a new jawn and more questions, right? what does westtown school say? rodale institute? james beard?

Yeah that. Talk about taking the boring out of Wednesday AKA “hump day”, right? Is this to be filed under emperor’s new clothes does a strip tease and enters burlesque phase?

Oh wait, am I being bitchy? Gosh I am sorry Allow me to share these little articles:

https://vista.today/2025/04/farmerjawn-cease-and-desist-register

https://www.axios.com/local/philadelphia/2025/03/31/farmerjawn-nonprofit-charity-taxes-pennsylvania

Mar 31, 2025 –News

Axios Scoop: FarmerJawn nonprofit hit with cease-and-desist

Well a few days ago this popped up:

Just last year:

Also recently? Rodale Institute put her on their board:

In 2021/2022 she got non-profit status from the IRS:

So today when I went to the IRS site to look up Farmer Jawn I found:

Ok READ IT. It says:

Organizations whose federal tax exempt status was automatically revoked for not filing a Form 990-series return or notice for three consecutive years. Important note: Just because an organization appears on this list, it does not mean the organization is currently revoked, as they may have been reinstated.

Exemption Type: 501(c)(3)

Exemption Reinstatement Date:

Revocation Date: 05-15-2024

Revocation Posting Date: 08-12-2024

Then looked up on PA Charity search thingy and the only thing on there :

You she’s in Westtown, right? Chester County, right? So why in the hell does everything still say 6730 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19119? She rented that space and there is a spa there that has zero as in ziltch to do with her, correct? Which makes one question this little nugget from today’s news:

Separately, Barfield and her company, LifeLeaf Organic Farms, owe the state more than $6,300 in unpaid sales taxes and penalties, per a lien filed against her Germantown Avenue property in March by the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue.

People have been noticing a whole lot of nothing at Westtown so what gives?

What about all that grant money Congresswoman Houlahan allocated last year? Where is it and how much was spent?

And whatever happened with that horrible graffiti case from last year? (Note “Police tell Axios the case hasn’t been solved.”)

So the Fauxmer has been busy giving away free eggs including in New York, which is right down 926 from Westtown, right?

Now so we are CLEAR: I applaud efforts like this to educate and reduce food insecurity. I support local and regional farmers.

But I have questioned this woman ever since she started posing on tractors at Westtown. And it was never because she replaced Pete’s Produce. Pete retired, and that dog still don’t hunt.

Every time I have questioned anything here I am abused essentially and called a racist. This has never had anything to do with race. It has been about right and wrong. Like another wrong is she always talks about URBAN farming and well, Westtown ain’t urban…but then technically she’s not fauxmering in Westtown yet, right?

I expect her publicist (because all glamour fauxmers have publicists, right?) will be putting out something soon right? Either to address it or deflect? Are both she and the land lying fallow? Inquiring minds want to know!

Whatever. I am sure I will somehow be blamed for this news although I hadn’t a clue until a little while ago. This sure makes thing interesting and wouldn’t you LOVE to be a fly on the wall with James Beard , Rodale, and Westtown School about now? Does she actually pay rent to Westtown School?

It’s truly jawning news to me.

https://vista.today/2025/04/farmerjawn-cease-and-desist-register

Now, I end with new farmers to me we can support in Chester County:

https://www.theedgefarms.com/about.html

The Edge Farms (Chester Springs and Glenmoore):

Next for old favorites for me:

https://www.lancasterfarming.com/farming-news/news/farmer-s-taste-of-china-grows-in-chester-county/article_a30f595a-450d-11e6-90eb-83c739c631f2.html

And Thornbury farm:

Sugartown Strawberries:

https://sugartownstrawberries.com

https://www.phoenixvillefarmersmarket.org

https://www.growingrootspartners.com/malvern

https://www.farmtocitymarkets.com