ARTfarm Farmshares Wednesday 2/16/2022, Preorders 4:15-6:00 PM: Reserve one of 40 pickup slots!

Pomegranates are a super food full of antioxidants that help with immunity and cholesterol levels! Ours have arils in various shades of pink that are juicy and sweet with a soft edible seed. Pomegranates are intimidating to peel but there are some tricks to removing the tasty arils on YouTube. We’ll also have dragonfruit cuttings available for those of you interested in starting your own dragonfruit vine.

A pomegranate from ARTfarm on St. Croix, splitting open with goodness! Pomegranates are a sweet, tart, juicy superfood, with many benefits for the heart, immune system and your cholesterol levels! Our thanks to Farmer Bob Boyan for the seeds we grew them from.

Wednesday afternoon at 4:15pm we’ll start distributions for 40 pre-order customers, serving you one at a time inside our old farmstand building (our pre-COVID spot) so listen for your name to be called in the parking lot and play the ladybug game! We started this during the rainy first weekend of February, and we’re working on reducing your wait time as much as possible! For your safety and ours we are continuing to crowd control with prepacked pandemic preorders – scheduled customer pickup timeslots. Please arrive on time but not more than 10 minutes early to prevent traffic jams and longer wait times. We appreciate your patience! Working together!!

An heirloom tomato at ARTfarm with healed splits. In big rain events, tomato fruits on the vine sometimes grow juicy and large faster than their own skin, causing splits. The splits heal, and the tomato is just as delicious. They are similar to stretch marks!

Three different sized available farmshare options are listed below. Click the link at the bottom to open the online form and reserve your pickup time and items. Check for your confirmation email before hitting the road… if you can’t find the email, check our help page… Please wear your mask and keep plenty of social distance at pickup!

Our teen spicy salad mix at ARTfarm is a combination of peppery greens. They’re bigger than baby greens but still tender and not totally mature.

Still not open for retail. If you’re new to ARTfarm or since the COVID-19 pandemic began, please read THIS PAGE to familiarize yourself with our new socially distanced pre-order arrangements. We are not holding regular retail farmstands at this time. In a nutshell:

Order at least one farmshare (minimum purchase) ahead on our website; check for your confirmation email so you know your name will be on the list! Please practice all the protective measures possible: Sanitize hands in your car before approaching the table, Maintain social distance between yourself, farm staff and other customers; Masks up; Let the farmer handle the produce for you; Wait to bag until we’ve totaled your items; Bring change, cash or check and pen; drop payment in the bucket, we will not handle cash. Masks are STILL mandatory. Please help us protect our at-risk family members and customers!

Farmshare choices for Wednesday, February 16th, 2022:

We will have 40 timeslots/farmshares available for scheduled pickup Wednesday. You can also order and specify a neighbor, friend or family member to pick up your order and theirs. The minimum order is one farmshare, and due to drought related shortages we are rationing one size farmshare per customer at the moment. Add-ons and extras are not currently available independently of a farmshare purchase; to make our farmstand more efficient, transaction times shorter, which minimizes community contact during the pandemic.

Large farmshare, $35, will include:

2 bags of sweet salad mix
1 bag of teen arugula or spicy mix (mesclun-ish: arugula, mustard greens, radish greens etc.)
1 lb. slicer/heirloom tomatoes mixed
1 pint cherry tomatoes

Medium farmshare, $25, will include:

2 bags of sweet salad mix
1 lb. slicer/heirloom tomatoes mixed
1 pint cherry tomatoes

Small farmshare, $13, will include:

1 bag of sweet salad mix
1 pint cherry tomatoes

Extra Add-Ons (no reservations, first come first served during your pickup slot for a reserved farmshare)

Pomegranates grow at the gracefully bending tip of a leggy branch of this small tree. Here, a group of pomegranate flowers with dreams of the plump fruits they will become.

