We are over the moon to invite you all (AGAIN!) into the
Fork & Plow Garden!
As our family grows and the farm is once again filled with the sounds of little ones, we are reminded of the earlier days when we first acquired the property. Peaches, apples, pears, and cherry trees graced the grounds, and every summer we would plant a thriving vegetable garden. Our children grew up running through the little cornfield, stripping back the green husks for a raw treat. Evenings were spent hunting for eggs in the henhouse and gathering up apples off the ground.
The past few years have made us want to be more connected to our food. We care about what’s served at our table, and we want the best. We want organic, every time. We want unprocessed, sun-soaked goodness. We want fresh, straight from the soil. We want zero sprays. We don’t care about official labels, we want transparency and truth. We want our toes planted in the dirt, we want our muscles to feel that good kind of ache from a good day’s work. We want food available that we want to eat. Over the past year, we found that our community members want the same thing. There is a collective voice raising, demanding better for our tables, our health, and our children.
As we head into the 2023 Autumn Season at the farm, we’re bringing back our Garden Share! It’s a simple farm share program, where community members can purchase a share of what our farm produces and be a part of the process!
Not your typical CSA, it’s a farm-share experience.
Your purchase of a farm share supports Fork & Plow throughout the year. You’re sharing in the risks and rewards of farming. The excitement we feel in our bones when we see that first squash blossom— we want you to feel that too. When the aphids are swarming around the kale stalks— you can feel that communal triumph as we release the ladybugs to devour them. You’re actually invited to be a part of this garden adventure. Grab a couple of Cherokee tomato seedlings from the workshop and spend some time tucking their precious roots into the soil. Sip on a spicy apple cider and pull a few tedious weeds away from the dahlia plants.
This is a story of sowing humble seeds and harvesting sumptuous tomatoes.
Our days at the farm are spent in overalls and muck boots. We tend to the garden rows and anxiously watch our sunflower babies, willing them to grow into their spectacular bloom each year. Before dusk, you’ll find Buck tossing the hen’s fresh purslane and plucking a few breakfast radishes to dip in bacon butter before supper. In the morning, when the rooster crows, the whole family will be out with cups of muddy coffee and armed with baskets and clippers to take in the day’s bush beans. It’s a terribly wonderful affair full of gains and losses and arms of beautiful flowers and noses smudged with dirt and watching tiny lettuce leaves pop out of the ground. We’re hoping you’ll lace up and join us in this fight for good food and a good community.
Organically grown produce, seasonal blooms and summer access to the farm and garden. These farm shares are luxurious and rustic in the same breath, and we can’t wait to garden with you.
Here’s a peek at some of the goodies we’re harvesting throughout the two, 5 week sessions of our summer 2024 share. Different veggies and herbs will be ready on different weeks. Some week’s will have a few repeats!
Session 1: Saturdays, July 20th through August 17th
Session 2: Saturdays, August 24th through September 21st
The Garden
Cucumbers
Cherokee Green Tomatoes
Purple Indigo Tomatoes
Sweet Corn
Tempest Yellow Squash
Leeks
Red Cabbage
Green Beans
Yaya Carrots
Jeune et Verte Patty Pan Squash
Golden Nugget Tomatoes
Cabernet Onions
Dunja Zucchini
Aromatto Basil
Thai Basil
Sage
Marjoram
Genovese Basil
The Flowers
Our flowers burst with blooms throughout the summer! We’re happy to include a bouquet in each weeks farm share.
Basil Aromatta
Buttery Yellow and White Marigolds
Golden Sunflowers
Benary Giant Zinnias (A rainbow of colors)
Expectations
Each box will be a little different and yields will ebb and flow from week to week depending on the weather and what’s available to harvest. Know that each box will be value packed. Each box has a $40.00 market value.
If the tomatoes are running a little behind, we might have you harvest an extra bunch of carrots. You can expect that each week you’ll be leaving with a good variety of different items from the farm. In the event that a particular week of the share is light on vegetables, we may substitute with a Bakery or Shop item.
Payment and the nitty gritty..
There is a one time payment of $200.00, (this works out to $40.00 per week).
We do not accept cancellations or offer refunds of any kind. Remember, this is you supporting a local farm during good times or bad. Know that we, as we always have, will do everything within our power to protect all of our agricultural projects. We will do whatever it takes to make sure your getting at least that market value each week.
If you find that you can’t make it Saturday of a particular week, consider sending a friend to pick up your weeks share. Remember that you’re committed to the season as a whole, and when the produce is ready— it’s READY. We can’t hold boxes or skip weeks, or let weeks accumulate. You have an opportunity each week to visit— gifting a week of farm goodness where your schedule is busy is the BEST way to handle it!
Things to Note
Plan at least 30-60 minutes each visit.
We’re open Saturday’s for harvest. Boxes can be picked up (pre-harvested by our team) most days of the week. These pick-up’s need to be scheduled ahead of time with our farm coordinator.
We see this as being an opportunity for a great family experience. If you have little ones that you think would enjoy an afternoon at the farm, feel free to bring them with you. *all children must be supervised at all times. Or, feel free to bring a friend.
There are particular area’s of the farm and garden that we may ask you to not bring toddlers, ie; delicate flower beds, etc. Children that are older and easily aware of their surroundings may be allowed inside to help harvest. Thank you keeping our delicate flowers and veggies safe!
Dogs (with the exception of service dogs) are not allowed on the premises.