John L Filasky

I stumbled upon filaskys produce. Its a little off the beaten path but so worth it! I walked in and had two of the most friendly employees greet me and explain all the different produce they had. I ended up buying some preserves, fresh nectarines, and some farm fresh ice cream! Definitely going to go again soon!

This is a smaller, but well-​supplied farm stand, a REAL farm stand, on Bunker Hill Road in Middletown. You turn right on Bunker Hill from 301 heading South, or you continue on Main Street (299) at the big intersection with 301 near Wawa and Lowes. About 3 miles down the road, on the right is a flag and you drive down a gravel drive to the farm stand behind strawberry fields and corn fields.
The Filaskys grow table corn «John’s Corn» which is sweet and delicious and always very fresh. They also have strawberries, including u-​pick in season. The rest of the farm stand has jams, preserves, local and non-​local produce and Woodside Ice Cream, which is a locally made dairy ice cream that is incredibly rich and good.
My favorite items are the corn, tomatoes (perhaps not as good as the famous Jersey tomatoes) and their zucchini. One year, they grew a gray variety that was incredible, but I haven’t seen it since. Perhaps gray zucchini didn’t resonate with buyers but the squash is always very good. Peaches are also local, Delaware being a peach growing state that lost its status as a US Peach Capital after the Yellow Peach Blight of the early 20^th Century. But you can still see the «peach mansions» in Middletown’s pretty downtown area and off 301.
In season, you will find flats of annuals and perennials. These are very healthy; I still have a clump of dianthus I bought a decade ago, going strong, and the begonias and impatiens are particularly good. The selection will depend on the growing season. This is a pretty spot, on a pretty road heading into Maryland and worth a detour, if you like farm stands. Just, have a cooler with ice handy because you’ll really want to bring some Woodside vanilla ice cream home with you.