ABOUT US

Hickory Lane Farm is a 575 acre farm located in Kent County, Maryland. Our farm has been a family run business since 1920. Currently, the farm is run by Robert and Faye Everett, and their son, Christopher.

We grow what we grow because we are passionate about it. We love testing new products and varieties and are always eager to share our finds with you. We back all of our plants and produce with a 100% percent guarantee. If you are not satisfied with your purchase, we will replace it or give you your money back.

We have been growing fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs for sale for over 25 years. We start a majority of our plants in our greenhouses on the farm. All plants are sent to market for sale or planted on 8 acres. Throughout the season, all of our produce is picked, sorted, and packaged by hand.

We do not use pesticides on any of our products. Our plants are protected by beneficial bugs and animals, row covers, top quality plants and organic sprays. We are also gradually phasing out our use of synthetic fertilizers.

We use cover crops for erosion control and soil amendment. Crop rotation is utilized to encourage diversity and to help discourage disease. We also reuse trays, pots, plant packs to reduce the amount of plastic thrown away.

PRE-ORDERING

Want to have the first pick of fruits and vegetables? By pre-ordering you can gaurantee your produce will be fresth and picked especially for you. Too busy to get to the market? Pick up your order at a convenient pick up point. Don’t want to wait in line or in the rain? Everything is already bagged and ready to go. There will also be items available for pre-ordering that won’t be at the market. Check out our Q and A section for more details.

CSA

CSA stand for Community Supported Agriculture and operates on a subscription basis, fostering a cooperative relationship between farmer and member. The idea is a simple one: customers puchase annual, seasonal, or half shares of the farm’s produce rather than buying single items at retail prices.

CSA share bring the freshest farm produce to you while ensuring that all our produce is sold, a win/win marketing model. Customer pay in advance, providing Hickory Lane Farm with our budget and production goals. In return, we work hard year round to bring you wholesome, naturally grown, herbs, fruits, and vegetables at their peak of freshness and perfection.

Farm production varies naturally with the season, weather conditions, weed pressure, and other variables, meaning we often enjoy bumper crops and suffer occational crop failures. Because CSA’s work as a community partnership, we all share the risks and reap the many benefits together. Thus, share quantity will vary from corp to crop and from season to season, being sparser in the cooler seasons and most bountiful in the late summer