Q: Do you still have tomatoes?
A: Yes. We have more tomatoes at this time this year, then we did last year. It has been a good year for tomatoes for ARTfarm.
Monday’s farmstand, 3-6pm this afternoon: cherry tomatoes, slicer tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, sweet salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, teen arugula, microgreens, fresh ginger root, thyme, chili peppers, purple long beans, radicchio, cooking greens.
It seems that the April showers (which bring May flowers) are right on schedule this year. The young pineapples are growing, the mango trees are abloom, and the bees are really really busy. The cool nighttime weather has given the lettuces a real boost!
Rain or shine, we are open 10 AM – 12 noon on Saturdays. On this particular soaking wet Saturday morning: Sweet salad mix, spicy salad mix, baby spicy salad mix, teen arugula, microgreens, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, slicer tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, Bodhi beans, carrots, onions, kale, collard greens, broccoli dreams, radicchio (tastes more like an escarole because of the tropical climate), cilantro, Italian basil, Thai basil, holy basil, lemon basil, thyme, mint, parsley, garlic chives, lemongrass, various chili peppers, passionfruit, fresh Mediterranean figs, and fresh ginger root! Cook up something healthy and delicious to support your vitality this weekend with local organically grown veggies!
Our ‘look’ this morning is inspired by the long golden silky flowing hair of the sweet corn. Here is your morning vegetable chant: read it out loud and practice your power walk!
Sweet mix, spicy mix, arugula, microgreens.
Sweet corn, cucumbers, baby carrots, Bodhi beans.
Big tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, heirlooms, bicolors and greens,
Onions, scallions, chili peppers, cooking greens.
Fennel, cilantro, dill, Italian basil. Lemongrass, zinnia flowers, mint, Thai basil.
Fresh figs, fresh eggs, fresh bread by Tess.
Buy high-quality fresh foods and you’ll end up spending less.
Black sapote fruit (chocolate pudding fruit, Diospyros nigra) is an unusual, seldom exported, island treat. A cousin of the persimmon fruit, they can be eaten sweet or savory out of hand, sliced or pureéd, or used in a multitude of places where you would want a rich fruit pulp.
Pick up a few and try them in smoothies. They can be combined with citrus as handily as with dairy and a pinch of sugar, so experiment and see how you like them best!
Black sapotes are generally the size of slicer tomatoes and grow on mid-sized trees with dark green foliage that resemble avocado trees, but are more resilient.
Today’s stand: Sweet mixed salad greens, teen spicy salad mix, teen arugula, microgreens, cucumbers, Bodhi beans, kale, broccoli greens, carrots, onions, basil, chili peppers, lettuce heads, cherry tomatoes, heirloom tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, farm fresh eggs, passionfruit, and ripe black sapote. 
ARTfarm on St. Croix, USVI 