our COMMUNITY
From Farm-To-Table, our array of Farm-Fresh ingredients originate from local & organic farms.
Our main focus at Nectar is to use the freshest and most sustainable ingredients we can get our hands on!
This includes both locally and organically grown produce, meats, poultry, and dairy.
We work closely with many farms in the area. Check out their information below!
Thornhill Farm
Thornhill Farm, located in Greensboro, VT, was founded by Todd Hardie, the former owner of Caledonia Spirits and Honey Gardens. The goal of this farm is to conserve the cropland and forest. By a careful stewardship of these natural resources, grains, elderberries, pigs, and honeybees, Thornhill produces value-added products for the marketplace. The employees and local community of Greensboro, VT (and beyond) are blessed with their beautiful foods.
The Farm at Doe Run
Based on the simple philosophy of sustainable organic farming, Doe Run’s talented culinary garden team strives to produce the highest quality fruits and vegetables. In addition, their ACS award winning dairy/creamery creates some of the most sought-after creative cheeses in Chester County. Doe Run prioritizes going above and beyond in their tireless efforts to reflect the bounty of the seasons, while being true stewards of the land.
Chester County Cheese Artisans
The Chester County Cheese Artisans represent farmstead and artisanal cheese makers who practice their craft in Chester County, PA. Members dedicate their lives and lands to the art and science of crafting fine, premier cheeses from the milk of cows, goats, and sheep that are naturally and humanely born & raised on the Brandywine Valley region’s grassy pastures.
Yellow Springs Farm
This native plant nursery and Artisanal goat cheese dairy farm, founded by Catherine and Al Renzi, is located in Chester Springs, PA. Yellow Springs is comprised of an historic farmhouse, dairy barn, springhouse, and tranquil pond dispersed throughout 8 acres of land. Originating as a dairy farm over a century ago, the Renzis purchased the farm in 2001, aiming to conserve, preserve, and protect the historicism that lies within this property. Their focus on conservation landscaping comes from the knowledge that preservation of our environment, including the crafted waterways and woodlands in both residential and rural areas, is a vital component in ensuring the future health of the planet and ourselves.
BIRCHRUN Hills farm
Birchrun Hills is a family-owned dairy farm nestled in the highlands of the quaint town of Chester Springs, located in Chester County, PA. The Millers caringly handcraft raw-milk cheese from the milk of the farm’s Holstein cows. Because the quality of milk defines the character of cheese, the cows’ well being comes first and no growth hormones are used.
cleanfish
CleanFish is a company that is known in providing clients with full transparency of their seafood’s origins. Their mission is to promote seafood that’s the freshest and best of the season. Through CleanFish, ethical fishermen and farmers are linked together, teaming up to provide their customers and consumers with fresh, clean seafood. CleanFish ensures and prioritizes sustainability, emphasizing the importance for sustainable fish marketing be a continuous goal throughout the company. CleanFish provides high-grade seafood with a uniquely different, first-rate quality that you can fully see, taste, and trust.
PA Noble
PA Noble Cheeses, supplied by Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-Op in Lancaster County, PA supplies NECTAR with their all-organic, classic cheddar cheese using a vegetable rennet. These cheeses are all aged a minimum of 11 months to exhibit the boldest, sharpest flavors within each block, wedge, and slice!
Common Folk
Like PA Noble, Common Folk also works with the all-organic Lancaster Farm Fresh Co-Op. These cheesemakers and farmers humanely raise their livestock to produce their finest, organic cheeses. The company has been able to provide NECTAR with a fabulous blue cheese made from cows' milk. They utilize vegetable rennet to truly keep their cheeses 100% vegetarian!
Cross Creek Farm
Located just off of Philadelphia’s Main Line, Cross Creek Farm lies in the quaint town of West Chester, PA. This farm produces fresh herbs and honey that supply NECTAR and other local restaurants. Cross Creek’s owner, Tina Miller, raises roughly 25 different culinary herbs that she sells to local chefs. With the help from her father-in-law, Tina recently welcomed honeybees into Cross Creek’s family to assist her farm. Through these honeybees, Tina’s plants are pollinated and the bees create a tasty byproduct: Cross Creek’s farm-fresh honey. This sweet, viscous condiment is derived from the various herbs and plants scattered throughout the farm.
Pineland Farms Natural Meats
NECTAR works with Pineland Farms, who holds pride in providing and selling the highest quality, all-natural beef sourced from humanely-raised cattle. These select cuts of beef is simply delicious, tender, and melt-in-your-mouth flavorful! Pineland Farms’ humble beginnings originated in 2000 on the rocky coast of New Gloucester, Maine. Over two decades later, they now represent over 250 farming families, while continuing to maintain the same missions and goal of strengthening family farms across the country and raising cattle with dignity and integrity. Last but not least, Pineland Farms showcases and jubilates the farm-fresh quality of their meats that begin on their lush, green pastures that will later delectably dress up and embellish thousands of dinner plates nationwide.
Oley Valley mushroom Farm
With a passion for harvesting wild mushrooms, founders Joseph and Angela Evans started up this Berks County mushroom farm in 1999. The couple originally specialized in raising Oyster and Shiitake Mushrooms. In recent years, however, they have increased the diversity of their mushroom options, branching out to incorporate other types and varieties such as Chestnut, Chanterelle, Cremini, Trumpet, and Lion’s Mane mushrooms. Oley Valley sells directly to NECTAR as well as other local restaurants. These select mushrooms are also available to everyday shoppers nd consumers, and can be purchased through Oley Valley Mushroom Farm at markets and events such as the Philadelphia Winter Harvest Community Supported Agriculture (commonly known as Philly’s Winter Harvest CSA), the West Chester Green Market, and Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market at the Fair Food Stand.
North Star Orchard
Located in the town of southeastern PA town of Cochranville, North Star Orchard specializes in growing and harvesting high-quality fruits that are typically unavailable for commercial sale. Orchard owners Ike and Lisa Kerschner grow 60+ varieties of Modern and Heritage Apples, 7 types of Asian Pears, 30+ kinds of peaches and plums, as well as various selections of European pears, nectarines, berries, and cherries! These sweet and uniquely delectable fruit assortments can be found, and available for purchase, during the harvest season at North Star’s on-site farm store and market, as well as local southeastern PA farmers’ markets and CSA locations scattered throughout PA, MD, and DE!
