About Us

the Farm

It all starts in the fields. Nestled in the heart of Bucks County, PA, we are dedicated to sustainable, organic farming and celebrated for its vibrant, high-quality vegetables. Established in 2013 as New Hope’s first CSA farm, we supply fresh produce to our CSA members, local restaurants, for our cooking classes and dinners, and at our weekly Wednesday market.

We believe that good farming is a public service. We want to provide a product that is of the highest quality, the most nutritious, beautiful and affordable while also offering a connection between consumers and the farm.

In addition to being certified organic, we utilize resilient agricultural techniques such as reduced-tillage, intensive cover cropping, integrated pest management, occultation, contour tillage and organic compost applications to nurture the soil and ecology of our farm and the people who work here. 

Malaika & Ian

The Farmer and the Chef

Our farm and Amara Kitchen & Tasting Room are owned and operated by husband and wife team: Farmer Malaika Spencer and Chef Ian Knauer. After earning a degree in sustainable agriculture and working on farms all over the world, Farmer Malaika has extensive experience with organic, regenerative vegetable farming. Chef Ian honed his cooking skills in the world-renowned test kitchens of Gourmet Magazine for almost a decade before returning to his family's farm in PA where he wrote a cookbook (The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food) and made a television show, also called The Farm, which airs on PBS and Amazon Prime.

Our farm is full of people with amazing talents whose big hearts and strong backs grace the land every season, you can meet the whole team here.

Amara Tasting Room & Kitchen

Just steps from the farm fields is our newly opened Amara Kitchen & Tasting Room, a welcoming space where Chef Ian leads cooking classes and hosts farm-to-table dinners, CSA members pick up their produce, and the public can visit during our Wednesday markets. We also craft our Amara apertivo wine here, made from radicchio, fennel, and spices grown on the farm. These gatherings bring the community together to learn, connect, and enjoy meals centered on the farm’s own harvest.

learn more about what we do:

Cooking Classes + Dinners | CSA Shares | Amara Aperitivo | Market Wednesday at the Kitchen