Regenerative market garden · Princeton, NJ
Healthy soil. Healthy food. Thriving community.
Named for the Seven Coloured Earths of Chamarel, we grow vegetables, herbs and fruit in living soil, with no synthetic pesticides and no shortcuts.
Our story
A farm named for the colours of the earth
Chamarel's volcanic soil, in reds, ochres, mauves and browns, inspired our approach from the very beginning. We moved to our homestead in December 2025 and are just getting off the ground.
Healthy soil. Healthy food. Thriving community.
Read our story →How we farm
Working with nature, not against it
Patient, attentive farming, built to keep the soil alive.
Soil health
Varied cover crops, organic mulching and crop rotation feed the soil and lock carbon into the ground.
Ecological balance
No synthetic pesticides, no shortcuts: organic methods that work with nature rather than against it.
Local food systems
Sold through our farm shop, veggie boxes and local markets, grown by young farmers paid a living wage and a share of the profits.
From the journal
Notes from the field
Getting Started
We've been avid readers of Jean Martin Fortier's (among others) books and instructional materials on Market Gardening. One of the things mentioned was the creation of permanent beds
Bonjour!
Cherishing the vital connection between soil vitality and human well-being, Chamarel Farm is dedicated to Regenerative Farming methods. Our commitment to nurturing the land organically through varied cover crops, organic mulching, and
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Find us in Princeton
- Address
- 320 Carter Road, Princeton, NJ 08540
- Pickup
- Farm stand hours coming soon
- Contact
- [email protected]
The weekly harvest note
What's in the box this week?
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