Tag: papaya

ARTfarm Open today 5/14/2025 Wednesday 5 to 6 PM, plenty of all the good things

Hey folks, despite the wetness and rain Farmer Luca will be open 5 to 6 this afternoon with lots of goodies, veggies and watermelon. Enjoy!

Red radishes with green tops
Ravishing Radishes – They grow faster than the bugs can keep up with! The crunchy bottoms can be eaten raw (peppery) or used as a root vegetable cooked (mild). The tops are more nutritious than the root, and can be used as salad or cooking greens. Some folks make smoothies with them! Don’t waste an inch of this mighty veggie! We love them sliced thin in oil and vinegar with a pinch of salt.

Plenty

  • Sweet mix
  • Cucumbers
  • French breakfast radishes
  • Long pink radishes with nice tops

Early birds

  • Watermelon
  • Papaya
  • Bunched arugula
  • Hot green and red peppers
  • Sweet frying peppers
  • Carrots with green tops
  • Scallions
  • Kale
  • Baby turmeric
  • Basil
  • Thai basil
  • Cilantro
  • Parsley
  • Dill
  • Kaffir leaves

First come first serve.

ARTfarm Wednesday Popup 1/15/25, 5:30 – 6:15pm

Ravishing Radishes! Slice them thin raw and dress like salad, pickle them, roast them, cook the greens like chard… so many delicious options!

Plenty

Sweet salad mix
Big baby spicy salad mix
Bunched arugula
French breakfast radishes with green tops
White salad turnips with green tops
Italian basil
Kafir limes
Kafir lime leaves
Lemongrass

Early birds

Cilantro
Parsley
Dill
Small leaf oregano
Garlic chives
Cucumbers
Zucchini
Lettuce heads
Papaya
Pomegranate

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.

ARTfarm papayas are SO SWEET! Many folks shy away from papaya, but the fruit contains helpful enzymes to improve digestion. A papaya skin poultice was an old remedy for cuts and burns, and the leaves juiced are just about the bitterest thing you’ll ever consume but is taken to fight mosquito-borne rheumatic fever diseases like dengue and chikungunya. The unripe fruit makes a delicious slaw. If you haven’t been a fan, it is worth another try!

See you all soon!

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 NYE Tuesday: sweet/spicy SALAD MIXes, fruit & herbs! 12/31/24, 4:30 – 5:30pm

Tomatoes are forming and ripening!

Happy holidays all, here comes 2025! Tuesday afternoon we’ll have sweet salad mix, baby arugula and spicy mix! Also a few fruits and herbs for the early birds. New Years Eve ARTfarm PopUp 4:30 – 5:30pm

We’ve been trialing black paper mulch this year with the watermelons and tomatoes, and both are growing nicely and forming fruits. Caterpillars are starting to lessen their impact on young plants. Papayas are recovering and very productive.

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.

Plenty

Sweet salad mix (extra tender!)
Baby spicy salad mix
Baby arugula
Radishes with green tops
Kafir limes
Italian basil

Early Birds

Lettuce heads
Cilantro
Garlic chives
Lemongrass
Pomegranates
Papaya fruit
Coconuts (for water and jelly)

Trialing black paper mulch on the ARTfarm in the 2024-2025 growing season. Seeing if it makes sense to phase out our reusable permeable woven plastic mulch we’ve used for years, for biodegradable material.
The Mongoose & Zinnia pastured chickens are thrilled with all the caterpillars and fresh grass in their moveable paddock.

See you Tuesday afternoon! 4:30 – 5:30pm.