Spork Spring Issue 2021

Flower Power
Princeton Lavender, in Lawrence Township, New Jersey
provides lavender flowers for everyone to enjoy. This farm
grows and sells 4 varieties of Lavender: Big Time Blue, Phenomenal,
Sensational!, and Super Blue because they were
developed for the Northeast climate. Sensational! is sold for
$10 per quart, Big Time Blue is sold for $20 per gallon and $10
& $15 per quart, Phenomenal is sold in quarts and the price
is undisclosed at the present time, and Super Blue is sold for
$20 per gallon. Along with buying your own, Princeton Lavender
also sells sweet treats, like their Cold Brew Lavender
Coffee, Lavender Lemonade, and their Homemade Vanilla
Ice Cream with Candied Lavender Flower!
Lavender
Scones
Elderflower Mocktail
Pitspone farm is located in West Orange,
New Jersey. Pitspone Farm focuses
on niche plants and berries that aren’t
widely grown in the tri-state area. One of
their most popular products is elderflower,
which has a general harvest time from
late May to early June. The majority of
plants and fruits grown at Pitspone Farm
are perennials. Pitspone Farm not only
provides personal orders, but also supplies
to breweries, restaurants, and food
businesses.
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Located in Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey
is Holland Ridge Farms which specializes in flower
picking. The Holland Ridge Farms u-pick sunflower
season, typically in September, is a celebration
of one of the most popular flowers in the world.
During this time, they also plant thousands of other
flowers, including gladiolas, lilies, and dahlias.
Rows upon rows of sunflowers go as far as the eye
can see at Holland Ridge Farms and it only costs $1
per stem! For your u-picking session, they provide
plastic buckets to hold and transport your flowers
as you walk through the sunflower fields. With over
60 acres of flowers, their u-pick is the largest on the
East Coast!
Sunflower Seed
Butter