Eric and Caren Conkey, Bonnie Birney and the little farmers
Thank you for taking the opportunity to learn a little more about our family farm. We are conveniently located in Pataskala, just 18 miles East of Columbus in Licking County. Our farm was started by Caren’s late father, Richard Birney, in 1982 with just 1 acre of vegetables to sell to neighbors along with beef cattle and grain. There was such a high demand for fresh produce in central Ohio that the farm kept growing and this soon became Richard’s full time job. He had a passion for growing the freshest, highest quality, and best tasting produce possible. He also believed in keeping prices affordable so that everyone had the opportunity to purchase healthy, great tasting fruits and vegetables. Additionally, Richard took pride in his land and his work and he made it a point to educate customers on how their food was grown and God’s role in it.
Now over 40 years later Birney’s Miracle Farm is still going strong. It is currently owned and operated by Richard’s daughter Caren and her husband, Eric Conkey, along with the help of friends and family. The farm currently consists of around 30 acres of fruits and vegetables, beginning in May with strawberries and most other items running July-October. Produce is available already picked at our open air stand, which is stocked 7 days a week during the season or through our CSA membership program. Additionally, we sell at the Pataskala Farmers Market and the Johnstown Farmers Market June-September.
L-R Caren & Eric Conkey, Richard and Bonnie Birney, Eric Birney
The other main way to get your hands on our delicious vegetables is to bring your family and get a more hands on experience by venturing out into our 15 acre U-pick to select the vegetables of your choice. Fields of tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, dent corn, and cucumbers among others await. Fun for all ages (especially when the hay wagon shuttle is operating) and a great way to stock up on large amounts of fresh produce for a reasonable price. The U-pick is typically open on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from August-October.
A few other places you may see our produce that we are proud to work with include: Mama Linda’s Pizza, The Crazy Cucumber, and the cafeterias of Southwest Licking Local schools. Along with these we have also been the featured tomato vendor at the Reynoldsburg Tomato Festival the last several years.
A lot has changed over the last 40 years but we strive to maintain the ideals that Richard cared so much about. We still do our best to provide the community with access to the freshest, highest quality, and best tasting fruits and vegetables we know how. We also still try to keep our prices affordable for everyone while keeping up with the ever increasing cost of farm inputs. Despite all the challenges farming brings we feel blessed to carry on Richard Birney’s legacy and keep Birney’s Miracle Farm going for many seasons to come.
Visit us on Facebook too. http://www.facebook.com/BirneysFarm
Location
4257 Watkins Road SW
Pataskala, OH 43062
Contact Information
Eric and Caren Conkey
740-408-7750
Birney's Miracle Farm Market 
When is zucchini in season? I’d much rather get my veggies from a local farmer than a grocery store.
They will hopefully be ready in about a month. We will post updates on here and on our Facebook as things become available. Thanks for your inquiry! 😄
Which vegetables are available for you pick on Saturday.
There is a chance of frost this week so depending on the weather, we should have green tomatoes, eggplant, dried beans, hot and sweet peppers.
Which vegetables are available now to buy?
At the stand we have tomatoes, banana peppers, eggplant, watermelon, cabbage, and corn. For you pick, which is every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10-7, we have tomatoes, peppers, eggplant,and beans.
Is eggplant still available ? If yes,do you sell the small size?
We still have lots of eggplant in the you pick. I’m not sure if any is still small, but we do allow you to pick it any size you want. It is $1.15/lb.
Do you sell red beets by the peck?
We didn’t grow beets this year, sorry!
What vegetables you have today to buy
We won’t have anything ready until the end of July, sorry!
Which vegetables are available now to buy?
Right now at the stand we have cucumbers, summer squash and zucchini. The you pick fields are not open yet.
Do you sell local honey?
Typically we do but our bee keeper is out right now. Sorry!
are you guys open? What produce is available
Yes we are. At the stand we have tomatoes by the pound, sweet corn, green beans, peppers, eggplant, cucumbers, zucchini and summer squash. The you pick is open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10-7. In the you pick we have beans, peppers, eggplant, zucchini and summer squash. There are tomatoes in the you pick as well but there are no red ones at this time.
When do you think tomatoes will be available for you pick?
Do you sell local honey
We do, but not in our off season. There’s a bee keeper in Pataskala you can check with, Harvey. His number is 740-964-1582
Good day, what vegetables are available to pick?
The you pick is open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10am-7pm. Currently there are tomatoes, eggplant, peppers and okra. There is also a limited amount of beans left
I’m learning to can. If you have bulk produce you need to sell, I’m interested. Especially tomatoes and green beans.
Hi Valerie, thank you for your inquiry. We are closed for the season, but check back with us next year for bulk produce.
What vegetables are ready for picking this Saturday?
The fields are not open yet for picking. It will probably be a couple of more weeks until there are enough vegetables ready to open them.
Do you sell bushels of tomatoes and green beans?
We do, though the tomatoes aren’t ripe yet, we have an order list going for them. Currently we have half runner beans. The Romas are done for this year, and we should have more blue lakes ready soon.
Do you have vegetables available?
Hi! Do you have any greens available? Thanks so much!
Do you sell vegetable plants, cucumbers and zucchini?
No, we don’t currently sell plants. Sorry!
Hi we want to pick strawberry. When we can come for pick the strawberry?
What days are avaliable day for pick?
Thank you!
There are no strawberries available for picking right now. If we get some rain, we will have more available later.
Hello, when will you have your fields open for picking strawberries? ❤️💫❤️
Hello! We aren’t sure when we will have enough berries available for pick your own. We are starting to find enough to sell already picked at the stand.