early birds:
POMEGRANATES: $6/lb. as marked ($2-5)
WATERMELON: $2.50/lb. as marked ($7-12)
CUCUMBERS: $3.50/bag 1lb.
RADISHES: $3/bunch
CHERRY tomatoes: $6/pint
slicer and heirloom TOMATOES: $5/bag 1lb.
SECONDS tomatoes (great for cooking/salsa): $8/bag 2lb.
ONIONS with green edible tops: $5/bunch
Thai PUMPKIN, whole: $3.50/lb
ZUCCHINI/summer squash: $3/lb. 1 lb. bag
SWEET green pimento cheese and cornito PEPPERS: $3/bundle
PAPRIKA peppers, smoky sweet and mildly hot, great fresh/dried: $3/bundle
CARROTS: $3/bunch
BABY BOK CHOY, KALE, COLLARDS, DANDELION greens: $3/bunch

plenty:
TEEN arugula or spicy mix (mesclun-ish: arugula, mustard greens, radish greens etc.): $10
HOT hot hot peppers: $2/bundle
assorted HERBS bunches: $2 each
GINGER/TURMERICS: $3.50/bag ($7 half pound)
Zinnia flower BOUQUETS: $5
“Natural Mystic” self-pollinating DRAGONFRUIT CUTTINGS – 30-36″ XL vine cutting, $15 each
PINEAPPLE slips to grow-ur-own: $2-3 each as sized

Herb bunch choices for this distribution

(Available as EXTRAS, $2 bunches)

Italian (Genovese) basil
Thai basil
Garlic chives
Kaffir lime leaves
Cilantro
Dill – plenty!!
Lemongrass
Hot peppers incl. serranos, jalapeños, thai chiles, paprika

Please contact us immediately by text and phone at (340)514-4873 if you have reserved a farmshare and cannot pick it up. Supply is limited, demand is extremely high and someone else will gladly purchase your share, if given enough time to respond. We have limited time for distributions and they are scheduled. Our produce is harvested fresh and needs to go home with you same day. This is an honor system since we are not collecting payment until pickup. We do not have cold storage for uncollected shares.

Signup form for
WEDNESday PickUP
FEBRUARY 16th, 2022!

The signup form will show you a “Thank You” page and send you a confirmation email if submitted successfully. If you don’t find it, please check your spam/junk, inbox tabs, and ‘all mail’ folders for the confirmation email, as this has been a common problem for several customers and with a little searching they typically find it. For more tips, visit our Help page.

Need help with the pre-order signup form? (Click here):

Q: I can’t seem to order more than one item.

A: We have designed our order form limit any one customer from cleaning us out. Sharing is caring. If you’d like extra of something (beyond what you could reserve through our order system), put it in the comments with your order, and remind us at your pickup time: if we can supply it to you we’ll do our best. If you are in the food service industry and looking for bulk availability, please contact us; our order form is for individuals and families to place a single order for a scheduled pickup.

Q: My order isn’t going through.

if the automated confirmation email is not immediately found, check your spam folder
make sure all required fields are filled/selected
just try again
use a cellular device (smartphone or tablet) that isn’t using WiFi internet
restart your browser/device
clear your cache and cookies in your browser/device
reboot your router (unplug it for a minute and plug in again)
visit our “help” page for additional tips

Q: The form says I didn’t enter my email, but I did.

Our pre-order form requires everyone to type their email in twice, and makes sure the two match exactly. We had a lot of customers in such a rush to get their order in that they’d spell their own email incorrectly and then complain that they could not find the confirmation email. Our ‘type it in twice’ system ensures that you’ll find any email mistakes before you submit the pre-order form.

Q: I ordered before, but I’m not getting your emails.

Our pre-order form does NOT automatically sign you up for an ARTfarm email subscription. Do that HERE!

ARTfarm Farmshares Saturday 2/12/2022, 11AM-12:30PM: Preorder your Farmshare, Reserve your pickup slot!

