Two Gander Farm is a family owned operation that is run by Trey and Deirdre Flemming. 2023 will be our 13th growing season.

About the farm

We farm 20 acres of vegetables, herbs, fruits, flowers and bees in Downingtown, PA within a beautiful 260-acre preserve owned by the Brandywine Conservancy. The relationship between Brandywine Conservancy and Two Gander Farm began in 2013 around shared land stewardship values when we began to lease farmland within their preserve known as The Miller Farm. Over the past 8 years, the collaboration has cultivated awareness on the importance of farmland preservation as it relates to community access to fresh local food, land access for farmers, and how farmers can work with land trusts in surpassing sustainable agricultural stewardship goals.

Read more about our relationship with The Brandywine Conservancy, and the history of the farm property.

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Why do we farm?

Empowering people to live a healthier lifestyle by transforming the way that they eat is at the core of why we farm. Connection to the farmers, the land where the food was grown, and fellow community members that share a love for great food are keys to this transformation. Growing relationships with our members and customers face to face gives us the motivation and inspiration to keep working on improving the food system. It’s a full circle relationship that we find to be very fulfilling.

It’s not easy to change eating habits. You have to be excited about the food you eat in order to make progress. We guide you by providing a wide variety of produce harvested at it’s peak freshness. The flavor and quality make all the difference in keeping you inspired.

We found that small scale, regenerative farming was a way to apply the ecological principles we knew from our previous education/careers as ecologists to wholistic farm management. What we love most about this type of farming is that is commands a respect for the complex dynamics and interrelatedness of the ecological processes that make healthy systems work. There are no quick fixes with this type of farming- it’s always a work in progress that requires a very deep commitment and relationship with the land.