ARTfarm Wednesday 3-6pm

Come south to our little oasis after work this afternoon and beat the Saturday crowds: Sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, baby arugula, cucumbers, lots of tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, last of the sweet corn, Italian basil, kale, radishes, beets, escarole, dandelion greens, chili peppers, dill, cilantro, parsley, garlic chives, mint, recao (culantro) and zinnia flowers. All organically grown with rainwater irrigation.

IMG_7853.JPGJen’s fingers are coated in the magic green fairy dust of tomato plants after a long afternoon picking.

Monday 3-6, MLKJR Day

Happy birthday to the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., whose commitment to justice made so much possible. May his memory inspire everyone’s Day of Service. Selma is still playing at Sunny Isle through Wednesday.

Today, 3-6pm: Sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, microgreens, arugula, dandelion greens, cucumbers, loads of tomatoes all types, cherry tomatoes, radishes, Italian basil, holy (tulsi) basil, garlic chives, mint, dill, recao, escarole, lettuce heads, small quantities of sweet corn, zinnia flowers.

From our partners we have vegan ice cream, a perfect little afternoon treat from I-Sha. Coconut is good for you!IMG_7633.JPGBeneficial lacewings drying out from heavy dew on seeding hurricane grass. Lacewing eggs look like tiny threads with white dots suspended from them and can be found on any grass-like structure, including the laundry line.

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3-6pm Wednesday: Plenty Tomatoes, Arugula and more!

For today’s afternoon stand we have a plethora of delicious, tradewind cooled produce for you: Sweet salad mix, spicy salad mix, arugula, microgreens, cucumbers, loads of tomatoes all types, cherry tomatoes, Italian basil, beets, radishes, cilantro, mint, chives, dill, assorted chili peppers, kale, escarole, holy basil, lemon basil, lemongrass, lettuce heads, passionfruit, and zinnia flowers. Last chance to buy cherry tomato plants!

We have just a few of the wildly popular vegan coconut-based ice creams left including avocado and beet-ginger from I-Sha! Come and get them!IMG_7754.JPGWe are grateful to greet lots of seasonal residents who are back on St. Croix at this time of year, including our beautiful monarch butterflies.

Late Nite Tomatoes with Farmer Luca, 3-6pm Today!

It’s been broughten! ARTfarm has finally got buckets of CHERRY tomatoes available. Even if you 9 to 5 workers come between 5:30 and 6 PM, we will still have cherry tomatoes and sweet mix for you today! That is a promise from Farmer Luca!IMG_7744.JPG
Monday harvest, available this afternoon: Sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, baby arugula, loads of all tomatoes: slicers, heirlooms, plums, cherries. Cucumbers, radishes, cilantro, dill, Italian basil, garlic chives, mint, lettuce heads, and zinnia flowers. From I-Sha, our partner, homemade vegan creamy coconut-based ice cream in amazing local fruit flavors! Bring your cooler!

Subtlety: see if you can spot Farmer Jen and a rainbow in this evening shot on the farm…IMG_7738-1.JPG