Berry Hill Farm
Contact
Myron Metzger
(260) 578-8105
248 E 1400 N, North Manchester, IN 46962
No email, website or social media
Wholesome food for wellness minded people. Berry Hill Farm began in 2003 with one acre of blueberries. Our focus at that point was to be engaged in a family friendly activity. We soon realized that a great benefit was the interaction with our customers. While it is essential in any business to make enough profit to pay the bills and provide a living wage for those involved, we have found great fulfillment in bringing good food to people who appreciate it. Currently we farm two acres of blueberries and one acre of vegetables including three high tunnels for winter production. (continued below…)
Products
U-pick Blueberry Farm open in July. Produce available year-round
Arugula
Asparagus
Blueberries
Beets
Carrots
Cucumbers
Garlic
Greens (Collards, mustard, turnip, etc)
Green beans
Green onions/ Scallions
Herbs
Kale
Kohlrabi
Leeks
Lettuces
Maple syrup
Microgreens/ Sprouts
Napa cabbage
Onions
Peppers (bell)
Potatoes
Radishes
Rhubarb
Spinach
Strawberries
Summer squash
Sweet potatoes
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Zucchini
Where to Buy
Call Myron to pre-order produce available for pickup at Berry Hill Farm on Friday afternoons, or at Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market on Saturdays.
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Additional Information
GAP Training
Wholesale sales
In the past, we have been USDA Certified Organic, however through customer feedback and a careful evaluation of our biological approach to plant and soil health, we made the difficult decision to not certify organic, but instead apply that time and energy toward plant and soil care. Our guiding principles teach us to nurture the soil biology in ways that sequester carbon, preserve soil nutrition and cultivate plants that will produce delicious fruits and veggies that are deeply nutritious. We use as little purchased inputs as possible because we prefer to make our own compost and use natural, existing systems. This takes considerable attention to detail, but we believe it also produces a good product.
We use no chemical weed killers or any other toxic materials. We eat our share of what we produce and we do not have any interest in poisoning ourselves. Tree leaves collected in the fall and allowed to decompose for a year make an ideal weed suppression system. We also do some stale seed bed practices which means we lightly rake or till the soil then let it sit for a week and rake it again then plant the crop. This procedure kills one generation of weeds and gives us a cleaner crop. Our insect and disease control program is focused toward the goal of keeping the plants healthy so that they are able to resist disease and insects. If pests do get out of control, we on rare occasions do use organically acceptable materials.
Through the use of greenhouses, winter covers and storage facilities we are able to keep fresh produce available twelve months of the year. As the seasons change we try to plant whatever crop does the best at that point. Cold storage allows root crops to be available all winter.
At this time, we market our products year round through the downtown Ft. Wayne’s Farmers Market located at Parkview Field, and small stores and restaurants in Allen, Kosciusko and Wabash counties, as well as retail on-farm sales.
If you are currently one of our customers, we thank you for support. If we are new to you, we extend an invitation to give us a try.