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Tait Farm is a diversified family farm in central Pennsylvania. We are located 7 miles east of State College and Penn State University. Tait Farm Foods is a multi-faceted company that has evolved enormously over the years. It includes 8 acres of certified organic vegetables, fruits, and greenhouse production that serve our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program known as Community Harvest; our on-farm retail store, The Harvest Shop; a farmers market; and several local restaurants. We manufacture a line of 60 + specialty foods in the nearby village of Boalsburg and sell our products at the farm, through this website, and to retailers and restaurants. Our Harvest Shop is open year-round and is a destination for locals and travelers alike. In addition to our own food products, we carry other regional artisan foods and crafts, as well as seasonally-inspired décor and gifts for the kitchen, home, and garden. Our seasonal Greenhouse is truly the area’s secret garden for the kitchen and cottage gardener. We offer a great selection of garden seeds, unique plants, pots and organic gardening supplies. The enterprises of Tait Farm Trees and Tait Farm Bassets also operate on the farm under their own banner and separate family ownership. These include over 25 acres of cut-your-own fir and pine Christmas trees and the famous Tait Basset hounds. We welcome you to visit the farm anytime! Read More

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The Harvest Shop

The Harvest Shop is a unique destination throughout the year. In addition to being the showcase for Tait Farm Specialty Foods and local food products, we represent the works of many artisans. Along with seasonally inspired goods and gifts for the kitchen, home and garden, the shop is always changing and promises to be fresh and new with each visit. We can help you create the perfect hostess, birthday, and friendship gift, as well as customize any of our collections for a personal touch.

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Greenhouse

Tait Farm’s Greenhouse is truly the “secret garden” for our region. An ideal stop for the cottage and kitchen gardener, we strive to be recognized for the quality of our plants, products, and customer service. Choose from a great selection of seeds, herbs, vegetable seedlings and other backyard edibles, as well as unusual annuals and unique perennials that include heirloom roses, pollinator and native plants. We also offer organic gardening supplies, a variety of exceptional pots, planted containers, and decorative stoneware that will add beauty to any garden design.

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Agriculture

We are a certified organic farm and specialize in growing a wide variety of interesting vegetables on a year-round basis. We utilize a combination of high tunnels, a greenhouse and several acres of farmland to produce our crops. Our organic produce is available year-round at our Harvest Shop, as well as through our CSA Community Harvest and the North Atherton Farmers Market. 

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Native Plant Nursery

Tait Farm's Ridge & Valley Native Plant System was developed in Summer 2018. This natural habitat allows us to collect seeds to propagate more native plants. Tait Farm's native plants are available in the Tait Farm Greenhouse each year.

For more information about our native plants, visit our local website.