ARTfarm & Wanda: Déjà vu Saturday 

 Come on out this morning starting at 10 AM to greet your neighbors and bask in the warmth of Wanda the honey mead maker!

While we do our best to shield our customers from some of the ugly realities of the farming life, repetitiveness can be one of the aspects that can prove… Well, repetitive. All of this to say that today’s farmstand lineup is going to be markedly similar to last Saturday’s lineup, with a few barely perceptible omissions and  the fortunate exception that Wanda will be joining us again! Let us enjoy the comfort of routine.
SALAD GREENS: Sweet salad mix, lots of baby arugula, teen arugula;
‘MATER MADNESS: Loads of heirloom tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes;
VEGGING OUT: Kale, onions, green bell peppers, carrots, radishes, and assorted sweet, rich pumpkins;
SPICE & HERB: Pungent-but-not-hot seasoning peppers, red serrano peppers, Indian chilies, fresh ginger root, parsley, Italian basil, Thai basil, holy basil, lemon basil, cilantro, dill, recao, rosemary, and garlic chives;
YOU DESERVE IT: Loads of cut flowers, fresh figs, and from our partners: I-Sha vegan ice cream, Errol’s local raw honey, fresh Fiddlewood Farms goat cheese!

ARTfarm Windy Wednesday 3-6pm

Beautiful heirloom tomatoes from ARTfarm, with characteristic split marks from a dry early season followed by wet weather.

The pumpkin varieties we grew at ARTfarm this season have such a tender, edible skin that they do not need to be peeled before cooking, baking or roasting.
 It has been a blustery, gusty few days on the island. Squalls have blown through from the north, dropping scattered rain and chilly breezes. We have been fortunate to catch a little bit of rain. 

Today’s harvest: Sweet salad mix, baby arugula, baby spicy salad mix, teen arugula, teen spicy salad mix, loads of heirloom tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, loads of cherry tomatoes, a few cucumbers, a few summer squash, green bell peppers, yellow seasoning peppers, red mild serrano peppers, red Indian chilies, Italian basil, Thai basil, lemon basil, holy basil, parsley, garlic chives, assorted pumpkins whole or by the slice, radishes, onions, zinnia flowers, fresh Mediterranean figs, and a few passionfruit.  

From our partners: Fiddlewood Farms fresh local goat cheese, I-Sha’s vegan ice creams in local fruit flavors, and raw local honey. 

We are located on South Shore Rd. between Ha’penny Beach and the Boy Scout Camp. See you this afternoon!

ARTfarm Saturday 10am-12noon

 

‘Stretch marks’ on these heirloom tomatoes from the intermittent rain showers create a beautiful filigree texture.

 

If you love sweet bell peppers, try a handful of our yellow mini seasoning peppers. They pack a pungent flavor that is strong but does not have any heat. They taste amazing in soups and salads and anywhere you want the aroma of a scotch bonnet without its blistering heat.

 

These beautiful meadow flowers bring beneficial insects to our crop areas and are also beautiful and long lasting in a bud vase or stem vase.

SALAD GREENS: Sweet salad mix, lots of baby spicy salad mix, lots of baby arugula, teen arugula;

‘MATER MADNESS: Loads of heirloom tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, and cherry tomatoes;

VEGGING OUT: Cucumbers, kale, onions, sweet potatoes, green bell peppers, carrots, radishes, yellow summer squash, and assorted sweet, rich pumpkins;

SPICE & HERB: Pungent-but-not-hot seasoning peppers, red serrano peppers, Indian chilies, fresh ginger root, parsley, Italian basil, Thai basil, holy basil, lemon basil, cilantro, dill, recao, rosemary, and garlic chives;

YOU DESERVE IT: Loads of cut flowers, fresh figs, and from our partners: I-Sha vegan ice cream, Errol’s local raw honey, fresh Fiddlewood Farms goat cheese, and fresh Mahi from Ryan and Kim! 

Wanda and her meads will be at Limpricht Park in downtown Christiansted today.

Wednesday ARTfarm 3-6pm

We love it when groups of students come out to tour the farm! They ask the best questions and bring us youthful energy. We had a nice visit from St. Croix Montessori’s upper and lower elementary kids last week. The big discoveries? “Worm poop is soil.” “Bells help keep dogs away from sheep.” “There are different kinds of hoes.” “Neem trees grow fast.”

Wednesday’s haul: Sweet salad mix, baby arugula, baby spicy salad mix;

Cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, the last harvest of sweet corn for the season, onions, yellow summer squash, kale, bell peppers, yellow seasoning peppers, radishes, a few cucumbers, squash blossoms;

These dramatically large squash blossoms can be stuffed, fried, or used as a garnish!

 

Italian basil, lemon basil, holy basil, Thai basil, red serrano peppers and red Indian chilies, garlic chives, cilantro, dill, parsley, assorted pumpkins, and cut flowers including loads of zinnias, cosmos and China asters!

From our partners we plan to offer fresh local goat cheese, vegan local fruit ice cream, raw local honey, farm fresh local eggs, and a few other treats!