SIW Vegetables on TheBrandywine.com

SIW Vegetables Route 100, Chadds Ford, PA Tel. 610.388.0656

How many vegetable stands do you know that get fan mail? H. G. Haskell’s SIW Vegetables does. A woman who moved back to the Valley and missed his quality produce wrote to tell him so. That’s unusual. The SIW stand is located right across Route 100 from H. G.’s farm where all of the vegetables are grown. which is probably the reason they taste like they’re fresh off the vine. They are. H. G. fans really rave about his corn and tomatoes. I ate an uncooked ear of corn right off cob and can say from experience, it was sweet as sweet could be. His secret? Well, for one, his farm is 100% drip irrigated including the corn, unheard of five years ago. It saves water and man hours. And H.G. says he’s doing a lot more no-till planting which reduces the soil erosion. That’s interesting, but we all know the taste is the reason those who know make the drive to the SIW Vegetable stand. Take your pick from his tomatoes, corn, squash, melons, peppers and you won’t be disappointed. And the sunflowers look like they’re right out of a Van Gogh’s painting. If you live in the Valley and like fresh vegetables, you may be interested in giving SIW’s CSA at try. CSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture and here’s how it works. You pay $550 to join. As a member you will get about 6-10 pounds of H. G.’s farm fresh food once a week (Tuesday or Wednesday) throughout the growing season which is from late June through mid October. You’ll get a little of everything that’s in season. You’ll also get a 10% discount on anything additional you purchase. Interested? Give H. G. a call at 610.388.0656. He’s only taking a limited number of members for next year, the first year of his CSA. Some CSAs require members to actually work on the farm, but that’s not a requirement for SIW CSA membership. However, if you want to drop off the kids or a spouse, H.G. says he has different size hoes and will find something for them to do.

The bridge on Route 100 north of SIW Vegetables will be closed for repairs all summer, so you will have to take an alternate route via Ring Rd. to Bullock Rd. or from Rt. 52 via Cossart Rd. Look for the familiar old shack with a hand painted sign listing the hours. Once on Rt. 100 north, slow down at Cossart Road. H. G.’s will come up quickly on your right.

H. G.’s customers come from all over the Valley. In his parking lot, near the railroad tracks, you’ll find pick-up trucks, SUVs, Jaguars and Mercedes.