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
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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!
We have started covering ARTfarm’s dragonfruit vine plants with dried palm fronds to protect them from the sun during these extra hot days. Thanks to our awesome volunteers who helped Farmer Luca with this project. Summer, climate change, 2024.
Pop-up summer ARTfarmstand on Saturday – with over a hundred pounds of DRAGONFRUIT and plenty of SWEET SALAD MIX – how is it even possible in this heat?! DUDE! Come out Saturday at elevenses and get your crunchy sweet salad groove on!
No reservations; first come, first served. We really appreciate your support.
Bucket of pineapples…these have sweet tender cores you can eat!
Plenty
Dragonfruit: varieties include red, pink and white inside! Pineapple Lemongrass Turmeric Sweet salad mix Longan fruit
Stay cool, drink your lemongrass tea, and see you Saturday 11am to noon!
Below is our pineapple salsa recipe and a cute photo of Farmer Luca in case you missed it last week.
ARTfarm Pineapple Salsa
1 cup chopped ripe pineapple .5 cup chopped less ripe pineapple 1/4 cup finely chopped onion 2 jalapeños finely chopped 2-3 tablespoons rice vinegar 2 teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons black pepper
Chop, toss, let it sit a bit, and enjoy it in unexpected dishes! It is the refreshing summer addition you’ll want to use on everything!
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!
Longan fruit is a southeast asian treat, and our trees are producing a bumper crop at the moment. The so-called dragon-eye fruit is similar to a kenip but sweeter, crunchier, and comes right off the shiny pit. They are a serious addiction! AND… we have Local ground Lamb from a neighbor’s farm, pastured raised and deLicious. We’ve also got some Luscious mango varieties from Dennis Nash, fresh harvested Lemongrass (aka fevergrass – a cooling tea to keep iced in your hydration toolbox), and some pineapple sLips for planting. Early bird specials include September plums and pastured eggs from Mongoose&Zinna. We will be open for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) farmstand in the afternoon, Wednesday, September 6, 2023, 5 – 5:30pm.
ARTfarm on St. Croix, USVI 