Tag: fruit

ARTfarm Saturday AM: Longan & Dragonfruit… 7/20/24, 11am – 12 noon

Longan fruits, shown whole and broken open to expose the flesh
Longans at ARTfarm. These addictive little fruits pack a sweet crunchy juicy punch inside a leathery outer skin.

Another fruity pop-up summer ARTfarmstand on Saturday – the longan trees have exploded with fruit. Come out again on Saturday at elevenses ’til noon, and get your crunchy sweet longan groove on! They are gnot genips but in the fam of the rambutan…

We’ll have a few pineapple fruits, and plenty of slips available to try growing your own!

No reservations; first come, first served. We really appreciate your support.

Pineapples are typically a spring-summer treat that appear on the harvest list as the tomatoes begin to wane in the heat! They are a fairly drought resistant crop – try your hand at growing a few with our instructional video! How to Plant Your Pineapple Slips

Plenty

Longan fruit
Dragonfruit in the pink, red, purple, magenta, white varieties!
Sliced pumpkin
Lemongrass
Turmeric

Also

Pineapples
Pineapple slips

Stay cool, put a pinch of salt in everything, and see you Saturday 11am to noon!

Luca Gasperi and Eric Ogden in 2008 with our red pickup truck holding the "Grow Your Own Pineapples" sign, on our way to Mango Melee!
TBF: Luca Gasperi and Eric Ogden in 2008 with our red pickup truck holding the “Grow Your Own Pineapples” sign, on our way to Mango Melee! Pineapple slips are available; try your hand at growing your own pineapple fruit!

Free Longan tastes! Monday pop up, ARTfarm today, 5 – 5:30 PM

Short, but sweet! Monday 9/18/2023 pop up at the ARTfarm…

The last of our super sweet longan will be available for sale and free tastes are available.

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!

September plum will also be available!

Young fiddle wood native trees are available!

Hopefully some late season big Keitt mangoes will be available from Dennis Nash!!

5 – 5:30pm!!! Come and pick up some of nature’s vitamins!

xo, ARTfarm

ARTfarm Summer Popup Saturday 8/26/2023, 11 am – 12 noon!

Pitaya fruit is said to be high in magnesium, iron, fiber, and vitamins B2 and C. That means it can help with anxiety and insomnia and keep you healthy!

It’s going to be short, but sweet. Will be open today, Saturday August 26, 2023, for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) farmstand 11 am – 12 noon. We’re still busy behind the scenes at this time of year with maintenance, season prep, family stuff, and working hard to wrap up our WCK project. It’s really coming along! Today at 11am we’ll have:

Plenty of: dragonfruit, ginger root, lemongrass (fever grass), and Haitian kidney and Nam doc mangoes from Alex

A few: dozen eggs, pomegranates, bunches of Italian basil.

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

Unpeeled ARTfarm pineapple slips are priced according to size. From four dollars for the very largest down to one dollar for the smallest slips. These slips, unpeeled, can be stored for several weeks before planting. They are quite tough and hardy. These shown are $3, $2 and $1 each.

See you later!

ARTfarm Summer Popup Saturday 7/22/2023, 11:30 am – 12 noon! Salad Greens!

Haitian kidney mangoes are in Farmer Luca’s list of favorite top five mango varieties.

It’s going to be short, but sweet. Will be open today, Saturday July 22, 2023, for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) farmstand 11:30-12 noon.

Plenty of: extra sweet Haitian kidney mangoes (one of Luca’s top five favorite mangoes), soft seeded pomegranate, ginger root (bulk quantities available), turmeric, pineapple slips

A few: bags of sweet salad mix, bunched small sweet onions with green tops, lemongrass

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

sweet salad mix
Despite drought conditions, Farmer Luca is still managing to grow sweet salad greens with saved rainwater. C’mon rain!!

See you later!