John's Farmstand — Local services in Essex

Stopped by to pickup some home grown honey. I bought a large jar of their light honey for $13. They also have cranberry honey and blueberry honey, same size, for $21 each. If you want a 5lb jar of regular light honey its $50 . I only mention the prices because you'll need cash or check. No credit cards of any kind. Also hear the fruit pies he carries are to die for. I will check that out next time I'm out that that way. I'll need...

We stopped for blueberries, corn, and peaches. The blueberries came from NJ, and they were completely rotten. The peaches were edible, after cutting around the bruises. We threw away the corn, because it was shriveled and wormy. There are so many places to get good produce on the North Shore, but this was super disappointing. Do not waste...

Buy the cherry pie! We got home and topped it with whipped cream and it was the best thing ever. We also liked the strawberry-rhubarb and the donuts. The Farmstand has a lot to offer but we were only interested in the baked...