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tomers giving the stand’s wares
to friends who call to get more
supplies. He has shipped as far
away as California.
“We don’t grow everything
that we sell, but we try to,” he
said. Most of the products that
are sold, however, are grown by
Delaware Valley College students
and staff. Even if the produce
does not originate at the college,
it comes from a local grower,
such as the stand’s milk and
eggs.
Moran also prefers supporting
(Delaware Valley College gradu
ates who are selling produce in
the area.
In all, the campus’ green
houses, nursery, 35 acres of
fields, apiary area, and orchard
provide products for the stand.
Even the college’s dairy farm
has something to contribute. The
operation’s composting research
product provides compost sold at
the stand.
The farm market starts off the
season by selling flowers for Eas
ter, which transitions into Moth
er’s Day flower sales.
“Our first major crop is straw
berries, probably in about three
weeks,” said Moran, who esti
mates that the crop is about two
weeks behind schedule because
of the cool spring.
After strawberries come blue
berries, which will be followed
by vegetables available in July.
Later, Moran and the students
will sell peaches, summer apples,
fall apples, mums, pumpkins,
and gourds.
With a supply of'Christmas
trees from a local producer and
Delaware Valley College gradu
ate, the season doesn’t end until
Christmas. Wreaths and ar
rangements at that time also
draw customers to the stand.
Additionally, to add to the ac
tivity in the cooler seasons, the
college runs a poinsettia trial in
mid-November. The blooms are
sold around Thanksgiving. In
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Leslie Cole, greenhouse manager, is especially busy this year keeping up with cus
tomer flower demands.
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The college’s apiary program provides clover and wiidflow
er honey.
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