Carversville Farm Foundation

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Carversville Farm Foundation Our non-profit farm grows top-quality organic produce, meat & eggs, and gives it all away.

We’re a non-profit farm that grows top-quality vegetables, poultry, beef & eggs specifically for donation to soup kitchens & food pantries.

10/16/2026

FROM OUR FARM TO THEIR KITCHEN, AND BACK TOGETHER AT THE TABLE! 🌱

Last week, we had the pleasure of welcoming our friends from Rescue Mission of Trenton to Carversville Farm Foundation for a special visit!

Every week, fresh, organic food grown and raised at our farm makes its way to Rescue Mission of Trenton, where it helps nourish neighbors in the Trenton community. Through its meals, shelter, and supportive services, The Mission helps individuals experiencing homelessness and other challenges meet immediate needs and work toward greater stability.

This time, The Mission came to us!

Kitchen teams, staff, clients, and volunteers had the opportunity to explore the farm and see firsthand where the food they receive each week begins its journey.

But one of the most meaningful moments came at the end of the visit. 💚

The Mission's talented kitchen team prepared a delicious lunch, and together, the entire Carversville team and our guests gathered in the farmhouse backyard to share a meal, conversation, and a little time simply enjoying each other's company.

It was a wonderful reminder that our partnership is about so much more than delivering food. It's about people, relationships, and a shared commitment to caring for our neighbors.

To our friends at Rescue Mission of Trenton, thank you for spending the day with us, for the incredible lunch, and for the important work you do every day.

We're grateful to be your partners! 💚

10/15/2026

FACES OF THE FARM: Meet Ben Bunting!

What started with five beehives in Indiana has grown into a passion for understanding the fascinating world of honeybees!

Meet Ben Bunting, Beekeeper Assistant at Carversville Farm Foundation.

Ben's interest in beekeeping began in 2020, when he learned more about the important role bees play in our communities. He soon began helping his father care for five hives, gaining hands-on experience and a growing appreciation for these remarkable pollinators.

One of his favorite parts of working with bees? Learning how they communicate! 🐝

Ben is especially fascinated by the subtle ways bees signal when something isn't quite right inside the hive. It's a skill he's excited to keep developing as part of our growing apiaries team.

His love of animals doesn't stop with bees, either. Through volunteer work, Ben has cared for everything from dogs and cats to snakes and stick bugs!

That lifelong commitment to helping animals and people is what drew him to Carversville and our mission of growing fresh, nutritious food for neighbors facing food insecurity.

When he's not tending to the bees, you'll find Ben enjoying pottery or advocating for animal conservation.

💚 We're glad to have Ben's curiosity, compassion, and enthusiasm on our team!

Help us give Ben a warm welcome to the Carversville family! 👋🐝

10/14/2026

Different backgrounds. Different stories. One shared purpose.

For Carversville volunteer Ted Zeitzer, there's something special about being surrounded by people who are all, as he puts it, “rowing in the same direction.”

Giving back has always been part of Ted's family life. From volunteering with God's Love We Deliver in New York City to supporting MANNA in Philadelphia, helping others has followed his family wherever they've called home.

So when Ted and his wife grew curious about the farm they regularly passed near their Bucks County home, they decided to look us up. What they discovered was a mission that spoke to them.

Today, Ted is a familiar face at Carversville, lending a hand, learning about everything from growing vegetables to cultivating shiitake mushrooms, and connecting with fellow volunteers who share his commitment to helping neighbors facing food insecurity.

But what matters most to Ted is knowing why the work matters.

“We are blessed that we don't even think about going to the market or to a restaurant, while others don't have that option,” Ted shared. “Helping others access quality nourishment without having to worry about where their next meal will come from is important to me and my family.”

That's what makes our volunteer community so special. People like Ted show up not just to lend a hand, but because they believe everyone deserves access to nourishing food.

Ted, thank you for sharing your time, your heart, and your commitment to our mission. We're grateful you're rowing alongside us! 💚

👉 Inspired by Ted's story? There's room for you on our team, too! Explore volunteer opportunities at carversvillefarm.org/volunteer

10/12/2026

WE HAVE THE GARLIC. WE HAVE THE VEGGIES. NOW WE NEED YOU! 🧄🥕💚

Got two hours to spare this week? We have a place for you on the farm!

