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OUR FARM TO YOURS
Farmers
throughout history have been the cultivators of life, because of
their efforts we eat.
To help bring out the farmer in you
- Start your vegetable
garden off with sturdy, home sown plants.
Top varieties that produce well in our area:
Asparagus - Mary Washington
Beets - Red Ace
Broccoli
- Packman
Brussels Sprouts - Bubbles
Cabbage - Stonehead, Swellhead, Savoy, Red.
Cantalope - Ambrosia, Earli-Dew, Hales Best Jumbo
Cauliflower - Candid Charm
Cucumber - Burpless, Diva, Fanfare, Homemade Pickle
And the
list continues with Eggplant, Kohlrabi, Leek, Okra, Onion,
Peppers*, Squash, Swiss Chard, Tomatoes*, Tomatillos, and
Watermelon.
*See
specific lists in the Specialties
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New in 2008: Fairy
Tale Eggplant, Romanesco-Veronica, Bunching onions, Boxwood Basil,
Lemon Grass- Citratus, Golden Milano tomato, are a few examples
for the vegetable garden.
A nice selection of Herbs
to enhance the flavor of your foods, or just to lend aroma to the
garden.
On sight at the greenhouse,
one might hear a rooster or catch a glimpse of a menagerie of birds
that include chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and guinea fowl that
live on the farm.
New baby chicks and ducks
are sometimes peeping at you while you shop. Children love to see
them.
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