We have been in a NOAA level three extreme drought since July 2026, which is unusual and has depleted soil moisture and water tables dramatically across the territory over the summer and continuing over half of what are normally the three wettest months of the year. Despite this mother nature has given us juicy mangoes and dragonfruits to share with you.
A few moons have passed since the last post from us. The drought is continuing and the ponds are very low that we use for our irrigation. 
We’ll be open SATURDAY 10:30am to 11:30am, and Farmer Luca will be there with just two items:
• Alphonso mangoes
• Dragonfruit in red and pink
We’ll see you Saturday 10/17/26 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM! First come, first served.
Delicious mango and dragonfruit make a very tasty sorbet together! Or just enjoy them on their own!
See you Saturday October 17th, 2026, starting at 10:30AM! And don’t forget about Bush Cook at Sejah Farm this weekend!
As always we appreciate your support of our small farm! xoxo, Farmer Christina
Summertime is often a time of drought on St. Croix. We are in a level three drought in July-August 2026.
I hope everyone enjoyed that huge buck harvest moon this week. Despite the drought, select irrigation continues and we’ve got a few productive green patches on the farm.
We’ll be open SATURDAY 10:30am to 11:30am, and Farmer Luca will be there with summer salad sweet mix, fruits, flowers and more! Check the list below for all the details!
We’ll see you Saturday 8/1/26 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM! First come, first served.
Plenty
Pineapple slips for planting
Sweet salad mix
Turmeric
Early Birds
Kafir lime leaves
Pomegranates
Key limes
Cheerful cut zinnia flowers
Pomegranate is a superfood. Ours are pink, sweet and juicy with soft seeds.
See you Saturday August 1st, 2026, starting at 10:30AM!
As always we appreciate your support of our small farm! xoxo, Farmer Christina
Pineapples are popping in the pasture gardens! Get some of these sweeties while you can!
Fresh salad greens available for Wednesday June 3rd 2026! It’s also pineapple and mango time! Dry, hot and windy conditions persist at the farm so most veggie production is at a low point at this time of year for us on the South Shore. We do our best to keep a closed loop system by not purchasing water. So come out for salad greens NOW from previous rains. We’ll also have hot peppers, herbs and lime leaves! First come first serve.
Plenty
Sweet salad mix
Pineapples
Mangoes, including Carrie, Viequen Butterball, Nam doc mai, Malika, and Jakarta types
Early Birds
Hot peppers
Italian basil
Kafir lime leaves
We had a soil scientist checking out our composting program recently. He was excited about our mix of water hyacinth (aka water lettuce, grows in our ponds with fine and plentiful water roots that pick up sediment and algae) and chicken manure. After it’s composted, millipedes ‘finish’ it. We’ll be working to produce more of this black gold for the crops this coming season!
The 2026 summer mangoes are starting up at ARTfarm! From trees that Luca and Christina planted just after when the training pen had her first micro flock of sheep in it. The trees are producing beautifully after the 2017 hurricane set them back.
There’s a few volunteers working on a carpentry project and Farmer Luca could use more help in the gardens.
We’ll see you Wednesday 6/3/26 from 4:30PM to 5:30PM!
Christina’s first five hair sheep pastured with electric netting in the training pen at ARTfarm back in 2011. Now a mango orchard! Always growing, always changing.
See you Wednesday June 3rd 2026, starting at 4:30PM!
We’ll be open SATURDAY 10:30am to 11:30am, with early summer fruits, salad greens and more! Pineapples, mangoes and papaya, sweet salad mix, papaya, hot and mild peppers, herbs and kaffir limes! Check the list below for all the details.
We’ll see you Saturday 5/30/26 from 10:30AM to 11:30AM! First come, first served.
Delicious
Pineapples
Papayas
Mangoes, including Carrie, Viequen Butterball, Nam doc Mai and Malika
Kafir lime leaves
Hot peppers
 Scallions
Italian basil
Lemongrass
ARTfarm papayas are SO SWEET! Many folks shy away from papaya, but the fruit contains helpful enzymes to improve digestion. A papaya skin poultice was an old remedy for cuts and burns, and the leaves juiced are just about the bitterest thing you’ll ever consume but is taken to fight mosquito-borne rheumatic fever diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The unripe fruit makes a delicious slaw. If you haven’t been a fan, it is worth another try!
See you Saturday May 30th, 2026, starting at 10:30AM!
