Low hanging fruit! We love it when people grow their own dragonfruit at home! Great job, Stacey!
Wednesday’s August ARTfarm PopUp features dragonfruit and once again, lots of luscious longan fruits. Also a few herbs and baby pineapple plants. It’s been just a handful of people so come with your gardening questions and keep the farmer company.
TBT: Roi collecting sunflower seeds. Piles of harvested pineapple slips await peeling and planting.TBT: Our adopted border collies, Ginger and Spice (now 11!), vigilantly patrolling the pineapple gardens over the years to discourage rats. We’ve seen these athletic dogs leap all the way over the row of spiny plants during the hunt. This is still a viable and much more entertaining alternative to poisons for controlling crop pests on an organic farm. During dry times there is increased pressure from all pests on farm crops and resources. Good farm dogs make a world of difference.
Stay cool, and see you Wednesday afternoon! 5:30 – 6:15pm.
Beautiful late summer dragonfruits. These drought-tolerant pithayas are sweet and refreshing in the hot days of July, August and September!
Pop-up farmstand on Wednesday – pump the brakes and watch out for the road clearing crews to the east of the farm, giving the South Shore a much needed trim! They’re going high and tight!
Road clearing crews here Widening the bushy roads Drive carefully now!
Wednesday’s ARTfarm PopUp features lots of luscious longan fruits. Early birds will also choose amongst other seasonal treats like pineapple and soursop. We’ll have a few pomegranates and dragonfruit!
No reservations; first come, first served.
Plenty
The LONGAN FRUIT are getting even sweeter and fatter now Sliced pumpkin Lemongrass Kafir lime leaves Turmeric
Early bird
Dragonfruit (red) Pineapples Pomegranate Soursop
Pomegranate fruits are bursting with healthy vitamins and minerals that help your circulatory system and your immune system!
Thank you to the road crew cutting the sides of the road. They are cutting east of the farm currently; drive cautiously
Stay cool, and see you Wednesday afternoon! 5-6pm.
Pomegranate fruits! Sweet, tart, juicy and healthy Crunch the little seeds.
Wednesday pop up stand, Sweet yellow watermelon, Freak out your taste buds.
Malabar chestnuts, or saba nuts, can be cooked or eaten raw. Yum!
All kinds of fruit are delicious on salads (and maybe, some malabar chestnuts too!). We have so much salad! The perfect little rain showers and cooler days have made it possible. Come on out for a one hour Wednesday afternoon pop-up farmstand from 5:30pm – 6:30pm at ARTfarm on the South Shore. Thanks again to Chef Lisa Coates for the haiku inspo.
As last week, there are farm goodies to be had as the tomato season wanes and we get into the fruitier time of year. Try a small bag of malabar chestnuts – these hazelnut sized treats are pre-hulled for you – beautiful to handle and look at, with a delicious delicate soft nut inside the stripy outer skin (you can easily crack on a solid surface and peel with your fingers). They can be enjoyed raw or roasted or cooked or made into flour… a fun snack.
Early Birds
Pomegranates Cherry tomatoes Small tomatoes Malabar chestnuts Baby bok Choy French breakfast radishes Eggs, pastured, from Mongoose&Zinnia Carrots Fennel Dill Parsley Italian basil
Malabar chestnuts! Green tops on things is over, It’s getting drier.
Wednesday pop up stand, First come first served vegetables, Five to Five Thirty.
Come on out for a brief Wednesday afternoon pop-up farmstand from 5pm – 5:30pm at ARTfarm on the South Shore. We got some lovely rain showers last night. Thanks to Chef Lisa Coates for the haiku inspo.
There are farm goodies to be had as the tomato season wanes and we get into the fruitier time of year. Try a small bag of malabar chestnuts – these hazelnut sized treats are pre-hulled for you – beautiful to handle and look at, with a delicious delicate soft nut inside the stripy outer skin (you can easily crack on a solid surface and peel with your fingers). They can be enjoyed raw or roasted or cooked or made into flour… a fun snack.
Early Birds
Small tomatoes Cherry tomatoes Bunched arugula Pink and white Radishes Turmeric Ginger Hot peppers Fennel Scallions Onions Herbs
Plenty
Carrots Baby bok choy Malabar chestnuts Sliced and whole pumpkin