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Meet the Founder of Cherry Valley Organics: Jod...
Small farmers are a hard-working, dedicated bunch. Being a small farmer requires endless hours spent not just growing the fruits, veggies, flowers, and herbs sold by the farm, but also...
Meet the Founder of Cherry Valley Organics: Jod...
Small farmers are a hard-working, dedicated bunch. Being a small farmer requires endless hours spent not just growing the fruits, veggies, flowers, and herbs sold by the farm, but also...

Meet Grower: Alexis Williams
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that? My grandmother had me outside a lot as a kid teaching me different flowers and helping...
Meet Grower: Alexis Williams
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that? My grandmother had me outside a lot as a kid teaching me different flowers and helping...

Meet Grower: Lindsay Henry
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that? I came to gardening as an adult, but my great-grandmother was an avid gardener and most...
Meet Grower: Lindsay Henry
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that? I came to gardening as an adult, but my great-grandmother was an avid gardener and most...

Meet Our Herb Grower: Vanessa Davis
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that?I grew up with very large gardens that fed our family of six throughout the entire year....
Meet Our Herb Grower: Vanessa Davis
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that?I grew up with very large gardens that fed our family of six throughout the entire year....

Meet Our Cut Flower Grower: Alliy Gundlach
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that? Although my mum is a perennial gardener, I attribute my love for plants to my parent's...
Meet Our Cut Flower Grower: Alliy Gundlach
Did you come from a farming/gardening family? Can you share a story about that? Although my mum is a perennial gardener, I attribute my love for plants to my parent's...

Meet Our Cafe Supervisor: Nicole Hankinson
Foodie BeginningsNicole's passion for food began at a young age. Growing up, she enjoyed helping her grandma with her garden and baking in the kitchen. Her grandma grew flowers and...
Meet Our Cafe Supervisor: Nicole Hankinson
Foodie BeginningsNicole's passion for food began at a young age. Growing up, she enjoyed helping her grandma with her garden and baking in the kitchen. Her grandma grew flowers and...

You either love it, or you hate it: Patchouli
Love it or Hate it?What do you think of patchouli?"OMG, I love patchouli!" "Ugh - I hate patchouli!" We hear these reactions all the time from our customers.Patchouli (pəˈCHo͞olē), Pogostemon cablin, is a unique scent...
You either love it, or you hate it: Patchouli
Love it or Hate it?What do you think of patchouli?"OMG, I love patchouli!" "Ugh - I hate patchouli!" We hear these reactions all the time from our customers.Patchouli (pəˈCHo͞olē), Pogostemon cablin, is a unique scent...

Meet One of Our 2020 Seasonal Assistant Growers...
Farming BeginningsGrowing up, Nicole would help her mother with small gardening projects around the house. But it wasn’t until she was a junior in high school, that she realized she...
Meet One of Our 2020 Seasonal Assistant Growers...
Farming BeginningsGrowing up, Nicole would help her mother with small gardening projects around the house. But it wasn’t until she was a junior in high school, that she realized she...

Catnip isn't JUST for cats!
Catnip For Your CatsCats make amazing companions, and giving them catnip is a really fun way to play with and treat your cat.When cats are exposed to catnip, the response...
Catnip isn't JUST for cats!
Catnip For Your CatsCats make amazing companions, and giving them catnip is a really fun way to play with and treat your cat.When cats are exposed to catnip, the response...

Meet One of Our New Vegetable Growers: Annie Ha...
Gardening BeginningsBoth sides of Annie’s family have left their impressions about nature and gardening on her.Annie’s mother always keeps a large garden, and so did her grandmother. Not letting age...
Meet One of Our New Vegetable Growers: Annie Ha...
Gardening BeginningsBoth sides of Annie’s family have left their impressions about nature and gardening on her.Annie’s mother always keeps a large garden, and so did her grandmother. Not letting age...

How to Make Plant-based, Organic Potpourri
Make Potpourri from the Nature Around You! In CVO's second installment of our Dried Flower Craft Series, Jodi shows a fun and easy way to make potpourri! This can be an...
How to Make Plant-based, Organic Potpourri
Make Potpourri from the Nature Around You! In CVO's second installment of our Dried Flower Craft Series, Jodi shows a fun and easy way to make potpourri! This can be an...

An Organic Flower Bouquet Subscription is the P...
Looking for the perfect gift for a friend, relative, co-worker, or neighbor? How about a weekly, every other week, or every 4-week bouquet of fresh-cut, colorful, organic blooms? Heck, maybe...
An Organic Flower Bouquet Subscription is the P...
Looking for the perfect gift for a friend, relative, co-worker, or neighbor? How about a weekly, every other week, or every 4-week bouquet of fresh-cut, colorful, organic blooms? Heck, maybe...

