Farmer Christina’s off season sign maintenance project underway.
It’s the rainy-ish time of year when it’s perfect for tree planting. We’ve got young fruit trees, and shade trees, and tyre palms! Plus 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.
Old sign/new sign, Farmer Christina’s off season sign maintenance project – layers of work in progress!
Plenty Dragonfruit in the pink, red, purple, magenta, white varieties! Mesple fruit (brown sugar fruit) Lemongrass Pineapple slips
Also Guava fruit Sweet potatoes Garlic chives Kafir leaves
Young trees in pots: French peanut, strawberry fruit, mesple, saman and tyre palms.
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/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 – 12:30pm!
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…
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!
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!
Winter squash (pumpkins) grown at ARTfarm on St. Croix. They have a deliciously rich, dry flesh.
Pop-up farmstand on Wednesday – and celebrating Emancipation Day in the USVI!
How well do you understand the meaning of Emancipation Day in the USVI?
“General Buddhoe was born on St. Croix [in] 1820… he was 28 years old at the time of the emancipation. …When Buddhoe was about 20 years old, he got arrested. In 1840, he was charged with “theft” and received 30 lashes. Then in 1841, he was arrested again for “theft and maronloben,” which means to become a maroon. Buddhoe stole food from his master’s kitchen to help an elderly man who was unable to get food for himself. With this act of kindness, it is clear what kind of a man Buddhoe was: A natural leader who cared for his people and who was incredibly brave to emancipate his people 176 years ago.”
Olasee Davis in the St. Croix Source, discussing a new book ‘A Closer Look’, based on new Danish translations, by Kathleen D. Dowling
Hope everyone is staying cool and enjoying this holiday week, and basking in the many freedoms we currently enjoy; with the knowledge of historic times when freedoms were not secured; and rejuvenating ourselves in order to join the current movements to create parity and freedom for all people. We’re looking at some epic times ahead, so fuel up with healthy stuff.
Windy Wednesday’s PoPuP brought to you by the letter P: Pineapple and Pumpkin, jalaPeño. We’ve got some herbs too. Make your pineapple salsa for your July 4th partying and to slather on those burgers – recipe below. It’s easy – just bring a knife and cutting board, you can make it at the beach.
No reservations; first come, first served.
Bucket of pineapples…these have sweet tender cores you can eat!
Another quick June pop-up stand! First come first serve on Saturday starting at 11am. Come stock your fridge with fresh permaculture produce from your friendly local organic farming nerds! Once again,
Rainwater drip irrigation means crispy juicy lettuce in dry times!
plenty of ARTfarm sweet summer salad mix, papaya, last of this season’s ginger, turmeric, seasoning peppers, Italian basil, garlic chives, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, Thai chili peppers, assorted cooking greens, zinnia flowers, a few mangoes and pineapples… and Pineapple slips (baby pineapple plants for growing your own pineapple).
If you think you want more than half a dozen pineapple slips, please drop us a text message with your name and how many slips you want at 340-514-4873 and we will box them up for you. They are between two and four dollars each depending on size.
These are some pretty big heads we got here at ARTfarm!
We look forward to seeing you — once again please, from the bridge of your nose to your beautiful forehead! We are still wearing masks and require that you do the same during our transactions. Kindly please maintain social distancing in the line, as everyone has their own comfort (and immune) level. You are awesome!
ARTfarm on St. Croix, USVI 