Summer time at Whipstone Farm
Big Idea
- Veggies, flowers, irrigation, weeds
- Each crop has it’s own particular needs
- The Prescott Farmer’s Market has been so supportive
- Farmer’s Market is reopening in Flagstaff on Sunday
It's high summer. Life is a blur of veggies and flowers and irrigation and weeds. We finally got a little rain - enough to bring on the humidity at least, even if not a full drink for the thirsty plants. We have actually been doing a great job of getting the fields nicely weeded the past few weeks, beds are being cleaned and prepared for fall crop planting and everything is getting pinched and trellised and caged and tied up and mulched and fertilized and sprayed (with organic contriols) for pests. I wish we could just plant the seeds and call it good, but that's not how farming works. Each crop has its own particular needs and most things need a lot of care.
We have a full load of goodness headed out to the Prescott Farmers Market this morning. I can't tell you how grateful we are for all the support from our farmers market community - staff, customers, volunteers. Everyone has been showing up and been so respectful of the need for sanitation and social distancing. When I see the long lines at the register - long because everyone is being patient and giving each other lots of space - it really warms my heart, So thanks y'all.
The market is reopening in Flagstaff this Sunday with a limited number of vendors and customers allowed at one time. It will be at Flagstaff High School from 8-1. We won't be there with our own booth, but you can find our flowers for sale at Los Reyes Farm. I hope this system works and the market flourishes despite all the restrictions in place. Everyone has worked really hard for this reopening to happen, so I hope you Flagstaff locals will come out and support the market.
market bouquets
more market bouquets
fennel - thinly shaved slices, for me, are a favorite summer salad addition
high summer lettuce - what did we do to deserve this deliciousness?
little baby radish gems are back
tomato season - we have more and more each week
we have the absolute best crop of scabiosa this year
feverfew has it all: the look, smell, and nostalgia, you'll find it in our mixed bouquets this week with the most gorgeous oriental lilies
lisianthus, fav
basil tips and baby arugula
Sunset over the green beans, which should be ready very soon
WHAT'S FRESH THIS WEEK
Vegetables
spring salad mix
lettuce heads
arugula
swiss chard
kale - lacinato and curly
collard greens
cabbage - red and green
broccolini
kohlrabi
radishes
beets - red, chioggia, gold
carrots - orange bunched
summer squash - zucchini, yellow and scallop
tomatoes
garlic
scallions
parsley
dill
chives
mint
thyme
eggs (limited!!)
Flowers
Mixed bouquets
Mason Jar bouquets
Lisianthus
Scabiosa
Oriental lilies
Rudbeckia
Statice
Artichoke flowers
Recipes
WHERE TO FIND US
PRESCOTT FARMERS MARKET (summer hours) - Saturdays 7:30-noon. Yavapai College Parking Lot A
FLAGSTAFF COMMUNITY MARKET - we are not currently attending this market while it is curbside only
FARM STAND - Open daily at the farm, self serve, honor system directions HERE
