Sorantino's Cedarbrook Farms

Sorantino's Cedarbrook Farms In 1913 Joseph (Serandolini) Sorantino and Angeline Sorantino with brother Dominick and Carmella Sorantino began farming in Center Grove near Cedarville NJ.

They immigrated to Ellis Island from Castiglione Messer Raimondo in Abruzzi, Italy in 1905. Guiseppe or Joseph (Serandolini) Sorantino immigrated from Castiglione Messer Raimondo in Abbruzzi Italy in 1905. He arrived at Ellis Island and was soon joined by his wife Angeline. They lived in South Philadelphia until 1913 when they began farming in Centre Grove, NJ with his brother Dominick and his wif

e Carmella who had immigrated several years earlier. The Sorantino children attended the one room frame schoolhouse located nearby.In 1922 Joseph and Angeline purchased a 67 acre farm in Cedarville NJ and named it Cedarbrook Farms. His brother Dominick purchased the Level Acre Farm farm near Fairton NJ in 1944. Angeline's sister Mary Romano and her brother-in law Anthony also farmed nearby on the Maple Run Farms.The Sorantinos grew a variety of produce including tomatoes, lettuce, cabbage, green snap beans, peas, lima beans,peppers, squash, eggplant, strawberries.They also had chickens, hogs, cows, goats, horses and mules on their farms. Their prime location next to the Cedarville Auction Block, which was established in 1928, three canhouses and the Central RR of NJ Station was an advantage for the Sorantinos when selling and shipping their produce.The Sorantinos continued to acquire additional adjacent farmland and eventually farmed nearly 1,200 acres. During Prohibition the rumrunners unloaded cases of their alcohol along the Cedar Creek and stashed the bottles in crates of Boston lettuce for the trip by truck to Camden and Philly. In 1952 the Sorantinos constructed a packing house in order to process their onion crop. After the onion season the Sorantinos would have a pig roast with homemade wild cherry and dandelion wine made with a wooden wine press. The wild cherries were harvested near the red barn on Jones Island. In 1956 John Sorantino started the Poplar Brand Farms near Fairton NJ. For eighty- five years, a total of five generations of Sorantinos farmed the fertile ground of Lawrence Township including the fields on Jones Island along the meadows of the Cedar Creek until the conclusion of the 1998 growing season.

Easter 2026
04/05/2026

Easter 2026

03/02/2026
02/24/2026

The Friday Lent Special
PEPPERS & EGGS HERO 🥖
🇮🇹🇺🇲👍🤌

Ingredients:
1 hero roll, toasted
3 large eggs, scrambled
1 red bell pepper, sliced
1 green bell pepper, sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp paprika
Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Directions:
Step 01 Sauté peppers in olive oil until soft.
Step 02 Season with black pepper and paprika.
Step 03 Scramble eggs until fluffy.
Step 04 Layer scrambled eggs and sautéed peppers in the toasted hero roll.
Step 05 Garnish with parsley and serve warm.

Virginia Sorantino’s 80th Birthday at the Centerton Inn - 1996
11/28/2025

Virginia Sorantino’s 80th Birthday at the Centerton Inn - 1996

St. Michael’s Church Holy Name Society
10/11/2025

St. Michael’s Church Holy Name Society

Joe and Jennie Mariano and Jean Sorantino Ritter
10/05/2025

Joe and Jennie Mariano and Jean Sorantino Ritter

St. Michael’s RC Church in Cedarville dedication in 1952.
09/08/2025

St. Michael’s RC Church in Cedarville dedication in 1952.

08/07/2025
06/30/2025

🍝 Why Do Italians Make Sauce on Sundays? 🇮🇹

Because Sunday isn’t just another day—it’s a sacred tradition. For Italian families, Sunday means coming together around the table, where love is served by the ladleful and the sauce simmers all morning long.

That rich, slow-cooked sugo or gravy (depending on what your Nonna called it) is more than a meal—it’s a memory in every bite. Made with tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, basil, maybe some meatballs, sausages, or braciole…it’s the taste of home, the smell of love, and the sound of laughter echoing through the house.

We do it on Sundays because that’s the one day we all slow down, gather with famiglia, and honor the flavors that built our heritage. ❤️🇮🇹

Lawrence Township Historical Society meeting
06/18/2025

Lawrence Township Historical Society meeting

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Cedarville, NJ
08311

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