ARTfarm on St. Croix, USVI

More beautiful figs, sweet papaya, and of course tomatoes are technically fruit.

Sweet salad mix, lots of baby arugula, lots of baby spicy, cherry tomatoes, medium size slicing tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, tons of papaya all sizes, lots of beautiful ginger, turmeric, bell peppers, seasoning peppers, lots of serranos and Indian chilies, cucumbers, pumpkin, butternut, scallions, onions, garlic chives, dandelion greens, cooking greens, Italian basil, dill, cilantro, parsley, French radishes, huge Asian radishes, zinnia flowers, and lots of figs! And from our partners we have a fresh batch of goat cheese from Fiddlewood Farm and local honey from Errol Chichester. 

We love to see you! Come down the south shore this afternoon, 3–5:30pm and load up on the farm fresh goodness! The season is on the wane so enjoy this bounteous time!

See you in the morning, folks: Lots of sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, tomatoes of all types, a few cucumbers, loads of papaya, some sweet potato, butternut squash, cooking greens, young French breakfast radishes, very mature Asian radish, beets, onions, scallions, cilantro, dill, parsley, bell peppers and all our other spicy and seasoning peppers, ginger root, turmeric, figs. And beautiful colorful zinnias. 10am – 12 noon Saturdays and 3 – 5:30pm Wednesdays, see you at the farm!

Hang onto your hats! This gustery, blustery weather has brought some almost two inches of blessed rain that has taken incessant south shore/east brushfires out of the equation for a few days. The farmers (and VIFS) will be able to relax and sleep better for a bit – under blankets, it’s freeeeezing! 

The cool and wet weather is going to give a boost to some crops but it will take a couple of weeks before some of those items (cucumbers, pumpkins, watermelons) are harvested. So look for a little dip in production now, followed by another bump. 

Wednesday harvest: Sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, baby arugula, cherry tomatoes, big tomatoes, a few cucumbers, lots of papaya, lots of figs, onions, scallions, recao, dill, cilantro, parsley, garlic chives, ginger, turmeric, assorted peppers, a few bunches of cooking greens, radishes, zinnia flowers, and honey from Errol! And someone’s black umbrella from Saturday. 😉

Just like that, there seems to be a real shift in the season. In a short span of time we’ve gone from cool crisp rainy winter bumper-crop weather to parched dryness, constant winds and brushfires. Our tomatoes are getting a little bit smaller, and dry season plants are putting out blooms as the landscape transforms back into desert. Flavors get stronger. Quantities will reduce as we shift from farming to fire prevention. 

Saturday morning treats: Lots of sweet salad mix, good amounts of baby spicy salad mix, loads of tomatoes, loads of cherry tomatoes, a few cucumbers, a few bunches of carrots, a few sweet potatoes, peppers (sweet bell, seasoning and hot varieties), large Asian radishes, a few bunches of beets, baby ginger and turmeric root, garlic chives, cilantro, dill, parsley, Italian basil, lots of papaya, good quantities of figs, a few bunches of cooking greens, onions, scallions, and zinnia flowers.

If you see a brushfire or smoke, even on land that appears fallow or uninhabited, please call 911 immediately and report it. If it’s within a mile or two of ARTfarm, call or text us second and let us know. Thank you!