From popping garlic for next year's harvest to washing and packing fresh organic vegetables for our food access partners, there's plenty happening at Carversville Farm Foundation. And we'd love for YOU to be part of it!

HERE'S WHERE YOU CAN JUMP IN THIS WEEK:

🧄 GARLIC POPPING PARTY: POP, PREP & PLANT
Help us prepare thousands of garlic cloves for planting. It's easy to learn, fun to do together, and every clove you pop has the potential to grow into an entire bulb next season!

📅 Thursday, October 15 | 1–3 PM
📅 Friday, October 16 | 1–3 PM

🥕 VEGGIE SCRUB-A-DUB & PACKING SQUAD
Our veggie car wash is calling! Wash, sort, and pack freshly harvested organic vegetables for delivery to community kitchens and food pantries. Indoors, climate-controlled, and full of teamwork!

📅 Tuesday, October 13 | 9–11 AM & 1–3 PM
📅 Wednesday, October 14 | 1–3 PM
📅 Friday, October 16 | 1–3 PM

🌿 GREEN THUMBS & HELPING HANDS
Fresh air, good company, and meaningful work! Help our farm team harvest vegetables, tend crops, and keep nutritious food growing for our neighbors.

📅 Wednesday, October 14 | 9–11 AM
📅 Saturday, October 17 | 9–11 AM

💚 JUST TWO HOURS OF YOUR TIME CAN HELP PUT FRESH, ORGANIC FOOD ON SOMEONE'S TABLE.

No farming experience? No problem! Just bring your willingness to lend a hand.

👉 DON'T WAIT FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO FILL THE SPOT. BE THE REASON MORE FOOD REACHES OUR NEIGHBORS!

🔗 SIGN UP TODAY: https://www.carversvillefarm.org/volunteer

Know someone who would love to volunteer with you? Tag them below, share this post, and make plans to join us this week!

A big day at Temple University, and a new partnership we’re proud to be part of.Today marked the grand opening of Temple...
10/08/2026

A big day at Temple University, and a new partnership we’re proud to be part of.

Today marked the grand opening of Temple University’s Essential Needs Hub, a new 30,000-square-foot space designed to help students access the resources they need to stay enrolled, fully participate in their education and work toward their degrees.

At the heart of the Hub is the new 3,000-square-foot Cherry Pantry, and that’s where Carversville Farm Foundation comes in.

Three times each week, fresh, organic produce grown on our farm is delivered to the Cherry Pantry, helping make nutritious food something Temple students can depend on, not simply something they hope will be available.

The Pantry’s client-choice model also gives students the ability to select foods that best meet their dietary, cultural, family and personal needs.

For students balancing tuition, rent, transportation, books, groceries and other expenses, access to fresh food can help ease one financial pressure and allow limited resources to stretch further.

As Jodi Bailey Accavallo, Ph.D., Temple’s Vice President for Student Affairs, shared with us:

“What makes Carversville such an important partner is that they understand this is about more than delivering food.”

We couldn’t agree more. This partnership is about working together to make high-quality, nutritious food more consistently accessible to students who need it.

Congratulations to Temple University and the entire Essential Needs Hub team on today’s grand opening. We’re proud to be part of what comes next. 💚

Learn more about the food access partners at the heart of our mission at carversvillefarm.org.

Temple University

10/08/2026

Apparently, there was a lot to discuss this morning.

We stopped by to say hello to our Heritage turkeys...and they had plenty to say in return. 😂

Sound on for this one. 🔊

Just another morning conversation on the farm. 💚

10/07/2026

46,159 pounds of fresh food + 4,987 dozen eggs. All donated. All in September.

That’s what moved from Carversville Farm Foundation to our food access partners in just one month.

🥚 4,987 dozen eggs
🥩 3,340 lbs. of beef
🍗 5,965 lbs. of poultry
🥕 36,854 lbs. of fresh, organic vegetables

Behind every number is food grown and raised with purpose. Food that left our farm and made its way to community kitchens, food pantries and other organizations working every day to nourish neighbors facing food insecurity.

And behind every delivery is a partnership.

Our partners know their communities. They tell us what foods are most useful to the people they serve, and we work to grow and raise high-quality food that helps meet those needs.

