Tag: local fruit

Presidential Farmstand, 3-6pm Today

“It will not be doubted that with reference either to individual or national welfare, agriculture is of primary importance.” – President George Washington

“Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most wedded to its liberty and interests, by the most lasting bonds.” – President Thomas Jefferson

“The nation that destroys its soil destroys itself.” – President Franklin D. Roosevelt from the Letter to all State Governors on a Uniform Soil Conservation Law (February 26, 1937)

ARTfarm is open today at our regular Monday 3-6 time and place on South Shore Road: Sweet salad mix, spicy salad mix, arugula, microgreens, sweet corn, loads of cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, chili peppers, sweet peppers, Italian basil, holy basil, garlic chives, cilantro, fresh ginger root, loads of Julie mangoes, and loads of sweet Mediterranean figs!

From our partner we have I-Sha’s vegan coconut cream ice cream in local fruit flavors!
IMG_8276.JPGWe hope everyone has spent some enjoyable time at the Ag Fair this weekend! The fair is still open today if you haven’t had a chance to get your local-flavor-farm-groove on yet! Go, ride the rides, eat yummy local foods, enjoy the great wares and crafts of artists and vendors, look at all the school projects, get your groove on with some great local bands, ride the soul train, pet baby animals, smell the pigs, and check out all the plants and produce!

Delicious Saturday: 10am – 12 noon

It’s the height of tomato season and the time of year where we have the most variety! Swing South on your way to your weekend and get some beautiful locally, sustainably and organically grown produce straight from the farmer!

Sweet salad mix, spicy and baby spicy salad mix, arugula, baby arugula, cucumbers, beets, carrots, yard long beans, all sorts of tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, kale, dandelion greens, escarole, endive, radicchio, onions, pumpkin, radishes, ginger, Italian basil, lemon basil, Thai basil, holy basil, garlic chives, dill, cilantro, parsley, passionfruit, a few bags of fat fresh Mediterranean figs, fresh cut zinnia flowers!

Our pumpkins were petite but incredibly flavorful this year. They have a very pungent, dry flesh that holds up beautifully to cooking. By the slice!

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Luca is always up before the sun on farmstand days to harvest and sort.IMG_8100.JPG

ARTfarm Post-Thanksgiving Salad Celebration

There is ALWAYS room for salad. ARTfarm Saturday morning, 10am – 12 noon: Sweet salad mix, microgreens, baby arugula, baby spicy salad mix, cucumbers, radishes, garlic chives, mint, recao, Italian basil, lemongrass, passionfruit, zinnia flowers and vegetable starts including tomatoes and basils.

From our partners we have vegan fruity ice cream from I-Sha, mangoes from Tropical Exotics, lovely avocados from a friend… and the fishmongers Kim & Ryan will be here again with fresh filets!

IMG_6955.JPG It’s been a recent trend among farmstand visitors that a surprising number of individuals are completely unfamiliar with passionfruit. We beg you, consult the Crucian Contessa on this topic.

ARTfarm Holiday Hours: 12noon – 5pm Today

The ARTfarm roadside sign features a new addition describing today's holiday hours.
Don’t drive too fast or you’ll miss the details! Open special hours today for pre-holiday shopping!

We have so much to be thankful for, starting with our wonderful customers! So that you can stock up for your holiday gathering, Turkey Day potluck or extended weekend beach picnic, we are open 12noon to 5pm today! (We’ll be open again Saturday).

We have hand-picked for you: Sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, baby arugula, microgreens, beautiful crunchy radishes, crispy cucumbers, garlic chives, rosemary, mint, recao, Italian basil, zinnia flowers, passionfruit, lemon basil, lemongrass, fresh ginger root! From our partners: Nam Doc Mai mangoes and mamey sapote from Tropical Exotics, vegan ice cream from I-Sha, raw local honey from Errol Chichester, and Kim (sans Ryan) will be here with fresh fish again!

We wish you all a safe and joyful Thanksgiving. Island life is not always easy, but we have so much to be grateful for.

A grey baby turkey poult walks through grass in a garden.
An orphaned baby turkey poult (stray dog attack survivor) has had a lot of handling and now thinks she is human – she follows us everywhere and likes to snuggle on your neck. She’s a good worker and helps with pest control in the garden at ARTfarm!