Category: local arts

Monday Q and A, open 3–6 p.m.!

Fight the Monday doldrums with great piles of gorgeous greens and crunchy veggies! Today’s 3 – 6 PM farmstand: loads of sweet salad mix, teen arugula, spicy salad mix, Italian basil, cilantro, a tower of multiple big tubs full of heirloom tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, Bodhi beans, garlic chives, fresh ginger root, beets with big leafy edible tops, beautiful chili peppers, dandelion greens, scallions, passionfruit, Mediterranean figs, and freshly harvested zinnia flowers.

From our partner I-Sha we have locally crafted vegan ice cream!

How many heirloom tomatoes can YOU eat? Please, HELP US!!
How many heirloom tomatoes can YOU eat? Please, HELP US!!

Q: Farmer Luca, why do you look so sleepy in this photo of you with a giant tower of tomatoes?

A: I’m glad you asked. In fact, I have been up late for the last few nights. After putting excessive numbers of tomatoes to bed, I’ve been grooving to golden age hip-hop and working on paintings for a new art exhibit I will be having with Mike Walsh at the Walsh Metal Works Gallery, opening April 10th!

So, dear customers, when reaching for a bag today for your purchases, be careful not to mistakenly grab one of those under Luca’s eyes.

ARTfarm Saturday Excitement!

ARTfarm is open this morning on the South Shore from 10 AM – 12 noon. We still have a broad range of items at this cool time of year, so come out and get your fresh greens and produce for the week ahead! Today we have tons of cherry tomatoes, lots of heirloom and slicer tomatoes, sweet salad mix, microgreens, teen and baby spicy salad mix, teen arugula, a few young cucumbers, kale, dandelion greens, yard long beans, beets, onions, scallions, carrots, cilantro, dill, chives, mint, Italian basil, lemon basil, holy basil, Thai basil, parsley, thyme, rosemary, Mediterranean figs, freshly harvested ginger root, passionfruit, mangoes, and fresh-cut zinnia flowers.

From our partners: Wanda of the Wright Apiary will be on hand today for the sampling and sale of handmade honey meads in a range of amazing fruit infusions. She also has a fantastic honey mustard dressing/marinade in different configurations to suit your taste. Personally we love the “zesty” version with lots of garlic in it! Bees are a huge part of our success in the gardens, honey products are just the icing on the cake.

We also have a fresh batch of I-Sha’s homemade vegan coconut-based ice creams coming in today in local fruit flavors, ready to enjoy in a perfect little one scoop size. Bring a little cooler and some ice and take home a few for a great ending to a locally sourced meal! The coconuts are locally harvested and processed for the ice cream, not from a can! A serious labor of love!

Speaking of love, we love you guys and appreciate your continued encouragement of our efforts to grow organically and sustainably. Thanks for being a part of what we do, we could not continue without our wonderful and supportive customers.

Don’t forget about the 44th Annual Orchid Show open at the Great Hall at UVI today!

A pair of lavender, purple-spotted orchid flowers spread their roots across the bark of a plum tree.
Farmer Luca’s mom, Valeria, is a talented cultivator of tree orchids. Visitors who stay at her vacation rental at the ARTfarm (LongfordHideaway.com) enjoy discovering all the orchids in the trees around the property!

ARTfarm Saturday – 10am -12! Iron yourself out!

Talking vegetables on sale at ARTfarm today.

Microgreens, sweet salad mix, arugula, lots of beautiful crispy and sympathetic kale, collards, tender broccoli green tips, sweet and crunchy-stemmed sweet potato greens, super tender cooking/juicing greens, carrots, lemon-Thai-holy-and-Italian basils, chives, sage, rosemary, thyme, mint, onions, radishes, beets, papaya, ginger, chili peppers, zinnias, passionfruit, pineapple, bananas, long beans, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, bread from Tess!

Speaking of dancing yourself into exhaustion…tonight is the final performance of the annual Caribbean Dance Company’s fantastic show at the St. Croix Educational Complex auditorium! Tickets on sale at the door for $15. Show time at 7 PM sharp tonight (as sharp as it gets on St. Croix)… last night’s performance was unbelievable and tonight’s promises to be even more amped up. Don’t miss it!

ARTfarm Wednesday, 3–6 p.m. Farmers Gotta Dance!

Photo bomb this afternoon with local LOCAL chefs Digby Stridiron and Eddie McNamara! Rocking yet another private chef gig! These foodies are on fire! 20140521-140451-50691618.jpg
For all you private PRIVATE, local LOCAL chef/customers out there, we offer 3–6 today, grown organically right here on the South Shore: Sweet salad mix, microgreens, arugula, kale, collards, sweet potato greens, carrots, bodhi (yard long) beans, onions, tomatoes, figs, bananas, papayas, passionfruit, lemongrass, lemon basil, Italian basil, recao, garlic chives, and thyme! Buy yourself a little thyme!

Also for sale today, tickets for Friday and Saturday nights’ Caribbean Dance Company performances! Both nights start at 7 PM at the air-conditioned Complex auditorium (across the street from UVI). For a $15 donation, enjoy performances from adorable and fiercely talented students and professional company members! This is a fantastic, family-friendly arts celebration of culture and community practically unrivaled on the island! Several members of our ARTfarm family will be performing, so come and see if you can pick out some of your favorite farmers and fellow ARTfarm customers on the stage Friday or Saturday night! Plus: Zombie Ballet from Kemit Amon-Lewis! Do not miss this!