ARTfarm Wednesday PM: Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes, and also these round red things… 2/26/2025, 5 – 6 PM

Cilantro in the gardens goes to flower and turns into coriander seed, eventually. Dill also puts up similar “fireworks” shaped flower clusters and has a strong fennel scent. We like to use them in flower arrangements!

Tomatoes and salad! Tomato seconds available for the early birds, so rock your sassy secret salsas, sauces and soups!

Once again, enjoy the bounty of this winter season. Conditions are starting to dry up on the South Shore, which will make the flavors more pungent, but also means it may be a shorter season. So don’t miss out! Come see us tomorrow afternoon.

Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mid-morning are pretty regular. It will be first come first served Wednesday. As usual, if the crowd looks thick, Farmer Luca may ration some items so no one goes home empty handed.

Sunday afternoons around 4 PM have become a hot time slot for volunteers. If you’d like to join our little group, give us a call or send a text or reach out through social media or email. If you are 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. Volunteers have always been crucial elements of our system.

If you have reached out to us about volunteering and we haven’t gotten back to you yet please be persistent. This is our busiest time of year. We could still use your help. Just reach out again!

No reservations; first come, first served. We recommend coming about halfway or later through the hour if you would like a shorter line. We really appreciate your support.

A closeup of pico di gallo, a fresh raw tomato and herb dish
This is the time of year for pico di gallo and other fresh treats using all the tomatoes!

Plenty for All

  • Sweet salad mix
  • Baby arugula
  • Baby spicy salad mix 
  • Slicer tomatoes
  • Heirloom tomatoes
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • Cucumbers (Japanese  and American slicer)
  • Kaffir lime leaves and limes (fruit)

Early Birds

  • Sweet and spicy salad mix
  • Green hot peppers
  • Carrots with green tops (for juicing if you like)
  • Cooking greens
  • Tomato seconds, not pretty but delicious!
  • Baby Ginger
  • Italian basil
  • Cilantro
  • Dill
  • Parsley
  • Small leaf oregano
  • Zinnia flowers
  • Lemongrass
  • A handful of mangoes  for a handful of early birds

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

The cherry tomatoes are seriously here for 2025!

ARTfarm October Saturday AM: SWEET MIX, plums & MORE… 10/5/24, 11:30am – 12 noon

Salaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. Throwback photo with Farmer Bob.

It’s been rainy-ish, a perfect time for planting. We’ve got pineapple slips!

For those who just like to eat, we have fruit and herbs and a few veggies, too!

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

Watercolor painting by Luca Gasperi - a paper wasp on a leaf of green lettuce
Watercolor painting (c)2023 by Luca Gasperi – a beneficial paper wasp hunts harmful pest insects on a leaf of green lettuce.

Plenty
Sweet salad mix (tender, and sweet from the rain)

Sweet potatoes

Lemongrass

Kaffir leaves

Oregano

Pineapple slips

Early Birds
September plums
Kaffir limes
Garlic chives
Sour oranges

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. Also – feel free to admire our new roadside sign! One down, one to go…

Stay cool, put a pinch of salt in everything, and see you Saturday 11:30am – 12pm!

ARTfarm Wednesday PM SWEEEET SALAD MIX! & Dragonfruit Popup 10/2/24, 5 – 6pm

ARTfarm sweet mix comes from many different varieties of lettuces, grown organically and sustainably with stored rainwater irrigation! We interplant to naturally deter pests. And because it’s pretty. We can use volunteers right now, if you’re a non-tobacco user please get in touch! Come play in the gardens!

Wednesday’s October ARTfarm PopUp features sweet salad mix that’s extra tender from the rain. Also a few herbs and baby pineapple plants, and a few dragonfruit and sweet potatoes for the early birds.

As usual at this time of year, it’s been just a handful of people so it’s usually a good time to bring your gardening questions and chat with Farmer Luca. It’s also 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 are short a couple of people right now and would love some help in the gardens and with a few other tasks as well.

Our thoughts, prayers and energy toward the people of Asheville NC and others in areas affected by the devastation of Hurricane Helene.

Today is Contract Day in the USVI. Honor the Fireburn Queens of 1878.

No reservations; first come, first served.

Plenty

Sweet salad mix (extra tender!)
Lemongrass
Kafir lime leaves
Pineapple slips

Early Birds

Dragonfruit (white, pink, and red)
Sweet potatoes
Garlic chives

Freshly dug sweet potatoes at ARTfarm,
Tomato energy is building. Just seeded tomatoes this week!

Stay cool, and see you Wednesday afternoon! 5 – 6pm.

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.