ARTfarm Stand, Monday Afternoon

Yes, we’re open this afternoon 3-5:30pm with sweet salad mix, arugula, microgreens, tomatoes galore, cucumbers, pumpkin, onions. Yummy! Ice cream and chocolate too.

ARTfarm Saturday Salad -n- Salsa Stand…

Chef Jill Dedinsky's ARTfarm Salsa is full of red chunks of organically grown tomatoes, onions and bright green farm-fresh herbs.
You can work magic like Jill! Chef Jill Dedinsky's ARTfarm Salsa is full of red chunks of organically grown tomatoes, onions and bright green farm-fresh herbs. Worth throwing a party around a bowl of this stuff, no other occasion or excuse needed!

Five kinds of bagged salad mixes today: Spicy, sweet, baby spicy, arugula and microgreens! Veggies: Beets, cucumbers, onions, pumpkin, sweet peppers, cooking greens, and heirloom, slicer, and cherry tomatoes. Herbs and seasoning: hot peppers, garlic chives, parsley, Italian basil, lemon basil, dill, Korean mint, sage. Sweets: homemade chocolates, and coconut-based non-dairy ice cream in fruity flavors like mango, locust-passionfruit, soursop and banana!

See you this morning, 10am – 12 noon!

ARTfarm Happy Monday – Ice Cream is Back!

Tiny green orbs pop out of pink spires of mango tree blooms. Soon they will become large, heavy mango fruits.
Tiny green orbs pop out of pink spires of mango tree blooms, at ARTfarm on St. Croix's South Shore. In a few months they will grow to become large, sweet, heavy mango fruits.

Have you noticed it getting drier, windier and hotter this month? Normally things would dry up in January or earlier, but we’ve been blessed with an extended rainy season this year. On the south shore of St. Croix, the air smells different. Pastures are starting to dry up quickly and the hills are changing from a vibrant green to some more muted shades that are shifting into gold and brown. We are watering our crops more often. As the tomatoes get more flavorful on the vine, the mango flowers are starting to set fruit for June.

All this dry heat means that it is time to treat ourselves to a delicious cold frosty Feel I ice cream!! YES! It’s back!! Today we have Feel I’s mango, guava, passionfruit, and banana flavors, all made from local fruit and local coconut cream – no dairy. Get one of each!

We’ve got Sweetface chocolates, too, if you need darker decadance.

If you’re feeling more savory, we’ve got baby spicy salad mix, sweet mix, cherry and big tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkin, scallions, garlic chives, sage, green coriander, Italian basil, sweet and hot peppers.

For a pop of color, go for a bunch of fresh cut zinnias, a sunflower or two, and a papaya!

See you this afternoon, 3-5:30pm.

The Great Pumpkin at ARTfarm Saturday morning!

A large green-skinned pumpkin is cut open to reveal a rich orange flesh inside. A generous slice sits next to the pumpkin.
We sell local pumpkin by the pound, and cut it to order at our farmstand. Buy more than you think you'll really eat, because it is so versatile!

Local pumpkin today!! Our pumpkins grow to approximately 30 lb, with a dark green skin; inside you’ll find sweet orange flesh that is versatile in stews, purées, stuffing, pies, curries, soups, custard, or simply roasted. You can even slice it super thin raw and use it like a potato chip in hummus. Our personal favorite is a pumpkin-coconut soup, with a dash of ginger. Add a dollop of beet purée into the cheery orange soup for a swirl of amazing color!

Also Saturday morning: baby beets, microgreens, spicy mix, lemon basil, holy basil, Italian basil, parsley, bodhi beans, cucumbers, cooking greens, garlic chives, lemongrass, dill, sage, thyme, onions, lots of big tomatoes, heirlooms, cherry tomatoes, sweet bell peppers, hot peppers, papayas, chocolates, and a full spectrum of zinnia flowers fresh cut for you!