Ladybugs are working hard in the fields at ARTfarm, on our pepper plants, the watermelon vines and salad greens. Saturday morning at 11 we’ll start distributions for 40 pre-order customers with fresh greens and more listed below… Once again for your safety and ours we have returned to our pandemic preorders with scheduled customer pickup timeslots this week in order to keep crowds of more than ten customers from forming. We are back serving you in the farmstand, but it is still one-at-at-time, so please follow our super social distancing “ladybug game” as posted on the fence and stay spread out. If it’s raining, you can stay in your car and we’ll call your phone or come get you when your pickup group is called. PLEASE DO NOT ARRIVE MORE THAN 5 MINUTES EARLY for your pickup slot time!! We are trying to avoid crowds forming!! Grateful for life!!

A ladybug hunts for aphids in the fields at ARTfarm. There are many predatory insects that help farmers grow healthy crops while reducing the need for chemical sprays.

Available farmshare listings below. Click the link at the bottom to open the online form and reserve your pickup time and items. Check for your confirmation email before hitting the road… if you can’t find the email, check our help page… Please wear your mask and keep plenty of social distance at pickup!

***Flower Study with Bone & Nest #11*** by Mr. Francis Thomas Capone, from ART SHOW at Café Christine, Jan-Feb 2022. $200 print / $300 piece. Mr. Capone is also still looking for a reliable SUV/pickup/vehicle in the $3-5k range.

Friend-of-the-farm Mr. Francis Capone has a contemporary art exhibit at Café Christine with the unique vibe of the South Shore. Stop by the Café through the end of February and check out his delicate drawings and prints for sale, and relax with some coloring. Crayons provided! Enjoy amazing Café Christine cuisine with lots of ARTfarm produce by Chef Lisa! She is one of ARTfarm’s most consistent chef customers. Outdoor seating for lunch, 11:30am-2:30pm Tuesday-Friday. Menu online, call (340) 713-1500 for reservations.

Still not open for retail. If you’re new to ARTfarm or haven’t been to see us since the COVID-19 pandemic began, please read THIS PAGE to familiarize yourself with our new socially distanced pre-order arrangements. We are not holding regular retail farmstands at this time. In a nutshell:

Order at least one farmshare (minimum purchase) ahead on our website; check for your confirmation email so you know your name will be on the list! Please practice all the protective measures possible: Sanitize hands in your car before approaching the table, Maintain social distance between yourself, farm staff and other customers; Masks up; Let the farmer handle the produce for you; Wait to bag until we’ve totalled your items; Bring change, cash or check and pen; drop payment in the bucket, we will not handle cash. Masks are STILL mandatory. Please help us protect our at-risk family members and customers!

Farmshare choices for Saturday, February 12th, 2022:

We will have 40 timeslots/farmshares available for scheduled pickup Saturday. You can also order and specify a neighbor, friend or family member to pick up your order and theirs. The minimum order is one farmshare, and we are rationing one size farmshare per customer at the moment. Add-ons and extras are not currently available independently of a farmshare purchase; to minimize community contact during the pandemic.

LARGE farmshare, $36, will include:

2 bags of sweet salad mix
1 bag of teen arugula or spicy mix (mesclun-ish: arugula, mustard greens, radish greens etc.)
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 bag sweet corn

MEDIUM farmshare, $19, will include:

2 bags of sweet salad mix
1 lb. slicer and heirloom tomatoes

SMALL farmshare, $12, will include:

1 bag of sweet salad mix
1 lb. slicer and heirloom tomatoes

Extra Add-Ons (non-reservable)

(Must accompany farmshare purchase, these items cannot be purchased individually. No reservations on these items, they are all first come first served during your pickup slot):

Pre-weighed, bagged and priced produce. For extra protection during the pandemic, we have changed our systems so that transactions are short and socially distanced, customers don’t handle the produce and the farmers don’t handle the change. Thanks for helping keep everyone safe.

early birds:

