Our Story
Before Fairgrown Farm, co-owners James and Alex Klett created River Road Gardens. With no prior farming experience, the first two years were a struggle to get ahead of the learning curve. However, with struggle comes success.
In Fall of 2022, the Klett brothers approached The Watershed Institute about renting the farm and quickly moved in over winter. Ever since, the Klett brothers and the Fairgrown team have expanded the CSA program while growing relationships with local farmers across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Fairgrown Farm is committed to serving our community, distributing produce to food banks and disadvantaged communities statewide.
Our Philosophy
Prioritizing Local Foods
At Fairgrown Farm, we combine produce from our own farm and our trusted partner farms.
The resulting collaborative model ensures a steady supply of high-quality, local produce every week, strengthening our regional farming community through meaningful, farmer-to-farmer connections.
How Our Produce is Grown
In addition to supporting local, Fairgrown is committed to sustainable practices.
By collaborating with partner farms, we reduce our environmental impact and foster inter-farm connection.
Our farm partners use a mix of Organic and Integrated Pest Management (IPM) practices.
This means our farm share program is not exclusively organic.
However, IPM still largely follows natural practices, only using synthetic pesticides when absolutely necessary. Our approach allows us to provide customers with a diverse variety of local, seasonal crops throughout the year, while continuing to support local farms.