Welcome to our Family Farm!
Friends Farm is a small diversified family farm located in Morrisons Cove, south of Altoona. We are all about relationships, beginning with our family! Chris and her girls, Rita and Lila, now with their own families form the core of the business. They work together to plan, and operate this legacy farm business, creating a promising future for many generations. We are dedicated to creating opportunities for our customers and friends to connect with their food, and farmers. Encouraging people, young and old to learn more about where their food comes from, who grows it and how production impacts our community is a passion here.
MEET OUR FAMILY of FARMERS
Chris Wise
Chris loves to dig in the dirt, growing healthy food for friends and family. She also likes to cook and eat healthy food and talk with customers about food! Look for her in the gardens, on the front porch with a cup of coffee or in the kitchen whipping up a batch of delicious scones!
Rita Biddle
Rita Biddle grew up here on Friends Farm and has always loved raising and caring for animals. Now, along with her husband Matt and four children, she raises the meat you can buy at the Market. Look for Long View Farm grass-fed beef, grass-fed lamb, pastured raised chickens and pork.
Lila Sollenberger
Lila also grew up on Friends Farm. She and her husband Wes, own and operate Starlight Homestead, a small farm in Woodbury, PA. They offer raw milk herd shares, and raise pastured turkeys for your Thanksgiving table. Lila and Wes are always available to help here at Friends Farm, especially when things break- Wes is a mechanical genius and can fix anything!
