Website: www.folckfamilyfarm.net
Telephone: (937) 828-0233 (call for crop conditions).
Background/overview
Chester Folck owned a well-known Jersey Cattle Farm for decades on Ohio, just south of Springfield. Later his son, Gene Folck, raised Simmental Beef Cattle on that same farm. One of Gene’s sons, Bob graduated from Greenon High School and chose Ohio State University to further his education in agriculture.
In 1988, Bob attended a “meat judging and evaluation” event that included teams from other colleges around the country. At the event he met Cindy Sparks, a student from Michigan State University. Cindy’s family had a beef feed lot that sold steers to restaurants along the East Coast. They married in 1990.
In 2001 they and their three children moved to this 17-acre farm to be near Bob’s family. They started as pumpkin farmers and expanded to naturally ripened strawberries as their main crop. Other “U-Pick-Em” berries followed.
The pasture-raised pig farming developed from their love of livestock. And the freshly made onsite jams and honey completed the “Cottage Industry” list at Folck Family Farm.
The menu
Strawberries: “U-Pick-Em”-$2.50 lb.; Pre-picked-$3.50 lb.
Blackberries: Price per lb. will be determined by size of crop.
Raspberries: Price per lb. will be determined by size of crop.
Pork Bacon: $6 lb.
Pork Chops: $4 lb.
Pork Sausage: Plain Pork, Sage, or Salt & Pepper-$5 lb.
Pork Roasts: $4 lb.
Half Hog (Chester White): $300 (processed by J & L Meats in Medway).
Whole Hog (Chester White): $500 (processed by J & L Meats in Medway).
Honey (four hives on-site): Bear-$6; Honeycomb-$7; Jar-$12.
Jams (made on-site): Red Berry, or Black Berry-$7 one-half pint, or two jars for $10.
Ayars Ice Cream (sold in pints): Double Chocolate, Vanilla, Wedding Cake, or White Chocolate Raspberry-$5 and up.
Hours
May and June: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., and by appointment; July-October: By appointment only.
More information
Located north of Catawba, one mile south of Ohio 4. Look for banners pointing to Folck Family Farm. There are hand-washing stations while “U-Pick-Em.”
Deliveries of 10 pounds or more are made on Mondays and Tuesdays with a 48-hour notice. Mail orders of honey and jams are made with a one-week notice.
Rent farm space for your special event with a one-month advance booking.
Upcoming Folck Family Farm Special Events (no admission fees):
“Pick a Pound for Hunger,” is the last weekend in May and the first weekend in June to support the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Customer Appreciation Days are May 28-29 to support Agrability through Easter Seals.
Ice cream social is June 4 to support Feeding America and local food banks.
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