If you’re looking for more plants to fill out your home garden or just want to give gardening a try - these beautiful herb plants grown from seed at Sunset Farm are a perfect addition this Spring season! We will be selling herb starts at the Farm Stand this Saturday from 9am - 12pm, with varieties including Rosemary, Sage, Thyme, Chamomile, and Chives. When you stop by, we would love to share gardening tips and answer any questions about best growing practices for herbs!

In addition to seedlings, our Farm Stand is full of a beautiful variety of veggies with new Spring additions on their way! Highlights from our harvests this week include an abundance of yellow squash perfect for adding to any stir fry or pairing with a root veggie bake and this heat-tolerant leafy lettuce to savor as we near the end of salad season. A few vegetables in limited supply as we approach warmer weather include kohlrabi, fennel, and carrots!

Spring crops like tomatoes and zucchini are sizing up and will be ripe for harvest any day now! The first buds have also arrived in our flower patch and our crop of Borage has become a haven for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators as they feast on a buffet of blooms. Be sure to stop by for a scenic walk through the farm, and stay tuned as we share upcoming dates for Spring community activities on the farm!

In Season : Yellow Squash, Chard, Collards, Kale, Kohlrabi, Lettuce, Cilantro, Parsley, Green Onion, Fennel, Carrots (limited), and Celery (limited)

We have several different specialty herbs that will be available for you at the Farm Stand this weekend! In addition to the Italian basil that we’ve been harvesting for several weeks, we’ll have lemon basil, Thai basil, two different kinds of tulsi (or “holy basil”), and lemon balm. Lemon basil has a distinctly lemony flavor and scent that pairs well with summer fruits and makes a delicious pesto. Thai basil has a bolder flavor with more spice notes that is perfect for pairing with curries and stir-fries. Both tulsi basil varieties are great for making an aromatic and flavorful herbal tea and used either fresh or dried. Lemon balm has a citrusy and mint flavor that makes it a great substitute for mint. Use it to garnish desserts or infuse it into a refreshing batch of lemonade.

Our scallions are sizing up very well! This round is a variety called “White Spear” which is more heat tolerant and yields larger scallions. Though often mistakenly called “spring onions”, scallions are a specific type of onion cultivar that do not form a bulb at the root end. Spring onions are immature onions that are often picked during the spring in an effort to thin out onion plants and allow more room for the bulbs of the remaining onions to grow larger. Scallions have a mild oniony flavor that can be used in a multitude of recipes. You can expect them to make their way to the Farm Stand in early September!

In Season at the Farm Stand: Korean Melons, Okra, Eggplant, Zucchini, Lunchbox Peppers, Jalapenos, Bell Peppers, Shishito Peppers, Poblano Peppers, Lemon Balm, Basil (Italian, Lemon, Thai, and Tulsi), Baby Butternuts, and Flower Bouquets and Stems

May 26th, 2021

The farm received at least 11 inches of rain over the last week and despite seeing standing water in the furrows, we’re happy to report that our drainage is much improved over last year! Now that the sun is out, we’re confident that it won’t be long before things begin to dry out. Once they begin to dry out we’ll be able to recommence planting because our greenhouse is looking lush with summer greens, peppers, and other exciting things like ginger.

We made the first eggplant harvest of the season with our Money Maker variety. Money Maker is a Japanese variety that produces glossy purplish-black eggplants. The flesh is tender and perfect for all types of culinary applications from grilling to roasting to pickling. A classic Japanese eggplant dish is Nasu Dengaku, a side dish made with halves of eggplant that are scored, grilled, and brushed with a sweet and savory miso glaze. You can find a recipe here if you’d like to try it!

Our perennial row is adding beautiful pops of color to the farm as our zinnias, sunflowers, and celosia bloom. We’ll be offering a limited amount of fresh flower bouquets at each farm stand crafted from our cut flowers. We’ll also be offering a variety of fresh herbs from our perennial row now that they have put plenty of healthy growth since they were transplanted! We’ve been harvesting dill, sage, Texas tarragon, rosemary chives, lemon basil, sweet basil, and Thai basil. You can find these beautiful herbs at our farm stand on Saturdays from 10am to noon and Wednesdays from 4-6pm.