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Handmade Soap from Cherry Valley Organics
We've been making our certified organic, handmade soap for over a decade. Our soap-making process begins by selecting only the finest ingredients, some of which we grow ourselves right here...
Handmade Soap from Cherry Valley Organics
We've been making our certified organic, handmade soap for over a decade. Our soap-making process begins by selecting only the finest ingredients, some of which we grow ourselves right here...

Announcing the Grand Opening of the Cherry Vall...
We're beyond thrilled to announce the opening of the Cherry Valley Organics Holiday Market in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, just a 30-minute drive from downtown Pittsburgh! The store's Grand Opening is on Friday, November 23rd,...
Announcing the Grand Opening of the Cherry Vall...
We're beyond thrilled to announce the opening of the Cherry Valley Organics Holiday Market in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, just a 30-minute drive from downtown Pittsburgh! The store's Grand Opening is on Friday, November 23rd,...

Herbal Salves: How We Make Our Healing Organic ...
Herbal salves like those we make here at our certified organic farm are useful for soothing irritated muscles and healing damaged, chapped, or dry skin. Our salve recipes combine essential...
Herbal Salves: How We Make Our Healing Organic ...
Herbal salves like those we make here at our certified organic farm are useful for soothing irritated muscles and healing damaged, chapped, or dry skin. Our salve recipes combine essential...

Beets: How we sow, grow, and harvest these deli...
Beets might be humble-looking on the outside, but on the inside, they're packed with flavor and nutrition. Consuming a beetroot infuses your body with potassium, manganese, folic acid, and lots...
Beets: How we sow, grow, and harvest these deli...
Beets might be humble-looking on the outside, but on the inside, they're packed with flavor and nutrition. Consuming a beetroot infuses your body with potassium, manganese, folic acid, and lots...

Organic Garlic: How to grow, harvest, and cure ...
Did you know that much of the organic garlic that's sold in grocery stores travel hundreds or even thousands of miles before it reaches your kitchen table? Around 75% of the...
Organic Garlic: How to grow, harvest, and cure ...
Did you know that much of the organic garlic that's sold in grocery stores travel hundreds or even thousands of miles before it reaches your kitchen table? Around 75% of the...

Microgreens Supplier in Pittsburgh: Cherry Vall...
If you're a chef, restaurateur, or even a home cook who's looking for a microgreens supplier in Pittsburgh, we have you covered! Our microgreens are crunchy, delicious, and packed with...
Microgreens Supplier in Pittsburgh: Cherry Vall...
If you're a chef, restaurateur, or even a home cook who's looking for a microgreens supplier in Pittsburgh, we have you covered! Our microgreens are crunchy, delicious, and packed with...

What is patty pan squash? How to grow and cook ...
Patty pan squash is quite unique. Its squat, flat shape, unique coloration, and ruffled edges might leave you scratching your head with wonder. What is patty pan squash anyway? Is...
What is patty pan squash? How to grow and cook ...
Patty pan squash is quite unique. Its squat, flat shape, unique coloration, and ruffled edges might leave you scratching your head with wonder. What is patty pan squash anyway? Is...

Cucumber Farming: How We Grow This Prized Crop
Cucumbers can be a notoriously challenging crop for farmers. Many varieties are susceptible to a devastating pathogen known as bacterial wilt that's spread by a small insect called the cucumber...
Cucumber Farming: How We Grow This Prized Crop
Cucumbers can be a notoriously challenging crop for farmers. Many varieties are susceptible to a devastating pathogen known as bacterial wilt that's spread by a small insect called the cucumber...

Heirloom Tomato Varieties From Our Farm to Your...
Heirloom tomatoes come in just about every color of the rainbow, and the diversity of flavors and textures they bring to the table is unparalleled. Here at Cherry Valley Organics,...
Heirloom Tomato Varieties From Our Farm to Your...
Heirloom tomatoes come in just about every color of the rainbow, and the diversity of flavors and textures they bring to the table is unparalleled. Here at Cherry Valley Organics,...

Succession Planting Plan for Farmers and Gardeners
Despite what you may think, spring isn't the only planting season here at the farm, nor should it be in your own home garden. Farmers and gardeners who want to...
Succession Planting Plan for Farmers and Gardeners
Despite what you may think, spring isn't the only planting season here at the farm, nor should it be in your own home garden. Farmers and gardeners who want to...

How We Grow and Harvest Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes are among our customers' favorites, which is a good thing because they're also one of our favorite crops to grow! With their prolific production and sweet flavor, there's...
How We Grow and Harvest Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes are among our customers' favorites, which is a good thing because they're also one of our favorite crops to grow! With their prolific production and sweet flavor, there's...

The Importance of Eating with the Seasons
For many folks, one of the toughest challenges of eating local is realizing how connected our food is to the natural cycles of nature. Our ancestors were intimately in tune...
The Importance of Eating with the Seasons
For many folks, one of the toughest challenges of eating local is realizing how connected our food is to the natural cycles of nature. Our ancestors were intimately in tune...

