Tag: dragonfruit

ARTfarm Holiday ART+food Pop-Up Farmstands Fri + Sat at Walsh Metal, Peters Rest!

Trapped by Man – assemblage and fiber art (c)2023 Marina Gasperi, photo by Elisa McKay

We’re going rogue with a pop-up OFF THE FARM! We are OPEN at STUDIO WALSH tomorrow FRIDAY at 3-8pm and SATURDAY 4-8pm for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) mini farmstand and ART VIEWING of over 30 works by all three Gasperi ARTfarmers! Plus photos and more! Come grab salad greens and feast your eyes, too! We’ll be there, making even MORE ART!

If you missed our opening exhibition, or would like to visit Walsh Studio Gallery one more time before Barbara and Mike close their doors for good on Saturday, come see us tomorrow 3-8pm or Saturday 4-8pm in Peters Rest behind the Coca-Cola plant! Yes we know it’s boat parade! Swing by!! Lots of sweet salad mix! Plus, fresh herbs: Italian basil and lemongrass.

Artist and writer Elisa McKay came out for our packed exhibition opening last Saturday December 1st and wrote a beautiful article about her experience and Mike and Barb Walsh’s future plans, read it here with more photos of some of the works: Hope For the Future Exhibit at Studio Walsh Closing Saturday

Garden volunteers at ARTfarm are still needed. Come chat with Luca about the possibilities. We have both meditative volunteering and/or cardio/workout volunteering options. Call or email us! Non-smokers/non-vapers/non-tobacco users please.

Looking forward to seeing you Friday or Saturday at Walsh Metal Works/Studio Walsh! Seasons Greetings!! Thank you so much.

Love, ARTfarmily

ARTfarm Holiday Pop-Up Farmstand Saturday Morning 11/25/2023, 10:30 – 11 am!

Watercolor painting by Luca Gasperi - a paper wasp on a leaf of green lettuce
Watercolor painting (c)2023 by Luca Gasperi – a beneficial paper wasp hunts harmful pest insects on a leaf of green lettuce. Come see the whole art show at Walsh Metal on Friday December 1st, 5-8pm!

We’re OPEN tomorrow at 10:30 in the morning for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) early season preview farmstand. Lots of sweet salad mix and dragonfruit! Plus, fresh herbs: Italian, Thai and lemon basils, lemongrass, and garlic chives.

ARTfarm ART opening next weekend, a family show is happening! “Hope For the Future” opens at Studio Walsh gallery in Peters Rest on Friday, December 1st from 5-8pm with art from the whole family. The gallery will also be open next Saturday Dec 2nd from 10am – 4pm.

Farm and garden volunteers are still needed. We have both meditative volunteering and/or cardio/workout volunteering possibilities. Call or email us! Non-smokers/non-vapers/non-tobacco users please.

Because it’s still in the quieter time of year, we are not expecting a big crowd in the morning. Looking forward to seeing you! Thank you so much.

Love, ARTfarmily

ARTfarm DragonFruitstand Popup Wednesday 8/16/2023, 5-6pm! Plus, Perfect Mangoes!

Hot days call for ripe, sweet, hydrating cactus treats. We’ve got a bumper crop of bright, sweet pithaya (dragonfruit) in red, pink and white varieties, ready for you to enjoy. We’ve also got some primo mango varieties from Dennis Nash, fresh harvested lemongrass (aka fevergrass – a cooling tea to keep in the fridge these days), ginger and turmeric, and some pineapple slips for planting, so we will be open for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) farmstand in the afternoon, Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 5 – 6pm.

See you Wednesday!

ARTfarm Fruity Summer Popup Saturday 8/5/2023, 11:30 am – 12 noon! Longans!

Once again it’ll be short, but sweet. Will be open Saturday August 5th, 2023, for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) farmstand 11:30-12 noon.

Plenty of: Dragonfruit (both pink and red), Haitian kidney mangoes, fresh ginger and turmeric root, and pineapple slips

A few: longan fruit bunches, bunched small sweet onions with green tops, lemongrass, Italian basil, a few dozen eggs

First come first serve. Talk to Farmer Luca about volunteering! We have tasks in both sun and shade available to those who want to learn a little about organic gardening and have some reflective time getting grounded.

Because it’s a quieter time of year, we are not expecting a big crowd. Looking forward to seeing you! Thank you so much.

Juicy “dragon eye” longan fruits, related to rambutan and lychee, have a leathery outer skin that pops off to reveal a juicy sweet pulp over a hard, non edible black glossy seed that will sprout a new tree! These are very sweet fruits high in Vitamin C!