WATERMELON: $2.50/lb. as marked ($7-12)
bag of SWEET CORN: $6 (ears a little smaller, same weight in bag)
CUCUMBERS: $3.50/bag 1lb.
romaine and sweet chonky LETTUCE heads: $3
CHERRY tomatoes: $6/pint
slicer and heirloom TOMATOES: $5/bag 1lb.
ONIONS with green edible tops: $5 per bunch
ZUCCHINI/summer squash: $3/lb. 1 lb. bag
SWEET green pimento cheese PEPPERS: bunch, as marked $3-6
CARROTS: $3 bunch
BABY BOK CHOY, KALE, COLLARDS, DANDELION greens: $3 per bunch
KALE, CABBAGE leaves: $3 per bunch
Chinese CABBAGE head: $5 as marked

plenty:

extra bag sweet SALAD GREENS: $7
large SWEET CORN ears in the husk: $2-2.50
RADISHES: $3 bunch
HOT hot hot peppers: $2 bundle
assorted HERBS bunches: $2 each
GINGER/TURMERICS: $3.50/bag ($7 half pound)
Zinnia flower BOUQUETS: $5
PINEAPPLE slips to grow-ur-own: $2-3 each as sized

Herb bunch choices for this distribution

(Available as EXTRAS)

Italian (Genovese) basil
Thai basil
Garlic chives
Kaffir lime leaves
Cilantro by the bale! or bunch
Dill!! LOTS!!
Lemongrass
Hot peppers incl. Peruvian Lemon Drop, serranos, jalapeños, thai chiles

Signup form for
SATURDAY PICKUP
FEBRUARY 12th, 2022!

Need help with the pre-order signup form? (Click here):

Q: I can’t seem to order more than one item.

Q: My order isn’t going through.

if the automated confirmation email is not immediately found, check your spam folder
make sure all required fields are filled/selected
just try again
use a cellular device (smartphone or tablet) that isn’t using WiFi internet
restart your browser/device
clear your cache and cookies in your browser/device
reboot your router (unplug it for a minute and plug in again)
visit our “help” page for additional tips

Q: The form says I didn’t enter my email, but I did.

Q: I ordered before, but I’m not getting your emails.

Our pre-order form does NOT automatically sign you up for an ARTfarm email subscription. Do that HERE!

ARTfarm Farmshares Wednesday 2/9/2022, Preorders 4:15-6:15 PM: Reserve one of 46 pickup slots!

Rain rained! We are happy with our 2.9 inches!!!!! over the past long weekend. Sweet corn is back, another field came ripe so enjoy it raw or warmed over, it’s delicious, tender and candy sweet! Wednesday afternoon at 4:15pm we’ll start distributions for 46 pre-order customers, serving you one at a time inside our old farmstand building (remember that hopping spot pre-COVID?) so listen for your name to be called in the parking lot and play the ladybug game! We tried this on Saturday due to the deluge of rain and it went well if a little slower than usual! For your safety and ours we are continuing to crowd control with pandemic preorders – scheduled customer pickup timeslots. Please arrive on time but not more than 10 minutes early to prevent traffic jams. We appreciate your patience! Working together!!

Another harvest of sweet corn is suddenly ready after a little temporary break in the drought. Taste the sweet rain in these ears of goodness! Available pre-shucked or in the husk!

Sweet corn makes a brief and welcome appearance at the farmstand in winter. For COVID safety, all our produce will be pre-weighed and bagged before customers arrive. We are socially distancing our customers with limited timeslot signups at artfarmllc.com.

Order at least one farmshare (minimum purchase) ahead on our website; check for your confirmation email so you know your name will be on the list! Please practice all the protective measures possible: Sanitize hands in your car before approaching the table, Maintain social distance between yourself, farm staff and other customers; Masks up; Let the farmer handle the produce for you; Wait to bag until we’ve totaled your items; Bring change, cash or check and pen; drop payment in the bucket, we will not handle cash. Masks are STILL mandatory. Please help us protect our at-risk family members and customers!

Farmshare choices for Wednesday, February 9th, 2022:

We will have 46 timeslots/farmshares available for scheduled pickup Wednesday. You can also order and specify a neighbor, friend or family member to pick up your order and theirs. The minimum order is one farmshare, and due to drought related shortages we are rationing one size farmshare per customer at the moment. Add-ons and extras are not currently available independently of a farmshare purchase; to make our farmstand more efficient, transaction times shorter, which minimizes community contact during the pandemic.