ARTfarm Saturday AM: ‘MATERS and all the YUMMY… 2/1/25, 11am – 12 noon

The cherries are finally here for 2025!

Hello food lovers! Season is getting underway! Heirlooms and slicer tomatoes are starting! Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mid-morning are starting to be more regular. We have heard your ‘please’ and pleas, but still holding off on the timeslot reservations at this point. It will be first come first served Saturday. Farmer Luca will ration a few items so there is plenty for even latecomers, so if chatting in the line is not your thing, you can come later in the hour when the initial group has been served, and still get items from the ‘plenty’ list below, including salad greens and other treats.

As usual at this time of year, it’s a great time to ask about volunteering on the farm, or tell a friend if you know someone who might be interested in learning more about sustainable, regenerative gardening practices — we would love some help in the gardens and with a few other tasks as well. Profit margins for organic produce are surprisingly thin for a small mom and pop organic farm operation, and volunteers have always been crucial elements of our system.

No reservations; first come, first served. We really appreciate your support.

Ridiculously sweet yellow watermelons are beautiful and tasty! Come and get them while the harvest lasts! Also available in classic ‘watermelon’ red!
  • Plenty for All
  • Sweet salad mix (tender, and sweet from the rain)
  • Baby spicy salad mix
  • Sweet and spicy salad mix
  • Teen arugula
  • Cucumbers (Japanese)
  • Kaffir lime leaves and fruit

Early Birds

  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Heirloom and slicer tomatoes
  • Watermelons (yellow, orange, red – cut and whole)
  • Large pink radishes with edible green tops
  • Italian basil
  • Lemongrass
  • Baby ginger
  • Green hot peppers
  • Cilantro

We’re always on the lookout for volunteers to help with garden preparation. Come hang with Farmer Luca and learn some farming skills! Non-smokers/non-tobacco users please.

See you Saturday 11am – 12pm!

ARTfarm Wednesday fruitynutty SALAD Pop-Up! 4/17/2024 – 5:30pm – 6:30pm

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
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

Plenty

YELLOW WATERMELON, peeps!
Baby arugula
Sweet salad mixed with spicy
Sweet salad mix
Purple sweet potato
Orange sweet potato
Sliced pumpkin
Ginger
Turmeric
Lemongrass
Crabapples
Seriously is anyone reading this
Kafir leaves
Scallions

ARTfarm Haiku Wednesday 4/10/2024 – short and succinct

malabar chestnuts

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

Saturday ARTfarm Pop-Up 11am – 11:30am! Short and Vegetative!

No reservations or minimums, just shop! First come first serve 11-11:30am.

We tried a new variety of cherry tomato in the mix this season at ARTfarm! Gorgeous color!

Early birds:

  • Tomatoes
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Tomato seconds
  • Salad greens
  • Radishes
  • White yam
  • Turmeric
  • Hot peppers
  • Fennel
  • Scallions
  • Onions
  • Herbs

Plenty

  • Sliced pumpkin and whole pumpkin
Four pale orange, white spotted pumpkins sit on a stainless tabletop, with pale blue early morning light on the trees and pastures in the distance.
Winter pumpkins grown at ARTfarm on St. Croix. They have a deliciously rich, dry flesh.