Organic Wedding Flowers in Pittsburgh
Are you tying the knot in the Pittsburgh area? Let Cherry Valley Organics Farm, located just 20 miles from downtown Pittsburgh, grow gorgeous, certified organic flowers for your special day! We're one...
Organic Wedding Flowers in Pittsburgh
Are you tying the knot in the Pittsburgh area? Let Cherry Valley Organics Farm, located just 20 miles from downtown Pittsburgh, grow gorgeous, certified organic flowers for your special day! We're one...

How We Grow Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms
Our delicious mushrooms are a favorite of many of our Farm Share subscribers and farmers market customers. Baskets of meaty shiitake and flavorful oyster mushrooms are one of our most prized crops...
How We Grow Shiitake and Oyster Mushrooms
Our delicious mushrooms are a favorite of many of our Farm Share subscribers and farmers market customers. Baskets of meaty shiitake and flavorful oyster mushrooms are one of our most prized crops...

Organic Herb Plants for Your Pittsburgh Garden
If you want to save some big bucks on your food budget, consider growing your own herbs. With the average grocery store price of fresh herbs consistently on the rise, it's...
Organic Herb Plants for Your Pittsburgh Garden
If you want to save some big bucks on your food budget, consider growing your own herbs. With the average grocery store price of fresh herbs consistently on the rise, it's...

Why Our Organic Strawberries are the Right Choi...
Conventionally grown strawberries consistently top the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen" list of fruits and vegetables that contain the highest levels of pesticide residue. One sample of strawberries was found to contain...
Why Our Organic Strawberries are the Right Choi...
Conventionally grown strawberries consistently top the Environmental Working Group's "Dirty Dozen" list of fruits and vegetables that contain the highest levels of pesticide residue. One sample of strawberries was found to contain...

Meet the Power Behind our Herbs and Flowers: Al...
According to the New York Times, roughly three-quarters of the cut flowers sold in the U.S. are grown far outside of our country's borders. Most cut flowers travel thousands of miles...
Meet the Power Behind our Herbs and Flowers: Al...
According to the New York Times, roughly three-quarters of the cut flowers sold in the U.S. are grown far outside of our country's borders. Most cut flowers travel thousands of miles...

Who Grows Your Food? A Cherry Valley Organics G...
Do you know who grows the food you eat? If you shop at a big grocery chain, the face behind that cucumber in your salad is a complete mystery. But, if...
Who Grows Your Food? A Cherry Valley Organics G...
Do you know who grows the food you eat? If you shop at a big grocery chain, the face behind that cucumber in your salad is a complete mystery. But, if...

Gourmet Lettuce Varieties to Make Your Salad Sing
Here at the Cherry Valley Organics farm we take our lettuce very seriously. It's a staple in our Pittsburgh CSA Farm Share boxes all summer long. Yep, that's right. We provide fresh, organic lettuce...
Gourmet Lettuce Varieties to Make Your Salad Sing
Here at the Cherry Valley Organics farm we take our lettuce very seriously. It's a staple in our Pittsburgh CSA Farm Share boxes all summer long. Yep, that's right. We provide fresh, organic lettuce...

What is Swiss chard? Growing, harvesting, and c...
What is Swiss chard?Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) is a close relative of the garden beet. Chard and beets are so close, in fact, that they're actually the same species of...
What is Swiss chard? Growing, harvesting, and c...
What is Swiss chard?Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris) is a close relative of the garden beet. Chard and beets are so close, in fact, that they're actually the same species of...

Organic Valentine's Day Gifts from Cherry Valle...
If you don't want to give your sweetheart expensive, pesticide-laden roses that were grown thousands of miles away from home for Valentine's Day, give him or her the gift of...
Organic Valentine's Day Gifts from Cherry Valle...
If you don't want to give your sweetheart expensive, pesticide-laden roses that were grown thousands of miles away from home for Valentine's Day, give him or her the gift of...

CSA Pittsburgh: Cherry Valley Organics Farm Sha...
Sign-ups for our 2019 CSA Pittsburgh Farm Share Program are now open! We're excited to be able to provide your family with a wide selection of delicious, organic fruits and vegetables...
CSA Pittsburgh: Cherry Valley Organics Farm Sha...
Sign-ups for our 2019 CSA Pittsburgh Farm Share Program are now open! We're excited to be able to provide your family with a wide selection of delicious, organic fruits and vegetables...

Last Chance Holiday Events and $5 off $40 Until...
Don't forget to take advantage of our last online sale of the season!Plus, everything ordered before December 19th will arrive in time for Christmas!That's right, this sale includes all of...
Last Chance Holiday Events and $5 off $40 Until...
Don't forget to take advantage of our last online sale of the season!Plus, everything ordered before December 19th will arrive in time for Christmas!That's right, this sale includes all of...

Buy Organic Herbal Tea Online: Why our natural ...
Buy Organic Herbal Tea Online: Why our natural herbal tea recipes are the best Here are Cherry Valley Organics we take our tea very seriously. Made from a blend of certified...
Buy Organic Herbal Tea Online: Why our natural ...
Buy Organic Herbal Tea Online: Why our natural herbal tea recipes are the best Here are Cherry Valley Organics we take our tea very seriously. Made from a blend of certified...