We grow it. We give it all away. 💚

Want to meet the organizations that received this food and learn how they’re putting it to work in their communities?

👉 Visit carversvillefarm.org to learn more about our food access partners.

10/05/2026

PICK YOUR FALL VOLUNTEER FARM ADVENTURE!

Wash it. Clip it. Pop it. Dig in.

From Tuesday through Saturday, there are plenty of ways to spend a couple of hours on the farm and help keep this fall season moving.

This week, we’re washing and packing freshly harvested vegetables, clearing sweet potato vines ahead of one of our biggest fall harvests, and popping thousands of garlic cloves to get next season’s crop started.

Here’s where you can jump in:

🥕 TUESDAY, OCT. 6
Veggie Scrub-a-Dub & Packing Squad | 1–3 PM
✨ NEW afternoon opportunity! Help wash, sort and pack fresh organic veggies for delivery to our food access partners.

🌱 WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7
Green Thumbs & Helping Hands | 9–11 AM
Head into the fields with our farm team and help wherever hands are needed.

🍠 Sweet Potato Vine Clipping Party | 1–3 PM
Grab some clippers and help clear the way before we dig up tens of thousands of pounds of sweet potatoes.

🥕 Veggie Scrub-a-Dub & Packing Squad | 1–3 PM
✨ Another NEW afternoon opportunity! Get a little splashy in our veggie car wash while helping prepare fresh produce for delivery.

🌱 THURSDAY, OCT. 8
Green Thumbs & Helping Hands | 9–11 AM
Just one spot was remaining when we checked!

🧄 Garlic Popping Party: Pop, Prep & Plant | 1–3 PM
We need lots of helping hands to turn thousands of garlic bulbs into individual cloves ready for planting.

🧄 FRIDAY, OCT. 9
Garlic Popping Party: Pop, Prep & Plant | 1–3 PM
Come pop some garlic and help get next season’s harvest started.

🌱 SATURDAY, OCT. 10
Green Thumbs & Helping Hands | 9–11 AM
Spend part of your Saturday morning in the fields helping our farm team wherever hands are needed.

So...what’ll it be? 🥕🍠🧄🌱

Pick your fall farm adventure and save your spot:
carversvillefarm.org/volunteer

10/05/2026

We need some extra hands this week!

Our Garlic Popping Parties begin this Thursday, and we still need volunteers to help our farm team prepare thousands of garlic cloves for planting.

What exactly is garlic popping? It’s simple, satisfying work: breaking whole garlic bulbs into individual cloves while keeping their papery skins intact. Those cloves will then be planted for next season’s organic garlic crop.

And every clove matters.

The garlic we plant this fall will grow into fresh, flavorful bulbs that we’ll harvest next year and donate to our community kitchen and food pantry partners for the meals they prepare for neighbors facing food insecurity.

Can you give us two hours this week?

🧄 Thursday, October 8 | 1–3 PM
🧄 Friday, October 9 | 1–3 PM

Come pop some garlic, spend an afternoon on the farm, and help us get next season’s garlic crop ready to plant.

We need you! Sign up today:
carversvillefarm.org/volunteer

10/01/2026

Every week, fresh food leaves our farm for Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia. Last week, members of their team came to see where that food begins.

JFCS is one of Carversville Farm Foundation’s newer food access partners, and we were excited to welcome members of their team to the farm for a behind-the-scenes visit with Co-Founder Tony D’Orazio and Farm Director Steve Tomlinson.

Together, they explored the farm and got a firsthand look at the work that happens long before a delivery arrives — from growing organic crops and caring for our livestock to harvesting the fresh food we provide to our partners.

And what happens after that food leaves the farm is just as important.

Food access is part of JFCS’s broader work supporting individuals and families throughout Greater Philadelphia. Their programs help connect people with fresh, healthy food through grocery delivery, neighborhood-based services and teaching-kitchen programs, with an emphasis on access, freshness and choice.

That made their visit an opportunity to connect both ends of the journey.

Our farm team understands what it takes to grow the food. The JFCS team understands the people and communities they serve. Time together helps us learn from one another and strengthen the partnership around what those communities need.

From our fields to their community, we’re proud to have JFCS as one of our food access partners. 💚

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6127 Mechanicsville Road
Mechanicsville, PA
18934

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