Farming with Veggie Oil
The Moglo biodiesel fleet is gradually growing: We’re now using reclaimed vegetable oil to operate an irrigation pump on the flower farm. This John Deere engine joins our longtime Ford 4600 in running purely on used fryer oil… Read More
Try This Luscious Fruit Salad, No Recipe Needed
When the folks at Upinngil Farm in western Massachusetts tweeted this, we knew it was a keeper. It’s so simple and fresh, you don’t even need a recipe: Just cut up your melons and peaches, add your mint… Read More
Winter on a Martha’s Vineyard Farm
“What do you do in the winter?” It’s a fair question, and one most year-round Islanders are used to hearing. In our case, the answer is easy: We keep on farming!
Our Glorious Garlic Harvest
Late last October, we planted 13,600 garlic cloves. This month we harvested the crop and wow, we have to brag: This garlic is gorgeous, with flavor to match. Plump, perfect, clean garlic bulbs with no disease are $1.65… Read More
What’s in Season on Martha’s Vineyard: July
These are approximate harvest dates for our seasonal farm produce. Please keep in mind that many yields tend to start small and increase over a period of days to weeks, depending on the weather. Potatoes (red/white/Yukon/russet): July 1… Read More
Cheese Spotlight: Morbier-Style Ashbrook from Vermont
Some of our favorite European-style cheeses come from Spring Brook Farm in Reading, Vermont, Their Reading is an excellent expression of the Raclette style, while Spring Brook Tarentaise is inspired by the French cheese Abondance. And then there’s… Read More
The Tractor that Arms Our Trebuchet
Every autumn, we celebrate the harvest with our Pumpkin Festival. It’s a day of fun on the farm with pumpkin games, live music, fresh food, family hayrides and, out in the fields, our famous trebuchet launching pumpkins high… Read More