Author Archives: Tomten Farm

Arugula Braising Mix (mizuna, mustards, chard, & kale) Okra Thai Box: Thai Eggplant (Kermit & Violet Prince), Tomato, Sweet Pepper, Khmer Thai Chiles (very hot), Garlic, Thai basil & Shiso (Perilla) And a little something extra Greens are returning bit by bit; but the real treat … Continue reading →

Lettuce Heads (Adriana Butterhead & Helvius Romaine) Tomatoes Okra Peppers (sweet  red, Anaheim, and cubanelle) Aji Dulce (chile with habanero flavor but no heat) Red Onions  (red creole and violet de galmy) Swiss Chard or Cucumbers Apples (first off the … Continue reading →

Salad Mix All Purpose & Sauce Tomatoes Eggplant (Dancer, Prosperosa, and Striped) Sweet Peppers Paprika Peppers Garlic (Spanish Roja) Red Potatoes (Sangre or Desiree) This week we process our flock of Pekin meat ducks. Processing ducks is a time consuming … Continue reading →

Eggplants (Dancer, Prosperosa, and Striped) Peppers (Cubanelle) Onions (Candy) Garlic (German White) Tomatoes Basil Swiss Chard Okra or Green Beans We are excited to be adding eggplant, okra, and beans into the share. It has seemed to take many of … Continue reading →

Cippolini Onions Nicola Potatoes (golden) Tomatillos Anaheim or Poblano Peppers Chiles Red Leaf or Summer Crisp Lettuce Watermelon This week August 4th– 10th is Virginia Farmers Market Week. Please help promote the importance of buying food directly from producers by … Continue reading →

Salad Mix Fingerling Potatoes (Rose Finn) Heirloom Tomatoes (all purpose, slicers, & salad) German White Garlic Genovese Basil A small something extra… What a beautiful week. This week made summer seem easy and we moved a bit faster as the … Continue reading →

Heirloom Tomatoes (all purpose, slicers, & salad) Arugula Frisee Beets -1 lb bulk German White Garlic Cubanelle Peppers Salsa Verde box (chiles, tomatillos, onions, and more) We have really needed the dry weather over this past week and it has … Continue reading →

Potatoes (Nicola, sangre, or kerr’s pink) Tomatoes (all purpose, slicers, & salad) Sungold Cherry Tomatoes Red Creole Onions Genovese Basil Salad Greens (lettuce, baby chard, or arugula) Carrots & Celery Long week. So much to do. Start seedlings for the … Continue reading →

Escarole Fennel Beets -bulk Tomatoes (taxi, orange blossom, valley girl, or sub artic) Sweet Candy Onions Spanish Roja Garlic Padron Peppers Tomatillos Eating a warm tomato, be it a cherry, slicer, salad tomato or whatever, in the field immediately after … Continue reading →

Salad mix Carrots Scallions Genovese basil New potatoes (sangre and yukon gold) Sungold cherry tomatoes Swiss chard Weeds keep coming and coming. With lots of warm days and heavy rains, they seem to grow by leaps and bounds every week … Continue reading →