The potatoes are in full blossom and will be ready to pick in just a few weeks. Mmmmm... We grow 5 varieties of potatoes which include fingerlings, red norlinds, russets, and red new. Since our land is full of nutrient and mineral deposits from glacial till our potatoes are the sweetest and firmest you will find. We don't over use our soils so it is firm and dense, great for potato growing. When you venture to the farm you will find us behind the barn next to the blueberries.
We grow lots of beets for greens and bunching, as well as baby mixes including spicy mesclun, sweet baby greens, and spring mixes. You can purchase these greens during the spring from May 1st and on. When you venture to the farm you will find us in the biggest of our four high tunnels.
Tomatoes are planted on Valentine’s day every year for our love of you. It is our specialty and many say they are the best they have ever tasted. We grow 10 varieties in the greenhouse. This year we have also planted 1,000 heirloom tomatoes for variety of color and flavor in the field. When you venture to the farm you will find them in the three most left greenhouses growing tall.
Broccoli is our second specialty crop, we grow around 3,000 heads a year for retail sale only. The sweet green heads are brilliant blue and bursting with flavor. We also grow around 1,000 lbs of brussels sprouts a year. When you venture to the farm you will find us in the three acre section behind the llama and horse barn.
Squash is must have for farmers. We grow about a 1/2 acre of summer squash (includes zucchini and yellow summer squash) annually, 1/2 acre of winter squash, and 2 acres of pumpkins. Here you see squash blossoming. This year we also are growing eight ball, a specialty zucchini and patty pam a specialty squash. When you venture to the farm you will find us in the three acre section behind the llama and horse barn.
Peppers are key to a successful summer; many customers love the flavor of our unique peppers. We grow some bell peppers for stuffing, but mostly specialty peppers which pack a sweet tanginess not found in commercial supermarkets. These peppers are great for salads, sautés, and grilling. They are fun to pick and grow, as they turn red the longer they are left on the vine. When you venture to the farm you will find us in the three acre section behind the llama and horse barn.
Cucumbers and water melon are difficult to grow since we limit our pesticide program. They become infested with cucumber beetles which destroy the plants. You see here they are planted on blue plastic which is thought to confuse the wondering beetles when they are laying their eggs. Typically they lay the eggs in the soil line near the cucumber roots; the blue plastic deters them from the soil at the base of these plants making it easier for the plants to survive. When you venture to the farm you will find us in the three acre section behind the llama and horse barn.
We LOVE lettuce. We grow 32 varieties of lettuce from loose leaf, to romaine, to Boston bibs, to iceberg. The colors of summer and fall all blend nicely onto the diner plate, as so many customers see when they purchase a head of our lettuce. Since we pick daily the freshness enhances the flavor of each variety. When we say butter head lettuce we mean, it is rich and creamy. All of our customers say they never realized how great fresh lettuce was until they tried ours. One woman said she never liked iceberg until she had our fresh crunchy sweet heads of summertime iceberg. Annually we plant and sell 9,000 heads. When you venture to the farm you will find us in the three acre section behind the llama and horse barn
Garlic and onions are great additions to the farm. We started growing these about three years ago and we now plant over 5,000 heads of garlic, and 3,600 bulbs of onions. The flavor and intensity of locally grown garlic is unbeatable. We sell every head and people want more. When you venture to the farm you will find these growing between greenhouses two and three.