Belmont's local farm for over 10 years
Fall has brought a lush array of flowers to the farm, and the rich and varied burgundy, red and pink hues of amaranth are a farm favorite. Tall spikes of amaranth seed are towering at six feet tall now, growing in the rows right next to our lettuces and other greens. Hermik arranges them into stunning bouquets with zinnias, sunflowers, dill and herbs.
Richly colored, plump pumpkins grown right here in our fields, harvested now and available for Fall decorations…or for delicious pies and roasted seeds.
Bunches of corn stalks and flowers decorate the farm stand and are available for purchase.
Come visit us and pick up Belmont-grown, fresh Fall decorations for your home.
Happy Fall!
With Fall approaching, we are enjoying the last few weeks of Summer crop harvests.
Come visit the farm stand for heirloom tomatoes, corn, eggplant, fresh flowers, and much more. Highlights below.
Heirloom tomatoes
Raspberries
Peaches
Bouquet
Community-support agriculture (CSA) baskets loaded with Summer produce and ready for pickup
Baba ganoush, tomato, picked eggplant, cabbage, and purslane – all made from farm-grown vegetables
Eggplant parmesan (farm eggplant and heirloom tomatoes) garnished with edible nasturtium flowers
We are delighted to have our farm’s fresh vegetables featured in delicious dishes at Uncommon Grounds restaurant in neighboring Watertown. Uncommon Grounds owner Lisa comes to the farm personally for vegetables which chef Chris whips up into lovely featured dishes like this roasted beet salad with mesclun greens, goat cheese, fresh apples and orange slices, pistachio nuts and a homemade Sherry Vinaigrette dressing.
We are so happy to be working with great partners like Uncommon Grounds, and helping to make food seriously local!
Uncommon Grounds was voted Boston’s Best in Breakfast, 2013.
The restaurant is located at 575 Mount Auburn St in Watertown. More info at www.myuncommongrounds.com.
Our farm watermelons are ready for harvest!
Here’s Mike harvesting the first few fruit.
Farm visitors often tell us how amazed they are to see these melons in our fields – right here in Massachusetts. Though watermelon requires a long hot Summer growing season and is more commonly grown in the South, it is possible to grow it in the Northeast too.
A few months ago, we planted, watered generously, and laid down salt marsh hay to deter weed growth and give the plants’ long vines room to ramble and grow. We protected the melons from animals with fencing, and were delighted to watch them set fruit and flourish.
We sliced one open to enjoy yesterday during farm lunch break. It was juicy with few seeds and a thin rind – sweet and refreshing.
Community-supported agriculture (CSA) share customers received melons in their baskets yesterday, and melons are available for sale at the farm stand, Tue 3-6pm, Fri 2-5pm, Sat 1-5pm.