CROPS
LEGUMES
Legumes include things like beans & peas. They are important crops because they enhance the soil fertility for the next crop we plant, and do not require lots of fertilizer. Our specialties in this group include purple Italian Fava beans, flat Roma style beans, purple, green and yellow french filet beans, English peas, snow peas, sugar pod peas, Canellini beans, Dragon's Tongue, Yard Long Beans, Asparagus beans, brittle yellow wax beans, cowpeas & lima beans
LEAFY GREENS
This is another area where we excel. We grow 12 varieties of kale, 7 varieties of Swiss chard, dozens of differnt lettuces of all shapes, sizes and colors, unusual mustards and Asian greens, four types of spinach, hard-to-find specialty greens like orach and corn salad, seven types of cabbage, radicchio, endives and escarole, collards, broccoli raabs, three types of broccoli and arugula, along with two varieties of cauliflower, including Purple of Sicily, and Italian heirloom.
ROOT VEGETABLES
Root vegetables are an important part of any diet, and they are useful to us because the harvest period can range across a long time. We grow purple, red, white, yellow and orange carrots, four types of turnips including Scarlet Ohno Revival, over a dozen potato vareties including fingerlings and Nicola, a low glycemic index potato suitable for diabetics. We grow sweet potatoes, jicama, rutabagas and a tremendous selection of radishes.
FRUITING CROPS
We grow many cantaloupes, including the famed black-skinned Noir de Carmes from France. Our watermelons are some of the finest you will ever find at market. We grow heirloom tomatoes from Italy, The US, Russia and Meso-America. Our selection of summer squash is extensive, including yellow and white patty pan, Italian Romanesco style zucchinis and the French Vert et Jaune. Our winter squash and pumpkin offerings include Blue Hubbard, Black Futsu, Casper (white skinned), along with a few French heirlooms. Tomatillos and a selection of hard to find mild and hot chiles round out this group. How could we forget our extensive selection of eggplant from the US, Italy and Southeast Asia?