What We Grow
We grow a wide array of vegetables, culinary and medicinal herbs and edible flowers. We also raise chickens for eggs and for meat. We preserve lots of food.
VEGETABLES
We grow the seasonal standard fair of vegetables that are available at most farmer's markets and stores in our area, but we grow a wide variety of cultivars from each vegetable group. We carefully select varieties based on uniqueness, adaptability to our area, productivity, taste, and customer response. We aim to improve our selection each season and always like to try new varieties. We really enjoy growing vegetables that are interesting in shape and color and are excited to trial heirlooms and new selections from seed savers.
Some examples of our cultivar diversity include a mesclun mix with edible flowers comprised of at least 12 different kinds of salad greens, over a dozen varieties of potatoes, close to a dozen varieties of cooking greens, a rainbow of tomatoes in all sizes, mixed-color bush and pole beans,
CULINARY AND MEDICINAL HERBS
We are excitedly expanding our herb selection of annuals and perennials for cooking and medicine. The farm's culinary herbs include thyme, oregano, parsley, cutting celery, basil, dill, cilantro, chives. Learning about medicinal herbs is an interest and passion for us. We grow some common and not-so-common herbs with nourishing and powerful properties. Examples include, elecampane, calendula, licorice, mint, astragulus, yarrow, nettles, motherwort, st. johns wort, horehound, etc.
We harvest our herbs to sell fresh, to dry for later use and to make different forms of medicines.
EGGS AND POULTRY
Our chickens are raised on open pasture and fed with organic feed and farm produce.
Our mixed-flocks of laying hens have included Wellsummer, Deleware, Barred Rock, Australorp, Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Leghorns, Auracana, Sexlink, Jersey Giant, Salmon Favorolles and Speckled Sussex.
Our meat birds are know as Freedom Rangers, a newer French breed raised for hardiness, ability to graze, good-nature, and all around health. This breed grows slower and lives longer than the typical broiler breed- the Cornish Cross.
VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
At the end of the day, at the height of harvest, we spend our time putting food up so that we and our customers can enjoy the bounty of the season throughout the year. Available at markets and through our CSA are the following:
-four varieties of hot pepper jelly
-dilly beans
-pickled garlic scapes
-pickled hot peppers:cherry peppers, jalepenos and banana peppers
-four types of fruit preserves
-roasted tomatoes
-four different herbal vinegars
-dried tea herbs and blends
-dried culinary herbs
We are always thinking of new ways to enjoy our farm food!
VEGETABLES
We grow the seasonal standard fair of vegetables that are available at most farmer's markets and stores in our area, but we grow a wide variety of cultivars from each vegetable group. We carefully select varieties based on uniqueness, adaptability to our area, productivity, taste, and customer response. We aim to improve our selection each season and always like to try new varieties. We really enjoy growing vegetables that are interesting in shape and color and are excited to trial heirlooms and new selections from seed savers.
Some examples of our cultivar diversity include a mesclun mix with edible flowers comprised of at least 12 different kinds of salad greens, over a dozen varieties of potatoes, close to a dozen varieties of cooking greens, a rainbow of tomatoes in all sizes, mixed-color bush and pole beans,
CULINARY AND MEDICINAL HERBS
We are excitedly expanding our herb selection of annuals and perennials for cooking and medicine. The farm's culinary herbs include thyme, oregano, parsley, cutting celery, basil, dill, cilantro, chives. Learning about medicinal herbs is an interest and passion for us. We grow some common and not-so-common herbs with nourishing and powerful properties. Examples include, elecampane, calendula, licorice, mint, astragulus, yarrow, nettles, motherwort, st. johns wort, horehound, etc.
We harvest our herbs to sell fresh, to dry for later use and to make different forms of medicines.
EGGS AND POULTRY
Our chickens are raised on open pasture and fed with organic feed and farm produce.
Our mixed-flocks of laying hens have included Wellsummer, Deleware, Barred Rock, Australorp, Orpington, Rhode Island Red, Leghorns, Auracana, Sexlink, Jersey Giant, Salmon Favorolles and Speckled Sussex.
Our meat birds are know as Freedom Rangers, a newer French breed raised for hardiness, ability to graze, good-nature, and all around health. This breed grows slower and lives longer than the typical broiler breed- the Cornish Cross.
VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS
At the end of the day, at the height of harvest, we spend our time putting food up so that we and our customers can enjoy the bounty of the season throughout the year. Available at markets and through our CSA are the following:
-four varieties of hot pepper jelly
-dilly beans
-pickled garlic scapes
-pickled hot peppers:cherry peppers, jalepenos and banana peppers
-four types of fruit preserves
-roasted tomatoes
-four different herbal vinegars
-dried tea herbs and blends
-dried culinary herbs
We are always thinking of new ways to enjoy our farm food!
