Farm Market and Homemade Ice Cream at Ort Farms
The market is the everyday heart of Ort Farms. You can come for sweet corn and leave with a pie. You can come for milk and stay for a cone. A lot of Morris County weeks start or end at this counter.
The building on Bartley Road is a year-round farm store — produce from the fields, bakery trays baked on site, local dairy and pantry goods, and ice cream made here. It works as a grocery stop. It also works as the last twenty minutes of a pick-your-own day.
What is in season (and why it tastes different)
Shelves follow the farm, not a warehouse calendar.
Spring: garden plants, hanging baskets, early flowers, and the first market staples.
Summer: sweet corn, tomatoes, peaches, berries, cucumbers, zucchini, peppers, and the rest of the peak-vegetable pile.
Fall: apples, pumpkins, winter squash, cider, and the pies people plan weekends around.
Winter: the store stays open as a farm market (the farm lists daily hours from late January through year’s end). Expect pantry goods, baked items, ice cream, and whatever storage crops and regional produce they are carrying.
Much of the produce is grown on Ort land in Morris County — about 400 acres in the family’s operation. Short haul from field to shelf is the point. They are not certified organic; they describe natural and sustainable practices and will talk about how the food is grown if you ask.
If you need a specific crop, check the farm’s social posts or call before you drive. Peak corn and peaches do not wait for your Saturday.
The market is also a bakery
Cider donuts are baked fresh daily in the market: plain, cinnamon sugar, or powdered sugar, sold individually or by the half dozen. That is the item people mean when they say they “just ran in.”
Pies rotate with fruit: apple, Honeycrisp, caramel apple walnut, peach variations, berry pies, pumpkin, pecan, and more when the fruit is there. Loaf cakes, local breads, and some gluten-free packaged options sit nearby. Availability changes; the donut case is the constant.
Pantry, dairy, and grab-and-go
Year-round staples the farm lists include:
Local milk (Springhouse Creamery)
Farm eggs
Local honey, jams, and jellies
Homegrown beef
Local cheeses
Prepared grab-and-go meals
Seasonal décor
They also stock some regional grocery fruit (bananas, citrus, and the like) so a market run can finish a list. Treat those as convenience items. The reason to shop here is still what came out of Long Valley this week.
A CSA share is the weekly version of the same idea if you want the farm to pack produce for you.
Ice cream made on the farm
The ice cream is produced in-house. Hard serve is the main event — farm-named staples such as Valley Vanilla, German Valley Chocolate, Sammy Spots (cookies and cream), Minty Meadow, Strawberry Fields, plus no-sugar-added vanilla and a vegan vanilla. Seasonal pints and scoops follow the calendar: peach, sweet corn and salted caramel, apple caramel crumb, pumpkin, peppermint, and other limited runs.
Soft serve is vanilla, chocolate, or twist, with seasonal and Dole flavors when they are running them. Sundaes, milkshakes, toppings, and take-home pints are part of the counter. Ice cream cakes and pies are in the market; specialty cakes can be ordered by calling (908) 876-3351.
Flavor lists change. Read the board that day.
Take the cone to a picnic table in the Community Area if you want the kids to keep moving. On a hot afternoon, a cooler in the car is not optional if you are leaving with pints and berries.
How a market stop actually works
Address: 25 Bartley Rd., Long Valley, NJ 07853
Hours (verify before you go — pages on the site disagree by an hour):Farm Market is typically open daily, roughly 8:00 or 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.Ice cream typically runs later into the evening (listed around 10:00 or 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.).
Parking. Spaces directly in front of the market are short-term, about 10–20 minutes, for shoppers. If you are also using the play area, animals, or staying for ice cream, park in the event / visitor field to the left of the market.
Payment. Cash and cards; checks in store only.
Festival weekends. The market and ice cream window still operate. Pick-your-own festival activities can require full-farm admission. A grocery run does not turn into a festival ticket unless you enter those areas.
A simple loop
Park for the length of visit you actually planned.
Walk the produce tables first — that is what sells out.
Donuts and a pie if the case is full.
Ice cream last so it is not soup in the wagon.
Community Area or the fields only if that was the point of the trip.
Taste what the week grew
Ort Farms is a multi-generation family farm. The market is how most neighbors meet that farm when they are not in a strawberry row. Come for what is on the table this week. Leave with a scoop if the line is moving.
Call (908) 876-3351 or start at Plan your visit.
