PRODUCE

With our fertile bottomlands and Kentucky’s long and varied growing season, we are able to grow a wide variety of crops ranging from early spring asparagus to winter squash in the late fall. Because we sell all our products locally, we can choose varieties for their flavor, not their shipping ability or shelf-life. We support the effort to preserve genetic diversity and grow many "heirlooms", varieties that have been handed down for many generations because of their exceptional flavor or resistance to disease and pests. Some common vegetables we grow include beans, beets, broccoli, cabbage, corn cucumbers, eggplant, kale, lettuce, melons, okra, peas, peppers, potatoes, spinach, squash, tomatoes and watermelon. To extend our season through late fall, winter, and early spring, we grow some crops in our 30’x90’ greenhouse, such as mesclun salad mix, spinach and kale, and early-season tomatoes, cucumbers, beets and swiss chard.

In Season Now:

Salad Mix (a blend of 8 different varieties of baby lettuce leaves plus baby tatsoi, baby red kale, arugula, and baby red and green mustard for just of touch of spiciness)

Fresh Spinach from our greenhouse, a tasty way to get your vitamins!

 

Why is our produce not certified organic?

We have always grown "organically" and always will. We feel that food grown without chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers is the safest, most nutritious, and most delicious food you can buy-- particularly when you can purchase it locally. It is healthier for the consumer, for the farmer, and for the environment. However, due to recent federal regulations, the certification process has become a paperwork nightmare and more expensive to boot. We feel that it is not worth our time to deal with the red tape when most of our customers already know our dedication to producing healthy food. Unfortunately, the federal laws state that we can no longer use the word "organic" when advertising our food if we are not certified. So, the "O" word is out, but so are the chemicals.

PLANTS

We sell naturally-grown transplants each spring for your herb, flower or vegetable garden. We offer many heirloom varieties you won't find at a garden center or grocery store. We specialize in many unusual varieties of tomato plants (red, pink, orange, purple, black- from cherry size to 2-pounders!). We also offer over 25 species of culinary and medicinal herbs. All started from seed and raised here on the farm in our greenhouse.

2006 varieties:  **new this year...many edible and heirloom flowers!

Vegetables: Lettuce, Broccoli, Kale, Oriental and Black Bell Eggplant, Diva Cucumbers, Tomatoes, Peppers (see list of varieties below)

Tomato Varieties: 

Arkansas Traveler (Heirloom) Incredibly delicious, a classic pink heirloom with solid dependability and distinct flavor. 

Bellstar Roma  (Hybrid)  Plum-size Italian sauce or paste tomatoes.

Big Beef  (Hybrid)  Large, mostly blemish-free red fruit.  Full flavor, ripen early, disease tolerant.

Black Prince (Heirloom) Unusual color: mahogany brown fading to orange-red! Rich fruity flavor, 3" fruits.

Brandywine (Heirloom)  The best-tasting tomato.  Large fruit, often over 1 lb.; have deep pink skin and smooth red flesh.

Cherokee Purple  (Heirloom)  Medium-large, dusky pink skin.  Purple-brown-green flesh, full flavor.

Grandma Mary’s Paste (Heirloom)  Meaty 6-10oz. fruits, very early for their size.

Green Zebra  (Non-hybrid) Tangy salad tomato.  Green fruit with darker green/yellow stripes.

Orange Blossom (Hybrid)  The best early orange tomato, mild flavor and nice texture.

Oregon Spring (Non-hybrid) Very early harvest of medium-sized, red fruits. *Compact plants good for growing in containers.

Principe Borghese Cherry (Heirloom)  Italian variety of excellent flavor; few seeds and little juice make them good for drying.

Sun Cherry  (Hybrid)  Very sweet, early, red cherry tomatoes.

Sun Gold  (Hybrid)  Exceptionally sweet, orange cherry tomatoes.

Whippersnapper Cherry (Heirloom)  Pinkish tart fruits, earlier than any other cherries.

Pepper Varieties: 

Yankee Bell (green bell ripening to red), Long Red Narrow Cayenne, Poblano, Thai Hot, Jalapeno, Habanero

Herbs: (Annuals) cinnamon basil, Italian large leaf basil, genovese basil, lemon basil, lime basil, red rubin basil,sweet Thai basil, borage, chamomile, cilantro, cutting celery, dill, sweet marjoram, curled parsley, Italian parsley; (Perennials) anise hyssop, bee balm, catnip, chives, garlic chives, echinacea, lavender, lemon balm, lemongrass, Mexican mint marigold, common mint, Greek oregano, pennyroyal, rosemary, sage, stevia, German winter thyme, orange thyme, wild bergamot

Flowers: (Edible) anise hyssop, bee balm, borage, calendula, dianthus, gem marigold, hollyhock, Mexican mint marigold, nasturtium, salvia, pansy, johnny-jump-up, wild bergamot;  (Heirloom, non-edible) cosmos, forget-me-not, verbena, kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate

Click Here for a downloadable document that lists all the varieties of herbs and flowers we sell plus their uses and growing and harvest information!

Prices* and Availability:

Lettuce, Brassicas                     $1.50/4-pack           March-April

Annual Herbs + Flowers            $2.00/4" pot             March-July

Perennial Herbs + Flowers         $2.50/4" pot            April-July

Vegetables                               $2.50/4" pot            April-July   (Tomatoes, Peppers, Eggplant, Cucumbers)

            *Discounted prices given for large orders. Please contact us for details.

MEAT & EGGS

Our farm specialty is pastured poultry, of the Cornish Rock variety. The birds are raised in floorless pens that are moved to fresh grass every day, even twice a day when they are older. These pens are ideal because they allow the birds to scratch in fresh grass while protecting them from predators. We expect the first batch to be ready in early May. The birds are processed here on the farm and immediately frozen whole. Fresh birds can be purchased and picked up on the processing day by prior arrangement.

We are planning to add pigs to our farm this spring, so please check back about our farm-raised pork.

We also sell some excellent local beef and pork products from other nearby farms. All the animals are raised in a humane manner and are A*S*H-Free (antibiotic, steroid, hormone-free). They are also butchered locally in USDA-inspected facilities. Please contact us for specific cuts and prices. We also carry freshwater shrimp raised on farms here in central Kentucky- a delicious treat!

Most products are available directly from our farm. We can also order any cuts of any quantity for special events, large or small.

 

We do not have eggs available at this time, but we will be ordering a new batch of laying hens in the spring so please check back!