Johnson's Locust Hall Farm

 

   Saturday, May 24, 2025: A few days ago, I had visited Johnson's Corner Farm. On the date above, I visited another farm that the Johnson family owned: Johnson's Locust Hall Farm,  2691 Monmouth Road, Jobstown (Burlington County), New Jersey (609-353-9000). Compared to the Johnson's Corner Farm, we had to drive down a dirt and gravel road to get to the farm market, and once inside, I noticed that aside from strawberries in season, this store sold no produce! Nevertheless, this store sold jarred products-most of which the staff made from fruits and vegetables grown on this farm, baked goods, and non-edible merchandise: decor for the kitchen, tableware, and dishware. If you wanted produce, however, you had to pick it, or your family joined you in picking it. This place offered hayrides to the fields to pick what was in season. Like the Corner Farm, there were petting areas containing farm animals, but unlike the Medford farm, the farm market didn’t sell ready made foods in salads, sandwiches, dinner entrees, and so forth that you could buy inside and eat outside. They only had a food truck outside selling the usual sandwiches, hot dogs, burgers, etc. that you could eat at the outside tables. Meanwhile, the farm market shared space with a winery that sold wines along with a tasting room for adults. Throughout the year, Johnson's Locust Hall Farm played host to different events, but even though this farm was more low-key compared to the Medford farm, I still found it worthwhile for families to browse, maybe buy, and take a hayride to pick the latest crop. The farm has been around since 1693, but different families owned it in these last few centuries until 2014 when the Johnson family acquired it.