Author Archives: Tomten Farm

Broccoli Frisee Fennel Lettuce (Ortolani romaine or New Red Fire leaf) Beets (Chioggia or Red Ace) Summer Squash Garlic Scapes Dill Summer Crops are finally beginning to grow and Spring crops are coming in like mad what with the 25 … Continue reading →

Bok Choy or Flowering Brassica Fava Greens Mustard Greens Lettuce (Panisse Oakleaf & Little Gem Bibb) Nelson Carrots Hakueri Turnips Baby Daikon Radish Cilantro & Basil Tops Scallions There are so many combinations of dishes you can make with this … Continue reading →

White Russian Kale Bibb Romaine Lettuce Mesclun Salad Mix Red Creole Spring Onions Hakurei Salad Turnips or Nelson Carrots Chioggia Beets Summer Squash Every May our farm feels like a frenzy of activity and ever increasing energy. Each week there … Continue reading →

Green Garlic Spinach Radishes Canary Tongue Lettuce New Potatoes or Fava Beans Dill Welcome to our 2016 Community Supported Agriculture season. As is usual in our region, the last month has been full of extreme changes in weather including unseasonable … Continue reading →

Hickory King Cornmeal Golden Ball Turnip Montevano Baby Fennel German Butterball Potatoes Red Meat & Misato Rose Winter Radish Red Mustard or Collard Greens Escarole Garlic Encompassing most of the Mississippi River watershed north of the delta, Cornbread Nation now … Continue reading →

Nelson Carrots Hakurei Turnips Chinese Cabbage Flowering Brassica or Broccoli Raab Arugula or Mesclun Mix Scallion Cilantro Chiles Fresh Ginger or Lemongrass This week’s post is being written a few days late, as we worked through the weekend, spending Sunday … Continue reading →

Radicchio Fennel Beets Dill Garlic Tuscan Kale or Spigariello Arugula or Mesclun Salad Mix Salad Tomato or Broccoli Shoots Today is not a typical Sunday for us; because today we are headed to Richmond to participate in a farmer cook … Continue reading →

Winter Squash (Cushaw, Seminole, & More) Green Tomatoes Savoy Cabbage Frisee (Curly Endive) Green & Sweet Peppers Tango Celery Nelson Carrots German White Garlic This is our fourth season as Tomten Farm and every year we have had a least … Continue reading →

Broccoli Bok Choy Scallions Mustard Greens (Red and Green) Salad Turnips or Daikon Radish Assorted Eggplant Serrano Peppers Tomatoes So frost has come and it seems a little early; but there is no turning back. This is our first, not … Continue reading →

Mesclun Salad Mix Winter Radishes King Richard Leeks German Butterball Potatoes Savoy Cabbage Swiss Chard Italian Parsley Poblano Peppers (mild heat) Aji Dulce Chiles (mild heat) Lemon Drop Chiles (med-hot)   Sofrito Pickled Aji Dulce Peppers Potage Parmentier (Potato Leek … Continue reading →