The Healing Properties of Lavender
Who doesn't love Lavender, right?! Based on our experience at market and plant sales, very few people have an adverse reaction to this popular garden plant. At the same time,...
The Healing Properties of Lavender
Who doesn't love Lavender, right?! Based on our experience at market and plant sales, very few people have an adverse reaction to this popular garden plant. At the same time,...

Meet the New CVO Sales & Marketing Specialist: ...
We’ve hinted and introduced to you the talented new women farmers that have join the CVO team this year. Now, we would like to introduce to you someone completely different:...
Meet the New CVO Sales & Marketing Specialist: ...
We’ve hinted and introduced to you the talented new women farmers that have join the CVO team this year. Now, we would like to introduce to you someone completely different:...

Dried Flower Craft Kits
We have new Dried Flower Craft Kits available on our website! Watch this video to see Jodi show how to make these colorful crafts for kids (or adults), using some of...
Dried Flower Craft Kits
We have new Dried Flower Craft Kits available on our website! Watch this video to see Jodi show how to make these colorful crafts for kids (or adults), using some of...

Thyme Varieties for Culinary and Ornamental Use
Here at Cherry Valley, we grow dozens of different types of herbs, but one of our favorites is thyme. While you might think that there's only one type of thyme,...
Thyme Varieties for Culinary and Ornamental Use
Here at Cherry Valley, we grow dozens of different types of herbs, but one of our favorites is thyme. While you might think that there's only one type of thyme,...

Come celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Far...
Our Grand Opening festivities will follow this schedule:**Saturday 6/1 - 9am - 9pmAll day happenings!Pie on the PorchFree Samples (food, coffee, tea)Raffles10am - Potted Plant Demo10:30am - Kid Craft #111:30am...
Come celebrate the Grand Opening of our new Far...
Our Grand Opening festivities will follow this schedule:**Saturday 6/1 - 9am - 9pmAll day happenings!Pie on the PorchFree Samples (food, coffee, tea)Raffles10am - Potted Plant Demo10:30am - Kid Craft #111:30am...

Garlic Scapes: How to harvest and cook
One of the more surprising spring crops we harvest here at the Cherry Valley Organics Farm is garlic scapes. While most people think about the bulbous, underground cloves when they...
Garlic Scapes: How to harvest and cook
One of the more surprising spring crops we harvest here at the Cherry Valley Organics Farm is garlic scapes. While most people think about the bulbous, underground cloves when they...

Meet Our Veggie Grower: Emily Kramer
Childhood Roots Emily has spent most of her life here in Pennsylvania, but her childhood was spent in New Mexico. “My mother was the person to first expose me to the...
Meet Our Veggie Grower: Emily Kramer
Childhood Roots Emily has spent most of her life here in Pennsylvania, but her childhood was spent in New Mexico. “My mother was the person to first expose me to the...

Meet Cherry Valley Organics Retail Sales and Ev...
The Cherry Valley Organics Farm Market and Cafe will soon be open for our spring and summer hours! We're located at 1713 Main Street, Burgettstown, PA in the recently refurbished,...
Meet Cherry Valley Organics Retail Sales and Ev...
The Cherry Valley Organics Farm Market and Cafe will soon be open for our spring and summer hours! We're located at 1713 Main Street, Burgettstown, PA in the recently refurbished,...

Meet the Founder of Cherry Valley Organics: Jod...
Small farmers are a hard-working, dedicated bunch. Being a small farmer requires endless hours spent not just growing the fruits, veggies, flowers, and herbs sold by the farm, but also...
Meet the Founder of Cherry Valley Organics: Jod...
Small farmers are a hard-working, dedicated bunch. Being a small farmer requires endless hours spent not just growing the fruits, veggies, flowers, and herbs sold by the farm, but also...

Celebrate CSA Day with Cherry Valley Organics
The last Friday in February is "National CSA Sign-up Day" (CSA Day for short), and we're busy celebrating here at Cherry Valley Organics! Based on data collected from small farmers,...
Celebrate CSA Day with Cherry Valley Organics
The last Friday in February is "National CSA Sign-up Day" (CSA Day for short), and we're busy celebrating here at Cherry Valley Organics! Based on data collected from small farmers,...

Our All-natural, Organic Fragrance Sprays and R...
Did you know that most air fresheners and room sprays are made from a concoction of synthetic chemicals? The Huffington Post declared synthetic fragrance sprays to be "The New Secondhand...
Our All-natural, Organic Fragrance Sprays and R...
Did you know that most air fresheners and room sprays are made from a concoction of synthetic chemicals? The Huffington Post declared synthetic fragrance sprays to be "The New Secondhand...

Herbal Bath Salts and Bath Bags: Healing, Calmi...
With today's ever-busy schedules, it isn't often that we take time for ourselves and relax. But when we do, it should be in a way that's comforting and calming. That's...
Herbal Bath Salts and Bath Bags: Healing, Calmi...
With today's ever-busy schedules, it isn't often that we take time for ourselves and relax. But when we do, it should be in a way that's comforting and calming. That's...