Herbs, Fruits, Nuts & Vegetables
Considering my life is spent mostly in the garden, it is not so unhappy.....Van Gogh
Herbs
We have worked with and grown herbs for medicine, food, craft & tools for over 20 years. We turn to herbs for our wellness as our first line of defense and to treat all sorts of ailments, injuries and woes using plant medicine. So, growing them along side our fruit and veggies comes naturally. Fresh or dried herbs as well as hand crafted botanical products are available for sale year round. Here are some of the herbs we grow most frequently:
Fruit & Nuts
Vegetables
When we first decided to farm we were focused on row crops such as the vegetables listed below. Over the years our focus has shifted more towards fruit & goats but we still love growing all sorts of vegetables for our critters and ourselves. Small vegetable baskets are available peak season June-September by arrangement. Here is a sample list of some of the produce can can be found growing here at the farm:
We have worked with and grown herbs for medicine, food, craft & tools for over 20 years. We turn to herbs for our wellness as our first line of defense and to treat all sorts of ailments, injuries and woes using plant medicine. So, growing them along side our fruit and veggies comes naturally. Fresh or dried herbs as well as hand crafted botanical products are available for sale year round. Here are some of the herbs we grow most frequently:
- Ashwagandha Withania somnifera – root
- Basil Genovese & lemon Ocimum – leaves
- Basil HolyTusli-Krishna & Rama Ocimum sanctum; Vana O. gratissimum - leaves
- Black Eyed Susan Rudbeckia fulgida – root
- Calendula Calendula officinalis – fresh or dry flowers
- California poppy Eschscholzia californica – fresh aerial & rootlets
- Chervil Anthriscus cerefolium – fresh aerial parts
- Cilantro Coriandrum sativum – fresh aerial parts
- Chives Allium schoenoprasum – fresh aerial parts
- Dandelion Taraxacum officinale - fresh or dry leaves & fall root
- Dill Anethum graveolens – fresh aerial parts
- Echinacea Echinacea purpurea – fresh or dry aerial parts
- Echinacea Echinacea purpurea – fresh fall root
- Garden Burnet Pimpinella – fresh aerial parts
- Horehound – Marrubium vulgare – fresh aerial parts
- Lavender Lavendula officinalis – fresh & dry aerial parts
- Lemon Balm Melissa officinalis – fresh aerial parts
- Lovage Levisticum officinale – fresh aerial parts
- Marshmallow Althaea officinalis – fresh aerial parts & roots
- Motherwort Leonurus cardiaca – fresh aerial parts
- Oregano Origanum vulgare - fresh or dried aerial parts
- Plantain Plantago sp. – fresh or dried leaves
- Rosemary Rosmarinus officinalis – fresh or dry aerial parts
- Sage Salvia officinalis – fresh aerial parts
- Sage Salvia apiana – fresh or dry aerial parts
- St. John’s Wort Hypericum perforatum – fresh aerial parts
- Thyme Thymus vuglaris – aerial parts
- Valerian Valeriana officinalis – fresh & dried fall root
- Yellow Dock Rumex crispis – dried root
Fruit & Nuts
- Apple
- Blueberry
- Cherry
- Fig
- Goumi
- Grapes
- Hazelnut
- Marionberry
- Pear
- Plum
- Raspberry
- Walnut
Vegetables
When we first decided to farm we were focused on row crops such as the vegetables listed below. Over the years our focus has shifted more towards fruit & goats but we still love growing all sorts of vegetables for our critters and ourselves. Small vegetable baskets are available peak season June-September by arrangement. Here is a sample list of some of the produce can can be found growing here at the farm:
- Artichoke: Violetto di Chioggia
- Beans: French Flageolet Shelling Bean * Haricots Verts * Indy Gold * Kentucky Wonder * Marvel of Venice * Royalty Purple Pod * Supermarconi
- Beets: Bull’s Blood * Chiogga * Green Top Bunching * Golden
- Cardoon: Italian Giant
- Carrot: Danver * Nantes * Rainbow
- Celery: Red Giant
- Celeriac: Bergers White Ball
- Chicory: Italiano Rosso
- Cucumber: Armenian * Marketer * Parisian gherkin * Straight Eight
- Eggplant: Listada De Gandia
- Greens: Arugula, Dandelion, Pak Choy and Baby Pak Choy, Spinach
- Leeks: American Flag
- Lettuce: Butterhead – Marvel of Four Seasons; Leaf - Green Salad Bowl * Red Salad Bowl * Red Sails * Royal Oak; Romaine - Deer Tongue * Lentisma * Little Gem * Rouge d Hiver * Speckled Trout * Tom Thumb
- Melon and Watermelon: Charentais and other assorted Euro Melons * Minnesota Midget * Moon and Stars
- Onion: Bianca di Maggio Cipollini * Italian Red Torpedo * Rossa Di Milano * Walla Walla
- Parsnip: Andover
- Peas: Marvel of Italy * Oregon sugar pod II * Progress #9 * Telephone
- Pepper: Aji Colorado * Cayenne * Corno di Toro * Nardello * Numex Big Jim * Negro de Valle Pardon * Numex Joe Parker * Pasilla * Quadrato Rosso di Asti * Red Peter * Santo Domingo * Sigaretta di Bergamo
- Potato: German Butterball * Fingerling * Yukon Gold
- Pumpkin: Cinderella * Kakai * Small Sugar
- Radish: Cherry Belle * French Breakfast
- Rapini: Foglia D’Olivio
- Swiss Chard: Bright Lights * Ruby Red
- Summer Squash & Zucchini: Costata Romanesco * Patission Strie Mix
- Tomato: Aunt Ruby’s German Green * Aussie * Beefsteak * Brandywine * Black Krim * Black Plum * Cherokee Chocolate * Hillbilly * Ken’s Orange * Marianna’s Peace * Pruden’s Purple * San Marzano * Taxi * Vintage Wine * Yellow Pear
- Turnip: Gold Ball
- Winter Squash: Bitter Root Buttercup * Delicata * Confection * Galeux d’eysines * Marina di Chioggia * Red Kuri * Sweet Meat * Table Gold Acorn * Table King Acorn
Organic is now dead as a meaningful synonym for the highest quality food. Responsible growers need to identify not only that our food is grown to higher, more considered standards, but also that it is much fresher because it is grown right where it is sold....Eliot Coleman