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We found really nice Mums and Gourds at the Farm & Garden Station here in nearby Ivyland, Pennsylvania. Not too far from here out old Almshouse Road in (depends on your source of infor­mation) Ivyland or in Warminster, Pennsylvania. I notice the same problem with Tanners in the web look-ups. The shots that I have here were done on October 10, 2009 in the afternoon. The tracks were quiet but the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad crosses near the property — hence the name “station”.  It was a nice day and my wife Sue wanted to go bring home some Fall decora­tions.  So that was exactly what we did.

The shop there had a couple Enormous Pumpkins on display. If you guessed the weight of the large one inside you could win it. Then you would have to figure out exactly what you were going to do with the rotting hulk and seeds… Clever. The store at the Station doesn’t really have a great deal to sustain it during the winter months. It gets pretty darned quiet around January there but each Spring they continue to be a good source of Mother’s Day plants and flowers. Lots of nice hanging plants. Anyhow I enjoyed bringing my camera and catching the color and light patterns. Here I’ll share them with you in a little NextGEN Gallery. Incidentally the NextGEN Galleries are very compatible with CoolIris and it makes a nice little slide show of the images.

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If you’d like to go see the Farm & Garden Station — here is their address and phone number. I’m quite sure they’d appre­ciate your business.

Farm and Garden Station
1370 Almshouse Road
Ivyland, Pennsylvania 18974
Phone: (215) 396‑6898

The best produce that we can purchase here in Bucks County Pennsylvania comes from the Tanner Brothers Farm in Ivyland. Better equipped for your shopping needs than any super­market that I can think of — Tanners stock is extensive and less expensive than regular super­market shopping. From Chiquita Bananas to Fresh Baked Pies — they’ve got it. If you need paper towels, Windex or Drano… go to the regular market. If you want to make an amazing Apple Pie — go to Tanners. Not only will you find six or seven varieties of Apples  — you can also cross reference them with some helpful charts hung on the wall nearby. Fruit and vegetables are always fresh and a good value.

And after all they are a dairy farm — They sell their own Chocolate Milk which is the best you’ll find anywhere. Smooth and creamy in consis­tency — it is somewhere between milk and ice cream. (awesome). In the freezer case they have their own Angus Beef that is just wonderful. Very good stuff.  We’ve never been disap­pointed with anything that we’ve brought home from Tanners. When we were there last we packed up the van with our groceries and then drove behind the store by the fence. The cattle were fairly friendly and I think that they were enjoying looking at people as much as the people enjoyed looking at them. I was lucky enough to have my camera with me and took the shots that you’ll see in the gallery here.

As you look at these images, you’ll have to remember that they were photographed as an illustrator’s reference shot. Composition is usually off and in the case of these blackish-brown cattle — I was spot metering so as to see detail beyond a silhouette in the form of the animal.  So the grass might be all blown out — Hey — just look at the Steer though… I found some reviews of Tanners right here.

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Tanner Brothers Farm
Ivyland, Bucks County, PA 18974
215–357-1716

Market Hours:
Mon-Fri: 8:30 am — 7:00 pm
Sat-Sun: 8:30 am — 7:00 pm
Fall Hours are in Effect

Tanner Brothers is located on the corner of Almshouse and Hatboro Roads in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. They are a family owned and operated farm market serving farm fresh produce and dairy products. Check them out the next time you need to make a trip to the store for produce, I’m sure you have a new favorite farm market and feel as though you are a part of the family.

Specialties

• Homemade Ice Cream
• Fresh Made Milk
• Fresh Fruit and Produce
• Fresh Baked Pies
• Farm Raised Angus Meat
• Wide Variety of Dairy Products

History
The Tanner Family has been in the dairy business since as early as 1890, when Rudolph Tanner would drive his milk delivery route on horse and buggy. Over a hundred years and many gener­a­tions later, their market has become a staple in the lives of many Bucks County residents. They continue the legacy and the tradition of providing the best dairy and produce to everyone they serve.

Aerial View of the Tanner Brothers Farm from Google

A cold and rainy week here in the Northeast. Over the past few days,  a couple nor’Easters came through with snow as close as the western edges of Bucks County. There was a serious frost this morning and it sure seems as if winter may just be creeping it’s way in here.  I guess it is just about that time of year. It sure is nice to have the Philadelphia Phillies in the Championship again. Remains to be seen if they’ll be in the World Series again or not… Hope so. We had an early snow during the Series last year and the power was out for nine hours or there­abouts during the rain — snow out. The trees couldn’t take the snow with their leaves still on. The Bradford Pear trees suffered lots of damage.

Been working on a bunch of design projects with Victoria lately and haven’t been around to blog much. Well actually I have but the time spent at the computer was for other people. Met a nice printer up in Lansdale, PA named Dave this past Friday afternoon. He gave me a tour of his facility and Vic and I did some estimating work. I didn’t get home till about 8:00 PM Friday night. That gave Sue a chance to rest before I got home. We went out and got Mums last weekend and on Sunday we went to Tanners Farm Store and shopped. I had a nice oppor­tunity to photo­graph their herd of steers.

So — I’ve got a lot of new photos of Fall scenes with Pumpkins, gourds and flowers at the Farm and Garden Station and the Cattle at Tanners to put up in galleries. Sue had some fun looking at a large beast eye to eye as he snorted. He had an inter­esting presence.  I’ll be back soon with more stuff. On October 22^nd I snuck in here and resized President Lincoln.