About Us:

We believe that everyone’s actions, everyday, have an important impact on this world.  For us, this is an empowering concept.  Our tiny contribution is a farm, a family, dedicated to nutrition.  Nutrition for people, for the soil, for the plants and animals we care for, but not just for that.  The nourishing power of fresh, delicious food unites people into healthy relationships.  It unites people with the environment.  It is the substance of ritual.  We want you to feel the empowerment of putting fresh, locally raised food on your table, to share with your friends, your community and your family.

Taproot Farm was founded in 2009. It is located north of Lake Ontelaunee, outside of Shoemakersville, PA.  Taproot Farm sells its’ produce all year long, through Farmers’ Markets in Philadelphia, Local Retail Stores, and through its’ CSA program. The farm is managed and co-owned by Farmer George Brittenburg and his wife, Ola Creston. Each year the farm enjoys the help of a talented and dedicated crew, many of whom are a perennial force at Taproot.

Taproot Farm believes firmly in the principles and practices of organic agriculture.

• We use only untreated vegetable seeds and source organic seeds when possible.
• We use organic potting soils for all transplant production.
• All of our purchased fertilizers are approved by the Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) and come from natural, renewable sources.
• We use fertility recommendations from soil tests as well as farmer intuition to provide plant fertility requirements.
• We use organically grown straw for our chicken bedding in winter and then use this rich material, along with vegetable scraps, to compost for up to 180 days.
• We use no synthetic sprays (no pesticides, herbicides or fungicides) and we only use pest control products approved by OMRI as a means of last resort.
• We use biological innoculants to combat plant diseases.
• We grow cover crops to enhance soil biology and to protect the ground from eroding winds and rains, especially in winter.
• We encourage pollinator habitat on our farm by growing pollinator-attracting plants such as buckwheat in fallow fields.
• We us biodegradable plastic mulch made from Non-GMO corn and made with no toxic ingredients to reduce our landfill waste.
• We recycle all drip tape irrigation plastic and greenhouse plastic.
• All of our produce is washed with UV-filtered-water. Our irrigation water is free from contaminants.
• We harvest and sell our produce at the peak of its health and quality, ensuring the highest nutritive content, the best visible, taste and handling qualities and the lack of uptake from natural nitrate pollutants in winter.