Where You'll Find Us
- Farmers Markets
- Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
- Our Farm Stand
- Restaurants, Wholesale
(you can pickup an order) - Our customers include:
Appalachian Naturals
Black Sheep Deli
Heirloom Catering
The Valley Bowl
Whole Foods Market
Farmers Markets
Farm Stand
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Simple Gifts Farm
1089 North Pleasant Street
Amherst, MA (map)
(413) 323-9608
Stand open afternoons June-November.
You'll also find: Hedgie's Hot Stuff
Community Supported Agriculture
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Summer, Fall
Tuesday pickup:1089 North Pleasant Street
Call: (413) 323-9608
Amherst, MA 01002
E-mail: simplegiftsfarm@gmail.com
CSA Manager(s): Jeremy Barker-Plotkin
We offer a free-choice farm share: Fill your bag with what you like from our bounty of seasonal organic produce. There are two sizes of share: regular (about one-half bushel, good for two good veggie eaters), or large (about a full bushel, good for four good veggie eaters). Strawberries, flowers, herbs, cherry tomatoes, and other crops are PYO. We offer a fall share that is perfect for UMass students--we are less than a mile from campus and located on the bus line. EBT cheerfully accepted.
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Summer, Fall
Thursday pickup:1089 North Pleasant Street
Call: (413) 323-9608
Amherst, MA 01002
E-mail: simplegiftsfarm@gmail.com
CSA Manager(s): Jeremy Barker-Plotkin
We offer a free-choice farm share: Fill your bag with what you like from our bounty of seasonal organic produce. There are two sizes of share: regular (about one-half bushel, good for two good veggie eaters), or large (about a full bushel, good for four good veggie eaters). Strawberries, flowers, herbs, cherry tomatoes, and other crops are PYO. We offer a fall share that is perfect for UMass students--we are less than a mile from campus and located on the bus line. EBT cheerfully accepted.
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Summer, Fall, Winter
Saturday pickup:1089 North Pleasant Street
Call: (413) 549-1585
Amherst, MA 01002
E-mail: simplegiftsfarm@gmail.com
CSA Manager(s): Jeremy Barker-Plotkin
We offer a free-choice farm share: Fill your bag with what you like from our bounty of seasonal organic produce. There are two sizes of share: regular (about one-half bushel, good for two good veggie eaters), or large (about a full bushel, good for four good veggie eaters). Strawberries, flowers, herbs, cherry tomatoes, and other crops are PYO. We offer a fall share that is perfect for UMass students--we are less than a mile from campus and located on the bus line. EBT cheerfully accepted.
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Winter
Saturday pickup:1089 North Pleasant Street
Call: (413) 549-1585
Amherst, MA 01002
E-mail: simplegiftsfarm@gmail.com
CSA Manager(s): Jeremy Barker-Plotkin
Our winter share pickup is every other week, Thursday through Saturday, from December through March (8 pickups over 16 weeks). Each pickup is approximately 15 pounds of storage crops, along with a special treat: salad greens from our greenhouse. Greens are at their peak of sweetness in the winter greenhouse!
Simple Gifts Farm in Amherst, MA organic certified
Founded in 1999, Simple Gifts Farm is
a 50 acre farm run by Jeremy Barker-Plotkin.
Some of what we grow is available year-round.
Some of what we grow is available year-round.
(413) 549-1585
E-mail simplegiftsfarm@gmail.com preferred
Visit our website
E-mail simplegiftsfarm@gmail.com preferred
Visit our website
Mail
P.O. Box 9631
North Amherst, MA 01059
For Businesses and Institutional customers:
A little about Simple Gifts Farm
We offer delicious and high quality organic vegetables, grass-fed meats and organic pasture-raised eggs through a CSA program, a farm stand on-site and at the Amherst Farmers Market. CSA options include winter shares, pork shares, spring and fall shares in addition to the regular season. The regular season share is a free-choice share: Members are issued a bag that they fill with their choice of the seasonal bounty. Located on land preserved from development by tremendous community effort.
Stand open afternoons June- Nov; Farmers Market, Saturdays 8am-1pm, May-Nov. Amherst Winter Market Saturdays 10-2, Dec.- Mar. www.simplegiftsfarmcsa.com.
We offer delicious and high quality organic vegetables, grass-fed meats and organic pasture-raised eggs through a CSA program, a farm stand on-site and at the Amherst Farmers Market. CSA options include winter shares, pork shares, spring and fall shares in addition to the regular season. The regular season share is a free-choice share: Members are issued a bag that they fill with their choice of the seasonal bounty. Located on land preserved from development by tremendous community effort.
Stand open afternoons June- Nov; Farmers Market, Saturdays 8am-1pm, May-Nov. Amherst Winter Market Saturdays 10-2, Dec.- Mar. www.simplegiftsfarmcsa.com.
Arugula • Asian greens • Beets • Bok choi • Broccoli • Broccoli rabe • Brussel sprouts • Cabbage • Carrots • Cauliflower • Celeriac • Chili peppers • Corn • Cucumbers • Edamame • Eggplant • Fava beans • Garlic • Green beans • Kale • Kohlrabi • Leeks • Lettuce • Mustard greens • Okra • Onions • Parsnips • Peas • Peppers • Potatoes • Radishes • Rutabagas • Salad greens • Scallions • Shallots • Spinach • Summer squash • Sweet potatoes • Swiss chard • Tat soi • Tomatillos • Tomatoes • Tomatoes (cherry) • Turnips • Winter squash • Zucchini
Basil • Chives • Cilantro • Dill • Fennel • Lavender • Marjoram • Mint • Oregano • Parsley • Rosemary • Sage • Savory • Thyme
Bold foods are in season now according to our Harvest Calendar. Call to find out exact availability. Every farm and every season are unique. Most farms are also residences. Unless Farmstand or Pick Your Own hours are noted, please be respectful and call ahead before going to the farm.
CISA regularly revises the Local Food Guide with new information.
Let us know if something is inaccurate.