Category: local arts

ARTfarm Saturday! What To Talk About At Cocktail Parties! 10am-12noon!

ARTfarm Saturday, June 1st! 10am – 12 noon! Sweet mix, baby spicy mix, baby arugula, microgreens, cucumbers, purple long beans, dandelion greens, zinnia flowers, garlic chives, onions, tomatoes, sage, rosemary, Italian basil, lemon basil, Thai basil, holy basil, recao, fresh Mediterranean figs, pineapple, mangoes from Alex and Irene, papaya from Reuben, bread and bagels from Tess, local honey from Wanda’s Wright Apiary, and Mama’s Nondairy ice cream from I-Sha (Feel-I and Shalima)!

We need to tell you something. The Jojo flavor ice cream from I-Sha is crazy good! Jojos are teeny little plums that come from a very drought resistant local tree with beautiful silvery green leaves. Island schoolchildren love to harvest Jojo plums and eat them at all stages of ripeness for a wide range of flavors. Plenty of people who have grown up on St. Croix are still big fans of the tiny Jojo. It’s one of those fruits that has a giant pit and there’s not a lot of edible flesh on it, but the flavor is uniquely satisfying. A discussion of the degree of ripeness of Jojo that one prefers can be a unique icebreaker at a social gathering, or to ease those ‘awkward moments’. Go out on a limb on this fine Saturday and try the Jojo flavor ice cream, with its complex notes of vanilla and cinnamon!

Speaking of Complex: last night’s performance of the Caribbean Dance School was on fyah! Be sure to check out tonight’s final show at 7pm at the StX Educational Complex! Amazing performances, some adorable tiny little ones, some very accomplished company dancers, and a lot of dedication shown. Guaranteed to move and groove you. And at the end, sparkles fall down from the ceiling. $15 at the door is a tax deductible donation to keeping the arts alive…

… And finally, don’t forget about the Caribbean Colour show opening this evening in St. Thomas at Yacht Haven Grande! Here’s a preview of your farmers’, Christina and Luca’s artworks that are going to be displayed in the “2BLUE4U” show tonight:

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Fruity ARTfarm Stand! 3-6pm Today!!

PINEAPPLES!!!! MANGOES!!! ARTfarm produce today: sweet mix, spicy mix, baby spicy, micro arugula, microgreens, broccoli leaves, dandelion greens, cucumbers, beets, radish, onions, beans, thyme, sage, cilantro, recao, four types of basil, lemongrass, and a few tomatoes. Mangoes from Irene and Alex. New whole grain breads. Amazing mango varieties of Thailand, Australia and St. Croix! Honey from Wanda. Ice cream from Feel-I.

Don’t forget the arts this weekend: The Caribbean Dance & School is doing their annual show on Friday and Saturday night at the St. Croix Educational Complex starting at 7 PM. A family-friendly event! Tickets available at the door: $15 per person. Bring some extra dollars for food and refreshments available during intermission, created by Chef Anton Doos and the Complex culinary students. Tickets and information available online at http://www.CaribbeanDanceVI.com

Also this weekend, if you happen to be on St. Thomas: the Caribbean Colour show, 2Blue4U. Farmers Luca and Christina, as well as local artists Davina Pallone, Laura Ballard, Mandy Thody and others from St. Croix will be featured in this multi-artist, territory-wide publicly juried art show produced by Priscilla Hintz and Arts Alive! Saturday night opening in Yacht Haven Grande. Call for more info: 340-690-9528

Fresh ART at ARTfarm Stand This Morning! 10am-12pm

With very few exceptions, we have almost everything that we grow available at our Saturday farmstand today plus late-season mangoes from Farmer Alex! Sweet mix, spicy mix, microgreens, teen arugula, head lettuce in mixed varieties, scallions, onions, beets, radishes, carrots, purple yard long beans, cucumbers, sage, lemon basil, Thai basil, holy basil, Italian basil, garlic chives, cherry tomatoes, slicer tomatoes, local honey, zinnia flowers and probably a few other items that we just can’t even think of right now. Because we are so excited that artist Davina Pallone is having a solo exhibition in our ARTbarn gallery opening this morning at 10 AM!

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Coconuts, fruits and honey at ARTfarm today!

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Pictured above, galangal blooming.

Coconut water is back in time for the hot days of summer!! Fresh coconuts cut to order, bananas, Haitian kidney and Nam Duc Mai mangoes from Alex Ettienne, ARTfarm Julie mangoes, pineapples and papaya!! Microgreens, Kang-Kong (Asian spinach), sweet peppers, hot peppers, cherry tomatoes, beets, scallions, bok choi, Bodhi yard-long beans, garlic chives, lemongrass, zinnia flowers; italian, lemon, thai and holy basil; native trees, and pineapple slips. Wanda’s raw honey today is super-fresh with a subtle cinnamon fragrance.

Please remember to bring your shopping baskets or reusable bags, as we are phasing out the use and reuse of plastic shopping bags at the farmstand. We still have a few ARTfarm reusable bags for sale; please ask.

ARTfarm is open 10am – 12 noon every Saturday. We are discontinuing Monday farmstands until next year. Wednesday hours are now 3-6pm! Thanks for loving local!

In local ART news, tonight is the last night to see the fantastic two-hour performance of the Caribbean Dance Company ensemble and students at the airconditioned Complex High School auditorium starting at 7 PM. Tickets are a $15 donation and are available at the door. Lots of snacks and light dinner items are available during intermission at the concession area. Inspiration and entertainment for all ages!