October ended with a round of weather that has become familiar to us this season: multi-day, multiple inch rain events, swollen rivers threatening to flood, roads becoming rivers. It’s easier to accept now than it was in early July, but still–what a contrast from last year’s unending blue skies and dust!As the season ends, […]
The sun is setting on another growing season in Eastern Massachusetts, though summer seems reluctant to make a graceful departure. Cool, fog obscured mornings that seem to speak quietly of autumn think better of it by mid-morning—a little taste of fall each morning retreats and the brilliant blue days revert to endless summer. Unlike […]
As the May weather wildly oscillates between Aprilesque and July-like, without the rain that usually accompanies such dramatic swings, we keep faithfully consigning our plants and seeds to the dusty fields, sprinkling them with a hopeful libation if they’re lucky, then trusting to the fickle rain gods and the tribe of gremlins who preside […]
Late winter evenings, with blustery winds blowing in rumors of spring, the moon like a Cheshire cat smile amid the chaos of starry sky, encourage us to look forward to things that surely must return: grass greening, buds swelling, birds trilling, all daring to awaken amid the continuing cold, blissfully unconcerned with the continuing […]
We are thrilled to be able to offer some of Pete and Jen’s fresh eggs at the farmstand. Located in Concord, Pete and Jen’s Backyard Birds is a small scale local grower of pasture-raised, meat and layer chickens, pigs, sheep, and a few rabbits. The hens free-range on fresh pastures with access to a large […]
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Update: 10/1/22 It’s October! More and more fall favorites are showing up in the stand! But dont worry, summer faves like Peppers and Eggplant are still very productive, and while Celery is here now and huge, is on its way out for the season. Greens are still going strong, and Broccoli and Cauliflower are making frequent appearances! Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes are in, and more varieties to come – and we’ve got plenty of root veggies like carrots, turnips, celeriac, rutabaga, winter radishes, and beets! We also still have plenty of Onions and Shallots, and more and more Winter Squash varieties are showing up every day!
Doing some fall planting? Bagged potting soil is on sale! Check the ‘Whats at the Stand‘ page for updates and availability.
We will be at the Union Square Farmers Market on Saturday from 9:00am-1:00pm- Check the “What’s at the Farmers Market” page the morning of to see what went in!
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