Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Springdale Farms (2nd nomination)


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The result was keep‎__EXPECTED_UNCONNECTED_PAGE__. ✗ plicit  14:10, 23 February 2024 (UTC)

Springdale Farms
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Agree with the hatnote that purpose of page appears to be to promote the business. The refs appear to be run-of-the-mill and nothing much suggests this is more notable than any other similar small business JMWt (talk) 13:35, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: United States of America and New Jersey. JMWt (talk) 13:35, 16 February 2024 (UTC)


 * On the conclusions from the old AfD, I don't think that a news articles about a business recovery after a fire (when that's basically the only source to count towards the GNG) is good enough in 2024 JMWt (talk) 13:38, 16 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Note: This discussion has been included in the deletion sorting lists for the following topics: Food and drink, Companies,  and Travel and tourism.  WC  Quidditch   ☎   ✎  17:52, 16 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Keep. Meets GNG, just as it did in the first AFD four years ago. Persingo (talk) 00:57, 18 February 2024 (UTC)

Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.  The book notes: "Springdale Farms, 1638 South Springdale Road, Cherry Hill; (856) 424-8674; www.springdalefarms.com. The only working farm left in suburbanized Cherry Hill, hundred-acre Springdale Farms produces more than thirty kinds of vegetables. The bakery, though, is where you might want to start. Up to twenty-five kinds of pies are available, from apple, peach, and blueberry crumb to cherry vanilla, sweet potato crunch, and lemon blueberry. There are also cakes, muffins, breads, cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies, and rolls, all made on the premises. Springdale offers pick-your-own fruits and vegetables; pick-your-own strawberries are especially popular. Biggest attraction for kids: the Maize Quest, a corn-stalk maze generally open from mid-September through early November. Each year, it's a different theme; the one in 2004 re-created the 1804 Lewis and Clark Expedition."  The article notes: "The long, soaking rain last week was a blessing for the first-run Jersey tomatoes at Cherry Hill's singular Springdale Farms, basking at the moment in unsolicited and decidedly premature celebrity. The New York Times had featured it in an update on the guilt-driven quest to redeem the lost Jersey tomato. ... So recent customers at its market on South Springdale Road have had to content themselves with what the sign on the produce bin described as "field-grown beefsteak tomatoes," which is to say tomatoes without any particular bragging rights or heirloom-stoked cult following. ... It was Ebert's father, Alan, who started Springdale as a truck farm under contract to Campbell's in 1949. But by the '60s, it was wholesaling produce and slicing tomatoes, the tender Ramapo (circa 1968) proudly included."  The article notes: "Ebert, 93, founded Springdale Farms in 1949 with her husband Alan. She has run the Springdale Road property with family members since her spouse’s death in 1988. The business is Cherry Hill’s last working farm, although the traditional crops of fruits and vegetables have been augmented by modern attractions like hayrides, an autumn corn maze and a farm store known for its pies and other baked goods."  The article notes: "Alan and Mary Ebert, who have owned Springdale Farms since 1950, when Cherry Hill was 75 percent farmland, said their decision to keep the 100-acre farm going came just days after the Jan. 23 fire. They recently opened a market to replace the burned building. ... The fire, which razed the couple's 21-year-old store, began in the early morning hours and spread rapidly, consuming the 3,800-square-foot building. The store held cash registers, intercom systems, refrigeration units, pottery and seasonal decorations. Everything was lost. The authorities ruled the fire suspicious. An investigation is continuing."  The article notes: "A trip to Springdale Farms is always a great way to spend some time in the summer. The farms grows a variety of crops such as sweet corn, eight different types of tomatoes, 12 kinds of eggplants, summer squash, blackberries, cucumbers and cantaloupes. Each crop is harvested every morning and sold in the farm's produce market. ... says John Ebert, co-owner of the farm. ... Don't forget to stop by the farm's bakery department for the pie of the month, a delicious peach blueberry creation guaranteed to satisfy sweets lovers. If you prefer something different, browse through the other 35 different pies offered."</li> <li> The article notes: "Looking out over the 100 acres that his family still works, John Ebert of Springdale Farms recalled how his parents, Alan and Mary, bought their spread in 1949, when Cherry Hill was Delaware Township and 82 farms were in operation. Originally, the family grew tomatoes and parsley for Campbell's Soup. They decided to press on as farm prices tanked about 20 years ago, after fire destroyed their market, after Alan Ebert died suddenly. ... Mary Ann Jarvis, who owns Springdale Farms along with her husband, Tom, and Ebert, her brother, describes the work as exacting but rewarding."</li> <li> The article notes: "No injuries were reported when the one-story block-and-frame building in Cherry Hill that was the retail market for the 100-acre Springdale Farms, located on Springdale Road between Route 70 and Kresson Road, burned just before 2 a.m. ... The farm is owned by Alan Ebert, his sons, Thomas and John, and a daughter, Mary Ann Jarvis."</li> <li> The book notes: "Springdale Farms is situated on 100 acres in Cherry Hill and has been a working farm for over 53 years. Throughout the year, you can find more than 30 kinds of produce and flowers there. Customers get a hands-on experience by actually picking their own fruits and vegetables right off the vine!"</li> <li> The article notes: "Springdale Farms, which prides itself on being "Cherry Hill's last working farm," has been growing and selling fresh fruits and vegetables on Springdale Road for more than 60 years. While the farm is especially known for its pick-your-own strawberries, it also offers the public a variety of other pick-your-own produce, as well as attractions like a corn maze, hayrides and a plant yard. Springdale also offers a bunch of "home baked goodness" in its bakery. From fresh apple cider donuts to home-baked pies and breads, there's a little something for everyone."</li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Springdale Farms to pass Notability (organizations and companies), which requires "significant coverage in multiple reliable secondary sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 10:35, 20 February 2024 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Keep per the sources in the article and cited above. The article could use an editing pass for tone but is no where near bad enough to delete on that basis when sources demonstrating notability exist.  Eluchil404 (talk) 00:41, 23 February 2024 (UTC)


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