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ARTfarm Saturday AM: all the SALAD mixes, WATERMELON & MORE… 1/25/25, 11am – 12 noon

Scrumptiously sweet yellow watermelon at ARTfarm.

Hello good people! We are finally getting rolling this season with Saturdays. We are not going to do reservations at this point. It will be first come first served. We are a little understaffed as some of our regular helpers have not been available.

As usual at this time of year, it’s a great time to ask about volunteering on the farm, or tell a friend if you know someone who might be interested in learning more about sustainable, regenerative gardening practices — we would love some help in the gardens and with a few other tasks as well. Profit margins for organic produce are surprisingly thin for a small mom and pop organic farm operation, and volunteers have always been crucial elements of our system.

Big thanks to the Americore group for their help prepping and planting pineapples!

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

Teen spicy mix harvested fresh at dawn, in your fridge next day! Keep the air out of the bag and these will last a long time, to eat straight, mix with other salad greens, use as a garnish or bed for an entrée, wilt in a dish for a slight pepper flavor…

Plenty for All
Sweet salad mix (tender, and sweet from the rain)

Baby arugula

Baby spicy

Teen spicy

Cucumbers (Japanese and slicer types)

Watermelons (yellow, orange, red – cut and whole)

Large pink or white radishes with edible green tops

Kaffir lime leaves and fruit

Pomegranates

Early Birds

Cherry tomatoes

Baby ginger

French breakfast radishes

Italian basil

Cilantro

Small leaf oregano

Lemongrass

Big love to all! See you Saturday 11am – 12pm!

ARTfarm TODAY Wednesday big baby arugula Tiny Popup 1/8/25, 5 – 5:30pm

Baby spicy salad mix at ARTfarm. These tender greens have less pepper flavor than mature mustards and arugulas. Mix this with sweet lettuce to add flavor and interest, use as a garnish or ‘bed’ for an entrée item for a fancy plating of a dish, stir it into a broth at the last minute or wilt it on top of a dish as a cooked green, or just enjoy it as a salad or snack right out of the bag! Our baby greens are the tenderest of treats.

Plenty

Big baby arugula

Big baby spicy salad mix

Sweet mix

Small amounts

Papaya

5 – 5:30pm!!

As usual at this time of year, it’s a great time to ask about volunteering on the farm, or tell a friend if you know someone who might be interested in learning more about sustainable, regenerative gardening practices — we would love some help in the gardens and with a few other tasks as well.

No reservations; first come, first served.

Delicious watermelons are coming

Happy holidays, everyone! 

ARTfarm October Saturday AM: SWEET MIX, plums & MORE… 10/5/24, 11:30am – 12 noon

Salaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. Throwback photo with Farmer Bob.

It’s been rainy-ish, a perfect time for planting. We’ve got pineapple slips!

For those who just like to eat, we have fruit and herbs and a few veggies, too!

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

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.

Plenty
Sweet salad mix (tender, and sweet from the rain)

Sweet potatoes

Lemongrass

Kaffir leaves

Oregano

Pineapple slips

Early Birds
September plums
Kaffir limes
Garlic chives
Sour oranges

We’re always on the lookout for volunteers to help with garden preparation. Come hang with Farmer Luca and learn some farming skills! Non-smokers/non-tobacco users please. Also – feel free to admire our new roadside sign! One down, one to go…

Stay cool, put a pinch of salt in everything, and see you Saturday 11:30am – 12pm!

ARTfarm Wednesday PM SWEEEET SALAD MIX! & Dragonfruit Popup 10/2/24, 5 – 6pm

ARTfarm sweet mix comes from many different varieties of lettuces, grown organically and sustainably with stored rainwater irrigation! We interplant to naturally deter pests. And because it’s pretty. We can use volunteers right now, if you’re a non-tobacco user please get in touch! Come play in the gardens!

Wednesday’s October ARTfarm PopUp features sweet salad mix that’s extra tender from the rain. Also a few herbs and baby pineapple plants, and a few dragonfruit and sweet potatoes for the early birds.

As usual at this time of year, it’s been just a handful of people so it’s usually a good time to bring your gardening questions and chat with Farmer Luca. It’s also a great time to ask about volunteering on the farm, or tell a friend if you know someone who might be interested in learning more about sustainable, regenerative gardening practices — we are short a couple of people right now and would love some help in the gardens and with a few other tasks as well.

Our thoughts, prayers and energy toward the people of Asheville NC and others in areas affected by the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Today is Contract Day in the USVI. Honor the Fireburn Queens of 1878.

No reservations; first come, first served.

Plenty

Sweet salad mix (extra tender!)
Lemongrass
Kafir lime leaves
Pineapple slips

Early Birds

Dragonfruit (white, pink, and red)
Sweet potatoes
Garlic chives

Freshly dug sweet potatoes at ARTfarm,
Tomato energy is building. Just seeded tomatoes this week!

Stay cool, and see you Wednesday afternoon! 5 – 6pm.