Our Farmers

Real Pickles Farm Map As part of our commitment to support a regional, organic food system, we purchase all of our vegetables and fresh herbs and spices from organic family farms in the Northeast.

We source primarily from 8 organic farms located within 40 miles of Real Pickles and benefiting from the rich soils of the Connecticut River Valley. The farmers we work with have a wealth of experience in growing organically. The result is vegetables of the highest quality, full of flavor and nutrients.

We invite you to read these profiles of our farmers.

Atlas Farm

Deerfield, MA
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh beets, carrots, cilantro, cucumbers, dill, garlic, green cabbage, napa cabbage, onions, red cabbage

Chamutka Farm

Whately, MA
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh chile peppers, cucumbers, green cabbage, red cabbage, tomatillos

Harlow Farm

Westminster, VT
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh beets, carrots, green cabbage, onions, red cabbage

Kitchen Garden Farm

Sunderland, MA
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh cucumbers, green cabbage

Next Barn Over Farm

Hadley, MA
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh garlic, leeks, napa cabbage, onions

Old Friends Farm. Jim Gipe photo / Pivot Media

Old Friends Farm

Amherst, MA
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh garlic, ginger, leeks, turmeric

Red Fire Farm

Granby and Montague, MA
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh beets, carrots, chile peppers, cucumbers, green cabbage, leeks, napa cabbage, onions, red cabbage, tomatillos

Riverland Farm

Sunderland, MA
Supplies Real Pickles with fresh chile peppers, dill, garlic, leeks, napa cabbage, onions

Read more about Real Pickles

Our Mission

Our Co-operative

Our Story

Our Facility

Need brunch ideas? We are loving the bagels at our

Need brunch ideas? We are loving the bagels at our neighborhood bakery, Rise Above, especially with our organic, Northeast grown ferments mixed into the spread! Its a colorful and delicious way to nourish your body! Show us your favorite way to enjoy our ferments and use the hashtag #MyRealPickles. We’d love to see!
#RealPickles #organic #raw #fermented #kraut #northeastgrown #PackedWithAMission 🥯 by @riseabove_413 📷 by @clarebarboza

We're so happy to welcome Russ Lilly to our group

We're so happy to welcome Russ Lilly to our group of worker-owners! Russ first joined Real Pickles in 2017 as part of a re-entry program run by Greenfield's Franklin County Jail to help inmates transition back to community life. Russ received a Farm and Food System certification through Greenfield Community College and took classes studying co-operative business. Russ now works with the production team and in our shipping department. He is also an invaluable resource to all things mechanical! He feels that he is making a difference in the world with his work here at Real Pickles and is proud to be a worker-owner. We are proud of you too, Russ!
#RealPickles #workerowned #coop #success #PackedWithAMission

Check out this new cookbook, Beyond the North Wind

Check out this new cookbook, Beyond the North Wind, from local author and friend of Real Pickles, Darra Goldstein. It is packed with stories of food and people from Russia's far north and recipes inspired by traditional techniques and ingredients. The wonderful ferments section includes beet kvass, fermented cucumber pickles, and fermented oats, plus so many ways to use ferments in other dishes! A beautiful winter read that turns a frozen landscape into a warm culinary adventure. Can’t wait to dig into this one for some new favorite recipes, thanks Darra!
@darra.goldstein
#beyondthenorthwind #fermentedfoods #cookbook #beetkvass #pickles #realpickles

Pucker Up for Pickles! All of us at Real Pickles w

Pucker Up for Pickles! All of us at Real Pickles want to spread the love today, and everyday! ❤️❤️❤️ #realpickles #fermentedfoods #organic #northeastgrown #pickles #love #CoopLove #valentine #BeMineTwinPine #PackedWithAMission

It’s back! 🌶 Featuring a fermented mixture of

It’s back! 🌶 Featuring a fermented mixture of fresh organic chiles, onions, garlic, tomatoes, and cilantro, our Organic Red Pepper Hot Sauce is a smooth and spicy addition to whatever you are cooking up!
Made with 100% Northeast Grown organic vegetables from #chamutkafarm @iloveriverlandfarm @kitchen.garden.farm @nextbarnoverfarm and @deep_meadow farm.
Look for it where you buy your Real Pickles (or tag your favorite store and let them know you want it!)

Fermented foods make delicious snacks! Make a quic

Fermented foods make delicious snacks! Make a quick and easy treat by adding a healthy serving of your favorite Real Pickles ferment to avocado spread onto toasted bread. Garnish with sprouts, radish, sesame seeds like these beauties, or finish as you wish!
Photo by @clarebarboza
Bread by @riseabove_413
#realpickles #packedwithamission #lactofermentation #avocadotoast #superbowlsnacks #organic #raw #pickles #kraut

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