Tag: sustainable methods

ARTfarm Holiday ART+food Pop-Up Farmstands Fri + Sat at Walsh Metal, Peters Rest!

Trapped by Man – assemblage and fiber art (c)2023 Marina Gasperi, photo by Elisa McKay

We’re going rogue with a pop-up OFF THE FARM! We are OPEN at STUDIO WALSH tomorrow FRIDAY at 3-8pm and SATURDAY 4-8pm for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) mini farmstand and ART VIEWING of over 30 works by all three Gasperi ARTfarmers! Plus photos and more! Come grab salad greens and feast your eyes, too! We’ll be there, making even MORE ART!

If you missed our opening exhibition, or would like to visit Walsh Studio Gallery one more time before Barbara and Mike close their doors for good on Saturday, come see us tomorrow 3-8pm or Saturday 4-8pm in Peters Rest behind the Coca-Cola plant! Yes we know it’s boat parade! Swing by!! Lots of sweet salad mix! Plus, fresh herbs: Italian basil and lemongrass.

Artist and writer Elisa McKay came out for our packed exhibition opening last Saturday December 1st and wrote a beautiful article about her experience and Mike and Barb Walsh’s future plans, read it here with more photos of some of the works: Hope For the Future Exhibit at Studio Walsh Closing Saturday

Garden volunteers at ARTfarm are still needed. Come chat with Luca about the possibilities. We have both meditative volunteering and/or cardio/workout volunteering options. Call or email us! Non-smokers/non-vapers/non-tobacco users please.

Looking forward to seeing you Friday or Saturday at Walsh Metal Works/Studio Walsh! Seasons Greetings!! Thank you so much.

Love, ARTfarmily

ARTfarm Holiday Pop-Up Farmstand Saturday Morning 11/25/2023, 10:30 – 11 am!

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. Come see the whole art show at Walsh Metal on Friday December 1st, 5-8pm!

We’re OPEN tomorrow at 10:30 in the morning for a POP-UP (no reservations, first-come first-serve) early season preview farmstand. Lots of sweet salad mix and dragonfruit! Plus, fresh herbs: Italian, Thai and lemon basils, lemongrass, and garlic chives.

ARTfarm ART opening next weekend, a family show is happening! “Hope For the Future” opens at Studio Walsh gallery in Peters Rest on Friday, December 1st from 5-8pm with art from the whole family. The gallery will also be open next Saturday Dec 2nd from 10am – 4pm.

Farm and garden volunteers are still needed. We have both meditative volunteering and/or cardio/workout volunteering possibilities. Call or email us! Non-smokers/non-vapers/non-tobacco users please.

Because it’s still in the quieter time of year, we are not expecting a big crowd in the morning. Looking forward to seeing you! Thank you so much.

Love, ARTfarmily

CORN!! Baby Spicy Wednesday 3-4:30pm

baby spicy salad mix
Baby spicy is our super young salad mix of mustard and arugula varieties with a bit of baby Chinese cabbage. Enjoy its mild wasabi-like flavor as a standalone salad or a garnish.

UPDATE: Farmer Luca may have slightly underestimated the amount of sweet corn we have available today. Please come and help us enjoy the bounty! No GMO’s, people!

The sweet corn we are growing at ARTfarm is a Hawaiian hybrid variety. It is deeeelicious! And we usually only have it for very short bursts of time.

Wednesday afternoon ARTfarm shopping: sweet salad mix, baby arugula, baby spicy salad mix, loads and loads and loads of tomatoes including lots of heirlooms, cherry tomatoes; watermelon, lots of fresh figs, cooking greens, dandelion greens, endive, cilantro, dill, garlic chives, Italian basil, Thai basil, lemon basil, French breakfast radishes, carrots, Thai pumpkin, butternut, all of our assorted spicy and sweet small peppers, and zinnias. Early birds will get cucumbers and sweet corn.

This mindblowing spread of diversity is grown here at the ARTfarm, using sustainable methods, fewest possible inputs, closing loops, minimizing machinery use, pulling from over 20 years of farming experience to keep it all as organic as possible.

ARTfarm Saturday Slaw-Breakers

Summertime is time to make slaw. Here is our list for Saturday’s stand, recipe follows! 

10 AM to 12 noon: Bunched sweet potato greens, red and yellow seasoning peppers, garlic chives, recao, basil, rosemary, loads of sweet potatoes in all sizes, sweet red pumpkin. Julie mangoes, Haitian Kidney mangoes, Viequen Butterball mangoes, plus lots of dragonfruit and sweet papaya, a few pineapples and passionfruit. Bethany’s amazing goat cheese, super fresh!

A sweet and sour raw Asian slaw salad of refreshing green fruits cools and delights the palate and is a great complementary foil for barbecued or grilled meats or other salty foods. 

Here’s Christina’s all-ARTfarm recipe:

Law-Breakin’ Slaw

2 green mangoes, peeled

3-4 large green papayas, peeled and seeds removed

1 lb. raw sweet pumpkin (yes, Yvette Browne!)

2–3 small red onions

Quarter cup or so of fresh raw peanuts, chopped and dry roasted with salt (yes, we have been experimenting with peanuts!)

Dressing:

Three small limes, juiced into a bowl

2 Tablespoons honey. Dissolve in lime juice

Few drops of potent pepper sauce or half a fresh chili pepper, diced

DIRECTIONS:

Grate the mango, papaya and pumpkin on a box grater (great upper arm workout) or using a food processor. Slice the red onions thin. Toss all together in a large bowl.

Mix together the dressing. Pour over and toss. Refrigerate. 

Roast the peanuts and sprinkle over top or reserve on side for garnish. 

Can also add blanched green beans, cucumber slices, a few cherry tomatoes. Or, in season right now, a bit of cubed mango or other sweet ripe fruits. 

Look for Luca at Mango Melee on Sunday! In the new farmer section!