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ARTfarm FRESH TUNA Saturday AM: 30 min. Ministand… 3/29/2025, 11am – 11:30am

Fisherman Christof will have a gorgeous yellowfin tuna in the morning. He’ll be slicing up tuna fillets and tuna steaks. Come early, with your cooler full of Olaf to put it on, and an extra bag for all the most amazing ARTfarm mangoes. Make a mango salsa to go with your fresh tuna. Sven will love it.

We know it is Mango Melee weekend, and we know that you’re all tired from Jump Up, and from the Frozen jokes above, but you will have a particular advantage, even a bit of smugness, if you can attend Mango Melee having pre-stocked your kitchen with the most delicious South Shore mangoes on Saturday, freeing you on Sunday to wander the Botanical Garden, swinging your arms about to form your own personal breeze, recklessly unburdened by disproportionate purchases of the heavy sweet orbs of summer.

Smaller fruits in a dry season with extra flavor and sweetness!

(Most of our mangoes are smaller this year with the drier conditions which creates an extra intense flavor and sweetness)

Sometimes a fisherman stops by the farm and we collaborate. Christof will be there in the morning with this particular, beautiful yellow tuna. Bring your cooler and bring a bag of Olaf.

Be an early early bird tomorrow. But yet there is still plenty.

Plenty

  • Sweet salad mix
  • Thai mangoes (nam doc mai, of the silky smooth sweet flesh thin seed variety)
  • Jakarta mangoes (possibly the prettiest and tastiest yet least documented mango)
  • Viequen Butterball mangoes
  • Haitian kidney mangoes
  • Pomegranate (large pink Zürich-pleasing variety)
  • Seasoning and Serrano peppers
  • Large pink Daikon radishes
  • Turmeric

Early birds

  • Dragonfruit
  • Limes (garden-variety local type)
  • Lemongrass
  • Kafir leaves
  • Fresh tuna from fisherman Christof. He will be selling here at ARTfarm. He will have tuna fillets and tuna steaks available.

First come first served! Grateful for your support of our family farm! See you Saturday 11am – 12 noon! Don’t forget the cooler!

ARTfarm Open 7/9/2025 Wednesday 5 to 6 PM, sweet summer fruitiness!

Farmer Luca will be open 5 to 6 pm Wednesday at the farm with sweet stuff… Sweet mangoes, sweet salad mix for earlybirdies, peppers, radishes and herbs. Enjoy!

End of June/early July: Nam doc mai mangoes are ripe and ready. Butterballs and pink pomegranates are also ripening.

(Most of our mangoes are smaller this year with the drier conditions which creates an extra intense flavor and sweetness)

Plenty

  • Sweet salad mix 
  • Thai mangoes (nam doc mai) smooth!!! And thin seed.
  • Viequen Butterball mangoes
  • Haitian kidney mangoes
  • Pomegranates – large pink, Zürich
  • Seasoning and serrano peppers
  • Large pink daikon radishes
  • Turmeric

Early birds

  • Dragonfruit
  • Limes (local)
  • Kafir leaves
  • Lemongrass
  • Italian and Thai Basil

First come first serve.

We named this mango the ‘Viequen Butterball’ for its size, sweet mellowness and lack of fiber. Tita would bring us these mangoes.

ARTfarm Open 5/21/2025 Wednesday 5 to 6 PM, summer is coming!

Farmer Luca will be open 5 to 6 pm Wednesday at the farm with lots of goodies, especially for the early birds… Sweet mix for everybody, veggies and fruit. Enjoy!

Trays of dozens of red and green lettuce seedlings in various states of growth await transplanting at ARTfarm.
ARTfarm sweet lettuce mix contains six to eight varieties of green and red leaf lettuces. Biodiversity helps prevent crop failure and gives us different micronutrients for good health! Mix it up!

Plenty

  • Sweet mix
  • Bunched arugula
  • Long pink radishes with nice tops

Early birds

  • Cucumbers
  • Mangoes
  • Watermelon
  • Pomegranate
  • Beets with green tops
  • Hot green and red peppers
  • Sweet frying peppers
  • Scallions
  • Kale
  • Turmeric
  • Ginger
  • Basil
  • Thai basil
  • Cilantro
  • Parsley
  • Dill
  • Kaffir leaves

First come first serve.

ARTfarm Wednesday: OPEN Farmstand 4/16/2025, 5 – 6 PM, Volunteers Welcome on Sat-Sun, no Saturday farmstand

The farmstand will be first come first served Wednesday, 5-6pm. Tomatoes, salad greens, veggies, herbs. Full list below. No reservations. We recommend coming about halfway or later through the hour if you would like a shorter line. We really appreciate your support. We’re gonna stop doing Saturdays for a bit here. Thank you.

Links and information on the fire recovery are available HERE.

Huge thanks to the ARTfarm volunteers, fellow farmers, former employees, customers, neighbors and friends who helped fight the brushfire on March 30th that burned 80% of the farm. Kind people dropped off meals, picked up our grocery tab, and performed other kindnesses in the following days.

Superhero ARTfarm volunteers heading out at sunset after an afternoon helping

The fire destroyed a lot of pasture fencing, irrigation pipe and plastic water tanks, some crops and fruit trees, a few livestock, and a storage shed. Volunteers who want to come out and continue to assist can help: assess damage, repair and clear fence lines this weekend again on both Saturday and Sunday afternoon from 4pm to 6pm. No tobacco users please, and bring your own water, mask, sturdy shoes and gloves, loppers and hand saws, chainsaws, pole saws if you have them. The air quality is good now. You can text us if you think you’re going to attend. It has been a small and steady group of helpers.

Plenty for All

  • Sweet salad mix
  • Tomatoes – slicers, heirlooms and cherries
  • Yams

Early Birds

  • Cucumbers
  • Pumpkin
  • Bunched arugula
  • French breakfast radishes with green tops
  • Chinese cabbage
  • Kale
  • Baby bok choy
  • Baby turmeric
  • Carrots with green tops (for juicing if you like)
  • Green and red hot peppers
  • Sweet frying peppers
  • Italian basil
  • Thai basil
  • Cilantro
  • Dill
  • Parsley
  • Scallions
  • Kaffir lime leaves

We appreciate you all! See ya Wednesday 5 – 6pm!

Getting to the end of the season, but these beauties are still sweet and delicious. Come and get ‘em!