Berries & Veggies are here!

Almost mid-July and the bounty is here! Today, July 12th was the first day of PYO raspberries - check the PYO shed for what is open for picking and where. Blueberries will be open this week-end - still early, but we are hoping to keep them well picked to aid in the control of the new invasive insect Spotted Winged Drosophila. (See below for more info.)

This past week we had lots of greens, the first carrots and beets of the season, garlic scapes and scallions, gorgeous red tomatoes and baskets of cherry tomatoes, peas both snap and shell, broccoli and raspberries. Also Lauren's delicious cookies on Wednesdays and Fridays, local author Suzie Crowther's new book The No Recipe Cookbook, three kinds of granola from Back Roads Granola of Halifax including gluten free, Bonavue Farms chicken and beef, Lauren's herbal concoctions of creams, soaps, lip balms and more, jams and preserves and Robin and Ty's famous Sunday sermon alternative of coffee and scones.

Spotted Winged Drosophila

The Spotted Winged Drosophila is a new invasive fruit fly which first appeared in Vermont in the days following Tropical Storm Irene. It affects all soft fruit causing them to rapidly soften and turn to mush. Unfortunately it is here to stay, so we need to deal with it as best  we can. It does no harm to people, just fruit. You can freeze infected fruit,  eat it, cook with it.

What we will be doing:

We have traps hung about in the bushes which will provide some control

We will be spraying two different organic insecticides; Entrust, which is a form of spinosad, and Pyganic, which is an organic pyrethrum. 

We are participating in a study to see if a new type of net can exclude the drosophila. You will see it in some rows of newer blueberries .

What you can do:

When picking, pick thoroughly to not leave ripe fruit on the vine or bush

Refrigerate berries when you get them home - cold will delay the development of any infected fruit.

Picking berries which are slightly underripe will help. although flavor is sacrificed a bit

Read and follow the instructions at the farm stand as to which area is open to picking. Some areas may be closed for a day after spraying.

Stand Open for the Season!

The stand is officially open for the season. You can currently find lots of greens, jams & preserves, maple syrup, Lauren's salves and soaps, and local, organic meat front Bonvue Farm. Lauren will also be baking cookies on Wednesdays and Fridays, starting tomorrow, in case you're needing a little something on your way to the pond!

We'll celebrate this bounty (and summer) on Sunday with our first "Coffee & Scones" of the season, housed in our new, decked out cafe shed...come see & celebrate & indulge with us!

-Gail & Co.

Stand opening mid-week; Coffee & Scones June 30th

Hi friends,

We'll be opening the stand next week, and celebrating the affair on  SUNDAY, JUNE 30TH with our first COFFEE & SCONES of the season! Join us and your neighbors here at 9 am for coffee, tea & fresh berry scones.

We'll also have all sorts of greens, jams, syrup and meat from Bonvue Farm on hand.

Looking forward to seeing your bright faces and celebrating (the somewhat belated) summer.

~Gail & Co.

spring greens!

Spring is officially here in Marlboro, and our greenhouses are full of tomato plants, grandchildren and greens! Because Sweeties is closed, we're now selling limited bags of the greens at the farm stand. Today you can find spinach, mesclun and baby kale in the fridge.

Enjoy!

~Gail & Co.

Stand closing Sunday, October 14th

Once again, thanks for all of your support for locally grown food. The last day that the stand will be open is Sunday, October 14th. Until then, we'll try to keep it full with butternut squash, potatoes, chard and kale, broccoli, tomatoes, eggs, salad  mix and raspberries. See you next summer!

Thanks, Dan and Gail, Robin and Lauren

pumpkins, squash, leeks, kale...

The days are getting shorter and cooler, so come to the farmstand between now and our late October closing for pumpkins, butternut squash, delicata squash, potatoes, leeks, kale, swiss chard, arugula, pickles, jams, late raspberries, pesto, fresh salsa, cherry tomatoes, tomatoes, peppers and more….

If you're running low on syrup, we still have some quarts available to tide you over until March. Brian's delicious chickens and beef are in the freezer and eggs are usually available.

We hope to see you soon!