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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
Long-term storage
The coming of the New Year marks our final CSA delivery for the season! We hope these bountiful winter CSA boxes have allowed you to stock up on enough potatoes, carrots, cabbage, onions, and squash to get you through these cold months until the earth thaws and we begin harvest again in May. To hel1 read more »
Behold, the sturdy sheet pan
In winter I often reach for a sheet pan to make quick, delicious, no fuss weeknight dinners. Dense winter vegetables like potatoes, butternut squash, cabbage, kohlrabi, onions, carrots, beets, and radishes are all perfect for roasting. I cut them up and spread them out on a sheet pan tossed with o1 read more »
Winter Schedule- mark your calendars
Please note, we're shifting to every other week delivery schedule for Winter CSA Shares. Winter boxes will be bigger than main season boxes to get you through two weeks. Keep in mind, the vegetables in your winter boxes are great for long term storage. Check the Root 5 Farm website for storage tips1 read more »
Winter schedule- mark your calendars
Please note, we're shifting to every other week delivery schedule for Winter CSA Shares. Winter CSA boxes will be delivered on Thursdays. Winter boxes will be bigger than main season boxes to get you through two weeks. Keep in mind, the vegetables in your winter boxes are great for long term storag1 read more »
Grateful
We are so very grateful for the abundant harvest this season, and we hope you feel our pride and happiness as you prepare these foods for your thanksgiving table.
May your Thanksgiving holiday be a time of gratitude towards all that you have and all that you cherish and also a time1 read more »
Cold Snap
We've been working long hours and getting creative with our storage space to harvest the remainder of our crops before temps take a sharp turn into the single digits tonight. Even our hardiest crops won't survive this deep freeze. We've packed our root cellar with thousands of pounds of carrots and1 read more »
Why do vegetables taste sweeter in the winter?
When the temperatures drop and frost hits, only the heartiest vegetables are equipped to survive. Some plants (like carrots, kale, spinach, and brussels sprouts) have the ability to convert some of their starch stores into sugar. They do this to keep the water in their cells from freezing. So the a1 read more »
Love your vegetables
Carrot harvest continues... it's a beautiful, tasty, and abundant crop this year. We're storing over 18,000 lbs of carrots so you can eat them all winter until next spring! 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!