ARTfarm Wednesday PM: SALAD options, a rainbow of WATERMELON, cukes and more… 1/29/25, 5 – 6 PM

There are 30 young adults training to become conservation planners in a group initiative with several natural resource and agriculture groups in St. Croix and Vermont. We were grateful to have them visit the farm in January and help us plant pineapples into paper mulch.

Hello sweet people! We are starting to roll out more food! Tomatoes dem comin’! Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mid-morning are starting to be more regular. Still holding off on the timeslot reservations at this point. It will be first come first served Wednesday.

As usual at this time of year, it’s a great time to ask about volunteering on the farm, or tell a friend if you know someone who might be interested in learning more about sustainable, regenerative gardening practices — we would love some help in the gardens and with a few other tasks as well. Profit margins for organic produce are surprisingly thin for a small mom and pop organic farm operation, and volunteers have always been crucial elements of our system.

Big thanks to the AmeriCorps group for their help prepping and planting pineapples! From their website: “The White River Natural Resources Conservation District in Vermont, the Virgin Islands Women in Agriculture Association (VIWIAA), and the Bennington County Natural Resources Conservation District have spent the past three years building “Farm Force,” a professional workforce development certification program that bridges Vermont and the US Virgin Islands. This year, we proudly partnered with the Working Lands Conservation Corps (WLCC), a new AmeriCorps initiative sponsored by the USDA-NRCS and the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), to train 30 young adults in Conservation Planning and Regenerative Agriculture over the course of one year.”

Virgin Islands Women In Agriculture Association (VIWIAA) workforce development!

No reservations; first come, first served. We really appreciate your support.

watermelon cut into chunks and bagged in plastic
Sweet juicy watermelon. We pre-cut to make sure you don’t get a dud, and to share the harvest. Heirloom varieties, so toss the seeds in your yard and see if you can get a vine going!

Plenty for All

  • Sweet salad mix (tender, and sweet from the rain)
  • Baby arugula
  • Baby spicy
  • Sweet and spicy mix
  • Cucumbers (Japanese)
  • Watermelons (yellow, orange, red – cut and whole)
  • Kaffir lime leaves and fruit

Early Birds

  • Cherry tomatoes
    Heirloom and slicer tomatoes
  • French breakfast radishes with edible green tops
  • Large pink or white radishes with edible green tops
  • Baby ginger
  • Green hot peppers
  • Cilantro
  • Small leaf oregano
  • Lemongrass

Big love to all! See you Wednesday 5 – 6pm!

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