boston and Manhattan. Rotating all these different crops is a key ingredient in making us successful with our organic practices. As always we will be looking at ways to improve our growing methods, in order to provide you with produce of the best possible quality.

Please keep in mind that the weather plays a huge role in farming. Our goal is to plant a wide variety, and volume, because of our wholesale accounts, of vegetables so if the weather conditions aren't right for some, others may thrive.

Our 2007 season Starts in June!