Category: farmstand

ARTfarm Summer Saturday – Get In Lion!

10 AM – 12 noon today: Sweet salad mix, garlic chives, recao, mint, Ethiopian kale, passionfruit. From our partners we have beautiful dragonfruit from Solitude Farm, Nam Doc Mai mangoes from Tropical Exotics, and vegan coconut ice cream from I-Sha.

The children of the 2015 STARs camp did a beautiful job last night with their production of the Lion King Jr. at the James Savage theater at the old Good Hope west campus. These talented youngsters have worked hard over the last four weeks to prepare, audition, and star in this musically expanded adaptation of the 1994 Disney movie, based loosely on the plot of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. With over 70 costumes custom-made for the children and South African choir music, it is truly a beautiful production. Tonight is the final performance, curtain at 8 PM but you should get there at 7:15pm to avoid the lines and get a great seat!

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Victory at Mango Melee! Dragonfruit and Salad Today, 10 AM – 12 noon

Our neighbor Lisa Spery once again was victorious with ARTfarm ingredients at the Mango Melee’ Mango Dis, Mango Dat competition on Sunday. Photos and recipe to come in next week’s post!

This morning, Luca has for you: Sweet salad mix, Ethiopian kale, garlic chives, mint, passionfruit, bananas, and beautiful dragonfruits in two varieties: one pink on the inside and one purple on the inside.

From our partners we have Viequen Butterball mangoes from Tita and local fruit flavored vegan coconut ice cream from I-Sha.

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A Green Patch of Determination

It's July 2015 and there has been no substantial rain for months. This panorama of the center of the farm shows the contrast between irrigated and non-irrigated areas.
It’s July 2015 and there has been no substantial rain for months. This panorama of the center of the farm shows the contrast between irrigated and non-irrigated areas.

The ARTfarm is brown and crunchy at the moment, (and not in the delicious granola type way) but there is a little patch of green that Farmer Luca is diligently watering and protecting from hungry, thirsty deer. In other news from the Department of Symbols Of Hope, three turkey eggs hatched in our incubator yesterday morning! And our mama turkey Ms. Brownie is brooding on a nest of eleven more hope capsules…due next week.

A morning meeting of three freshly hatched turkey poults in the incubator at ARTfarm.
A morning meeting of three freshly hatched turkey poults in the incubator at ARTfarm.

For this morning’s Saturday farmstand, from 10 AM to 12 noon, we have: Lots of sweet salad mix, passionfruit, plenty of mint, lemongrass, garlic chives, tarragon, Cuban oregano, recao, Ethiopian kale, and papayas!
From our partner growers and chefs: we have dragonfruit from Solitude Farms, Viequen Butterball mangoes from Tita, Haitian Kidney mangoes from Denis Nash, and vegan local fruit ice cream from I-Sha.

Don’t forget about the 19th annual Mango Melee on Sunday at the Botanical Garden! You won’t find the Viequen Butterball at Mango Melee, but there are a lot of other fun and delicious things on offer over there (call 340-692-2874 or www.sgvbg.org for more information). Be sure to support our long-time neighbor and loyal customer Lisa Spery as she competes in the Mango Dis, Mango Dat contest with a recipe incorporating fresh ARTfarm mint! Good luck, Lisa!

Tita’s Butterballs, Fresh Salad Greens 10am – 12 noon Today!

Tita's Viequen Butterball mangoes...
Tita’s Viequen Butterball mangoes…
Despite drought conditions, Farmer Luca is still managing to grow sweet salad greens with saved rainwater. C'mon rain!!
Despite drought conditions, Farmer Luca is still managing to grow sweet salad greens with saved rainwater. C’mon rain!!
Delicious local fruit flavors in single-size cups - coconut-based vegan ice cream from I-Sha is made with handmade local coconut cream, brown sugar, spices and local fruits and veggies! We've got spoons to lend at the farmstand, so take a moment and cool off with a little treat!
Delicious local fruit flavors in single-size cups – coconut-based vegan ice cream from I-Sha is made with handmade local coconut cream, brown sugar, spices and local fruits and veggies! We’ve got spoons to lend at the farmstand, so take a moment and cool off with a little treat!
Dragonfruits are a summertime crop for ARTfarm.
Dragonfruits are a summertime crop for ARTfarm.

Saturday, July 4th, 10am – 12 noon: Sweet salad mix, dragonfruit, lots of passionfruit, papaya, mint, garlic chives, and lemongrass. From our partners: we have the hands-down crowd favorite Viequen Butterball mangoes from Tita, weighing a pound and a quarter each on average. We should be getting some other mango varieties from farmer Denis Nash this morning, and of course we’ve got vegan coconut-based local ice cream in a variety of innovative natural fruit flavors from I-Sha.

Stay safe and enjoy this beautiful Emancipation and Independence holiday weekend. Unlock your assumptions and set them free! Last night we attended the open house of local artist LaVaughn Belle’s new studio in Free Gut. Very inspiring!