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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
Growing Food is Rad!
How sweet it is to grow food for you! (cue James Taylor) It's days like these glorious past few that remind us of why we love farming so much! We get to spend the whole day outside, we have the satisfaction of working with good people, with the warmth of sunlight on our backs and the sweet melodies1 read more »
A Re-Freshing Start to the Season!
We're thrilled to get back into the rhythm of harvesting fresh food for you! Our hoop houses are bursting with greens and we've been busily seeding, transplanting, mulching, and watering delicious vegetables for your spring shares.
Did you know that you can get local milk, cheese, yogurt and1 read more »
Farm Happenings for May 1, 2021
First delivery! Yahoo! read more »
Cooking Helps
It's hard to believe this is our final CSA delivery for the season. We want to thank you for helping us create community, connection, and maintain a sense of wellbeing this season, despite the odds. We've communicated through masks and through email, we wish we could have seen you more in person, b1 read more »
Cooking Helps
It's hard to believe this is your final CSA delivery for the season. What a wild season it has been! Together we've created community, connection, and a sense of wellbeing despite the odds. We've communicated through masks and through email, but I've never felt closer to a group of people. You've g1 read more »
The Shortest Days
We're coming into the homestretch for Winter Shares, we have two weeks to go! Our storage crops are holding up well and our greens are still going strong for the final two weeks. This week we have 25 lb boxes of butternut squash, beets, and carrots available in the online store if you want to stock1 read more »
December Harvest
Harvest begins a little later in the morning these days, we have to wait for the hoop houses to thaw out before we can begin. It continues to amaze me, these plants that can freeze solid and then come back to life and be harvested, that we can still have this diversity of green plants in our diet d1 read more »
Greenery
The late November landscape is all browns, grays, and drizzling icy rain, but when you step inside one of our hoop houses, it's a magical experience full of greenery. These unheated hoop houses provide just enough protection to keep spinach and kale healthy and vibrant through the end of December.1 read more »
About the farm
Root 5 Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm located on 38 acres in Fairlee, Vermont, along the Connecticut River. The fertile river bottom soils provide a rich environment for growing over 100 different varieties of vegetables and herbs.
The farm has been certified organic by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) since 2006. We are dedicated to growing practices that use a holistic approach to soil fertility, pest control and plant and animal health. We build our soil through crop rotation and cover cropping. We're committed to a healthy workplace, environment, and community, and our products are infused with that attention. You’ll taste the difference!
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The farm has been certified organic by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) since 2006. We are dedicated to growing practices that use a holistic approach to soil fertility, pest control and plant and animal health. We build our soil through crop rotation and cover cropping. We're committed to a healthy workplace, environment, and community, and our products are infused with that attention. You’ll taste the difference!