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Sweet and Spicy Saturday at ARTfarm 10am Today!

Season’s Greetings! Saturday ARTfarm holiday goodies, 10am – 12 noon: sweet salad mix, spicy salad mix, all sizes of arugula, itty bitty microgreens, crisp cucumbers, two types of radishes, beets, cheery cherry tomatoes, kale, sweet potato greens and lettuce heads. Plenty of freshly picked herbs: Italian basil, lemon basil, cilantro, recao, mint, garlic chives, rosemary, dill, ginger, chili peppers, lemongrass and holy basil. Rumor has it that lemongrass is effective in the treatment of chikungunya symptoms.

Luca also has selected pineapple and vegetable starts available for your garden.

For your holiday gift list, why not a bunch of exuberant fresh zinnia flowers, a pineapple or basil plant that you pot up yourself in a pretty pot, or a bunch of sweet bananas. ARTfarm gift certificates are also available.

From our partners we have the last of the ripe, juicy mangoes for this winter season from Alex at Tropical Exotics, petite (perfect stocking-stuffer-sized) honey bottles from Errol Chichester, and we have big “Marcus Pumpkin” avocados from retired UVI fruit tree agronomist Aberra Bulbulla.

We’ll also be open 12-4pm on Christmas Eve day (Wednesday, December 24th) and we’ll start up Monday farmstands again right after Christmas!

We look forward to seeing you. Thanks as always, for supporting small local family farms on our beautiful little jewel of an island. Having the privilege to farm organically in this place is a gift that our customers give to us year-round. Happy holiday season!

IMG_7177.JPGMatthew loves cultivating with our wheel hoe. No fossil fuels required!

IMG_7178.JPGColors are so bright at this time of year on the farm. It’s a great season to be inspired artistically. This section of the farm has been grazed/graced by the ARTfarm sheep flocks for several years. This year, it is rotating in to be a productive powerhouse of tomatoes and veggies and herbs!

Salad Days at ARTfarm 3-6 pm OPEN Today

It’s a tower of power here at ARTfarm this morning. Luca harvested over 150 heads of lettuce early this morning (In addition to vast piles of fresh herbs, greens and root vegetables) and they are rapidly being converted into delicious salad mix for you! In addition to our sweet salad mix, baby and teen spicy salad mixes, baby and teen arugula, microgreens, and heads of Romaine lettuce, we have early bird CHERRY TOMATOES!! We also have fresh cucumbers, sweet potato greens, beets, radishes, the three basils, mint, dill, recao, garlic chives, bananas, and fresh picked zinnia flowers. From our partners we have I-Sha’s vegan coconut-and-fruit ice creams, and avocadoes and sugar apples from Aberra Bulbulla.

We are open 3–6 p.m. this afternoon, so head down to the South Shore and power up with healthy veggies!!
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ARTfarm Post-Thanksgiving Salad Celebration

There is ALWAYS room for salad. ARTfarm Saturday morning, 10am – 12 noon: Sweet salad mix, microgreens, baby arugula, baby spicy salad mix, cucumbers, radishes, garlic chives, mint, recao, Italian basil, lemongrass, passionfruit, zinnia flowers and vegetable starts including tomatoes and basils.

From our partners we have vegan fruity ice cream from I-Sha, mangoes from Tropical Exotics, lovely avocados from a friend… and the fishmongers Kim & Ryan will be here again with fresh filets!

IMG_6955.JPG It’s been a recent trend among farmstand visitors that a surprising number of individuals are completely unfamiliar with passionfruit. We beg you, consult the Crucian Contessa on this topic.

ARTfarm Holiday Hours: 12noon – 5pm Today

The ARTfarm roadside sign features a new addition describing today's holiday hours.
Don’t drive too fast or you’ll miss the details! Open special hours today for pre-holiday shopping!

We have so much to be thankful for, starting with our wonderful customers! So that you can stock up for your holiday gathering, Turkey Day potluck or extended weekend beach picnic, we are open 12noon to 5pm today! (We’ll be open again Saturday).

We have hand-picked for you: Sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, baby arugula, microgreens, beautiful crunchy radishes, crispy cucumbers, garlic chives, rosemary, mint, recao, Italian basil, zinnia flowers, passionfruit, lemon basil, lemongrass, fresh ginger root! From our partners: Nam Doc Mai mangoes and mamey sapote from Tropical Exotics, vegan ice cream from I-Sha, raw local honey from Errol Chichester, and Kim (sans Ryan) will be here with fresh fish again!

We wish you all a safe and joyful Thanksgiving. Island life is not always easy, but we have so much to be grateful for.

A grey baby turkey poult walks through grass in a garden.
An orphaned baby turkey poult (stray dog attack survivor) has had a lot of handling and now thinks she is human – she follows us everywhere and likes to snuggle on your neck. She’s a good worker and helps with pest control in the garden at ARTfarm!