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ARTfarm miniFRUITY Wednesday PopUp: 9/17/2025, 5-6pm: Dragonfruit and Mangooooooooo! Plus FARM UPDATES

Another round of dragonfruit is ready to enjoy, plus west end vibes with Palmer mangoes from Mount Victory! Come out and enjoy!

Interested in volunteering this season? Come talk with Luca about opportunities to learn and help out.

Father and son goofing around in September.
Kiko isn’t working so much anymore but he still strolls around the farm a bit.

In other farm news, we are working on farm fire recovery, and we’re looking for a 20′ shipping container in good shape with no holes to store replacement materials that were lost in the massive fire in March 2025.

We are purchasing new electric fencing, irrigation equipment and other replacement supplies with funds donated for fire disaster relief. We are deeply grateful to all of you who donated, and thanks to the VI Good Food Coalition for all their hard work organizing and fundraising.

Volunteers, now is the time! Swing by during the farmstand, or send us a message – we’re gearing up for season.

Plenty

  • Dragonfruit (bright red inside! A few with white inside!)
  • Palmer mangoes (from Mount Victory Camp)

Early Birds

  • Turmeric
  • Pomegranate
  • Lemongrass

First come first served!

Grateful for your support of our family farm! See you Wednesday 5-6pm!

Cover crops are planted in next season’s vegetable rows… Sun Hemp and Swordbean! We zoomed in so you could enjoy a caterpillar’s-eye view!

ARTfarm FRUITY Wednesday PopUp: 8/13/2025, 5-6pm: Watermelon!

Our mango-orange hued watermelons are ready! Also dragonfruit, an assortment of mangoes still, and some salad greens and cukes! Come out and enjoy! And ask about volunteering on the farm.

Delicious orangey-yellow watermelons at ARTfarm

(Most of our mangoes are smaller this year with the drier conditions which creates an extra intense flavor and sweetness)

Plenty

  • Watermelon (orange inside! So sweet and cooling!)
  • Dragonfruit (bright red inside! Put your white cotton shirt away!)
  • Valencia Pride mangoes (popular variety with elongated shape and bright flavor)
  • Viequen Butterball mangoes
  • Haitian kidney mangoes
  • Mallika mango (tastes like a super sweet and creamy orange, one of Luca’s favorites)
  • Alphonso mangoes (popular Indian variety)
  • Carrie mangoes (too delicate for stores)
  • Turmeric

Early Birds

  • Sweet salad mix
  • Japanese cucumbers

First come first served! Grateful for your support of our family farm! See you Wednesday 5-6pm!

a bicycle basket full of ripe ARTfarm mangoes in St Croix, USVI
Delicious varieties of ARTfarm mangoes! Stay sweet people! Stay sweet!

ARTfarm Delicious Saturday PopUp: 8/9/2025, 11am – 12 noon: Cool Cukes, Sweet Salad and a few more Mangoes!

ARTfarm Mango season is winding down, but volunteering is starting back up! Christof may be back with more fresh fish, as well. Come and see us on Saturday at 11am! List below:

Tita’s Viequan Butterball mangoes…

(Most of our mangoes are smaller this year with the drier conditions which creates an extra intense flavor and sweetness)

Plenty

  • Sweet salad mix
  • Japanese cucumbers! Yum!
  • Valencia Pride mangoes (popular variety with an elongated shape and bright flavor)
  • Viequen Butterball mangoes
  • Haitian kidney mangoes
  • Mallika mango (tastes like a super sweet and creamy orange, one of Luca’s favorites)
  • Alphonso mangoes (popular Indian variety)
  • Carrie mangoes (too delicate for stores)
  • Turmeric

Early Birds

  • Pomegranate (large pink “Chinese Apple” that is definitely not a mango)
  • Limes

First come first served! Grateful for your support of our family farm!

Beautiful sweet summer lettuces coming up in August 2025 at ARTfarm

There is a ”Heart Of The Block” sunset memorial and free music concert fundraiser happening on Saturday August 9th at 5pm in Christiansted near the boardwalk in memory of local performing artist/comedian Jordan “Dutty Heart” Jones and others who have been lost to gun violence. VIP ticket sales proceeds will benefit CMCArts.

Take a stand against gun violence by supporting the arts. Free online registration is required to enter through the security checkpoints. Wear orange. For more information visit yellowcedarmedia.com.

ARTfarm FRUITY Wednesday PopUp: 7/30/2025, 5-6pm: Sweet Mangoes to SAMPLE!

ARTfarm has an incredible curated selection of delicious not-so-stringy grafted mangoes for you to try. AND THERE WILL BE SAMPLES!!! AGAIN!!!!

Mallika mango. Tastes like TANG! Sends your taste buds to outer space!!

(Most of our mangoes are smaller this year with the drier conditions which creates an extra intense flavor and sweetness)

Plenty

  • Dragonfruit (bright red inside! Put your white cotton shirt away!)
  • Thai mangoes (nam doc mai, and pram Kai Mei, of the silky smooth sweet flesh thin seed variety)
  • Jakarta mangoes (possibly the prettiest and tastiest yet least documented mango)
  • Viequen Butterball mangoes
  • Haitian kidney mangoes
  • Mallika mango (tastes like a super sweet and creamy orange, one of Luca’s favorites)
  • Alphonso mangoes (popular Indian variety)
  • Carrie mangoes (too delicate for stores)
  • Turmeric

Early Birds

  • Pomegranate (large pink “Chinese Apple” that is definitely not a mango)
  • Limes
  • Cut mangoes to sample and taste!!! YUM!!

First come first served! Grateful for your support of our family farm! See you Wednesday 5-6pm!

Nam doc Mai mango