Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm

High Summer

Posted on July 26th, 2023
These long summer days make us want to pinch ourselves at the sheer joy of living in such a beautiful place. We feast on fresh vegetables and fruits, the rivers cool us down on the hottest days, the fireflies gently light up the evenings - the earth offers so much abundance, reminding us that when1 read more »

Keeping it Simple

Posted on July 21st, 2023
Tomato abundance time is definitely here! San marzanos (romas), rebelskis (slicers), and sakuras (cherries) are all ripening steadily now. It's that time of year when we're astounded daily by the bounty of our harvest. We're bringing in hundreds of pounds of tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, cabb1 read more »

Keeping it Simple

Posted on July 19th, 2023
Tomato abundance time is definitely here! San marzanos (romas), rebelskis (slicers), and sakuras (cherries) are all ripening steadily now. It's that time of year when we're astounded daily by the bounty of our harvest. We're bringing in hundreds of pounds of tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, cabb1 read more »

A Difficult Week

Posted on July 14th, 2023
Many of you have been asking how the farm fared after the storm, thank you for keeping us in your minds and for reaching out. We're so fortunate to be on high ground with sandy soils, we did not experience any flooding in this recent storm event. Our crew is all safe, our fields are drying out, and1 read more »

Farm Update

Posted on July 12th, 2023
Many of you have been asking how the farm fared after the storm, thank you for keeping us in your minds and for reaching out. We're so fortunate to be on high ground with sandy soils, we did not experience any flooding in this recent storm event. Our crew is all safe, our fields are drying out, and1 read more »

Summer Heat

Posted on July 7th, 2023
We have an abundance of plump zucchini and yellow squash available in your shares this week, and just in time - their high water content alongside fresh cooling herbs like cilantro will help you hydrate and beat the heat in recipes like this zucchini soup with crème fraîche,1 read more »

Soggy but Smilin'

Posted on June 29th, 2023
There are some fun new items available for your shares this week! We're excited to announce our first small batch of SriRAWcha, a farm-made version of the popular sriracha hot sauce. It's fermented with a blend of serrano and sweet pepper mash, garlic and raw cane sugar, making it rich in probiotic1 read more »

Growing Abundance

Posted on June 23rd, 2023
Meet Brendan, wash/pack manager extraordinaire at Root 5 Farm! He's an organizational wiz, shifting from station to station to make sure the harvest is properly cleaned, stored and packed on time for shares each week (and usually singing or humming a tune as he goes!). This week, you'll see an abun1 read more »

Fruits of our Labor

Posted on June 15th, 2023
This week marks the arrival of the summer solstice! This is the time of year that we truly do have the honor of witnessing the fruits of our labors, so please be sure to take your time while customizing, as there is a bountiful selection of produce (and other goodies!) available in your share this1 read more »