Obituary: Barbara Hunter, Cinnaminson Farm Matriarch

Services will be held Thursday and Friday in Riverton.

Barbara H. (Gill) Hunter, of Cinnaminson, died Dec. 10. She was 63. Hunter was born in Riverside and graduated from Palmyra High School in 1967. She was the founder and owner of Hunter's Farm Market. Hunter was a past president and member of the Burlington County Farm Bureau Women's Caucus, softball coach for Cinnaminson Pals, Farm Woman of The Year, and a member of the Palmyra Riverton Cinnaminson Rotary. She was an avid fishing lady and was known in the Keys as the Tarpon Queen. Barbara loved her summers on Long Beach Island. Barbara is survived by her loving husband of 43 years, John H. Hunter; her devoted children, Amy Zorn (Michael), Anne Hunter, John R. Hunter (Holly); her loving grandchildren, Cole, Jake, Halie Hunter; her parents …

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Hunter's Farm Opens Friday

Farm market owner Amy Hunter is ready for the new season.

It’s official. Spring has sprung in Cinnaminson and Hunter’s Farm and Market is just about open for business. Hunter’s Farm, which has stood on Union Landing Road for more than 250 years, will open again Friday and will be offering local favorites as well as new items for sale this year. As vegetable gardens become increasingly popular in residential homes, Hunter’s Farm is keeping up with the trend and has expanded with a larger variety of vegetable plants, including tomatoes and peppers that can be taken home and planted in the backyard. Farm market owner and eighth-generation Hunter, Amy Hunter, grew up working on the farm and said a vegetable garden is a great activity for families, especially children. “It’s a great way to educate …

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Carl Walker Jr

12:04 pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012

Amy not only has the best fruits and vegetables around.. she's a great person I have known for a long time, she treats everyone like family when you walk in the door.... I won't go anywhere BUT Hunter's!!!   more ›

Patch O' Green

Shop Local and Reinvent Cinnaminson

Can the key to expediting economic recovery be a community-wide push to support local businesses? Would it hurt to try?

No matter where you sit on the political spectrum, you're likely rooting for a speedy economic recovery. Signs are surfacing we're trending in the right direction—not fast enough for many, but progressing nonetheless. Our economy, all $15 trillion worth of it, will rebuild the same way giant cruise ships make left turns—gradually but deliberately. Will we remake it in the same image of its 2006 self? That mid-decade boom was about pure control at the very top—mega-scale banks, automakers, and energy giants. With each came bureaucracies and bloated heirarchies that left them vulnerable to the worst kind of momentum. By the time they realized they were headed for a wall, all they could do was brace for impact. Four years later, we're still …

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Those Poor Pumpkins: Weather Ruins This Year's Crop

Area farmers are seeing the end results of this summer’s extreme heat and heavy rains.

This time of year, pumpkins in South Jersey can usually be seen in bushels and baskets at local farm stands. After ripening on the vine, the harvest usually begins in late September through the end of October. But, this year’s crop is reportedly lighter than usual, as a result of a hot, dry July followed by heavy rains in August. “Pumpkins and any melons need to sit in a dry spot,” said Colleen Hart, of Lew’s Farm on Lenola Road in Moorestown. “After heavy rains, if they don’t have time to dry out, the skin gets soft and mushy.” Hart said that out of the 2-3 acres devoted to pumpkins on her farm, nearly half of the pumpkin crop was lost, and that the wilted ones would be thrown into the compost pile for animals. “This year, we might be …

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Mom Around Town

Fun in the Summertime Feeling at Burlington County Farmer's Market

The farmer's market offers delicious food, fresh produce, unique gifts and that fun in the summertime feeling.

It’s kind of crazy but I have never been able to find a free Saturday to visit the Burlington County Farmer's Market until this past weekend. Sports and activities have swallowed up so much of our leisure time but this particular morning, my husband and the girls were going to the park to play basketball. I had some time to myself on this beautiful summer day, which is a rarity, so I called my friend, Marie, and we headed on down to the farm. As soon as we got out of the car, the smell of barbecue cooking in the open air and faint folksy music swept over me. We took a spin around the outside market and checked out what the local merchants had to offer. People crowded around the fresh flower stands so we didn’t get too close but the flowers…

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