Specialty tulips, seedlings, greens and more

With warmer sunnier days our tulip field has been taking off, so we’ve got a larger selection this week. This warmer weather is also speeding up transitions elsewhere on the farm. We began turning over the greens in our high tunnels last week in order to make room for transplanting tomatoes this week. Peppers and cukes are soon to follow in our other tunnels. This means that kale mix will be the only high tunnel vegetable we will harvest this week, but we are keeping an eye on the asparagus field and hope to have an update next week!

We’ll have 2 pick-ups this week: Thursday, May 2nd 2pm - 6pm and Saturday May 4th 11am - 3pm (Happy Stars Wars Day!). Orders for both days will open tonight (Monday April 29th) at 6pm. If you are ordering for Thursday pick-up, the online store will close at 6am on the 2nd. If you are ordering for Saturday pick-up, those will close Friday at 6am.

In addition to online order pick-up, we will have additional seedlings out for walk-up sales this Saturday.

To place an online order visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Available for order this week:

• Kale mix

• Green garlic

• Fat Moon Mushroom: Maitake, Lion’s Mane, Farmer’s Mix and Shiitake. Orders for the mushrooms will close Wednesday at 6am to meet Fat Moon’s ordering deadline.

• Seedlings: Fennel, Swiss Chard, Herbs (chives, cilantro, lemon balm, oregano, parsley, sage, thyme). It’s possible we’ll have some additional varieties available by Saturday.

• Narcissus

• Tulips (see below for the list of varieties)

Single type tulip varieties include:

• Aafke: rose-colored single type

• Avignon: raspberry-fuschia single type

• Menton: apricot-pink single type

• Yosemite: dark rose-pink single type

Double blooming tulip varieties include:

• Amazing Grace: lavender-pink peony-type bloom

• Blue Spectacle: violet-purple peony-type. Available later this week!

• Charming Beauty: blush-apricot peony-type bloom

• Creme Upstar: cream and blush colored peony-type bloom

• Margarita: rose-magenta peony-type bloom

• Orange Princess: orange peony-type bloom

• Pep Talk: double type with pink, ivory and rose striations. Very limited.

• Sunlover: golden yellow peony-type bloom with orange and red striations. Very limited.

Seedling sale, tulips and ordering update

While some of our greens are on the way out, this week we are excited to begin to offer tulips, narcissus and seedlings! We’ll have 2 pick-ups this week: Wednesday, April 24th 2pm - 6pm and Saturday April 27th 11am - 3pm. Orders for both days will open tonight (Monday April 22nd) at 6pm. If you are ordering for Wednesday pick-up, the online store will close at 6am on the 24th. If you are ordering for Saturday pick-up, those will close Friday at 6am. This will likely continue to be our online ordering schedule until we staff the farm stand in late May.

We will update inventory for Saturday sales as the week goes on, so if you don’t see something that you want at the beginning of the week, you can always check back later and we can add it to your existing order!

To place an online order visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Available for order this week:

• Tulips: Aafke (rose colored single type), Margarita (purple-magenta peony type), Orange Princess (orange double), Pep Talk (double type with pink, ivory and rose striations), Sunlover (peony type golden yellow with tangerine and red striations). We’ll likely have more varieties later this week (including Creme Upstar and Amazing Grace).

• Heirloom Narcissus: Easter Born, Flower Surprise, Delnashaugh and Tahiti. We’ll likely have more varieties later this week.

• Seedlings: Parsley, Sage, Lemon Balm, Oregano, Chives, and Thyme. See below for a complete list of what seedlings we’ll have this season! Cold sensitive crops like tomatoes won’t be available until mid May when frost danger has passed.

• Pea shoots - 1/4lb bags.

• Spinach - 1/2 lb bags: Limited - likely only available for Wednesday

• Radishes - Sold by the bunch.

• Kale mix - 1/2 lb bags. A mix of baby red kale, toscano and red Russian.

• Arugula - 1/2 lb bags.

• Green garlic - 5 stalks per bunch.

• Mushrooms - From Fat Moon Farm in Westford, MA. Farmer’s Mix, shiitake and limited amounts of Lion’s Mane. All certified organic. For pictures and more information visit: https://fatmoonmushrooms.com/pages/types-we-grow. Only available for Saturday pick-up. We will stop taking mushroom orders Wednesday morning, as we have to submit final amounts to Fat Moon by then.

• Baer’s Best Beans - 1 pound bags. Grown in South Berwick, Maine. Varieties available include: Black Turtle (certified organic, highest antioxidants of all beans), Vermont Cranberry (red Vermont heirloom, one of the best all-purpose beans), King of the Early (hearty heirloom red bean, ideal for chili and stews) and Jacob’s Cattle (native to Maine, classic choice for New England baked beans). 1 pound of dried beans yields about 3 pounds of cooked beans.

• Double B Honey - From hives on the property. Not organic.

• Raspberry Vinegar - From Silferleaf Farm in Concord, MA

Seedlings we’ll have available this year include:

• Chard

• Cucumber

• Eggplant: Turkish Delight

• Flowers: Zinnias (purple, yellow), Cosmos (white, blush cupcake, bicolor), Calendula, Lavender, Snapdragons (deep rose, lavender) and Strawflower (apricot/peach)

• Herbs: Basil, Chives, Cilantro, Dill, German Winter Thyme, Greek Oregano, Dill, Lemon Balm, Parsley and Sage

• Husk Cherries

• Kale: Curly and Toscano

• Sweet Peppers: Carmen (red Italian), Picnic (“snacking” peppers)

• Hot Peppers: Hungarian Hot Wax, Jalapeño, Cayenne

• Shishito Peppers

• Summer Squash

• Tomatoes: Cherokee Purple, Cherry Bomb, Citrine, Matt's Wild Cherry, Moskvich, Pruden's Purple, San Marzano, Striped German, Sungold, Valencia, and Valentine

• Zucchini

We had a stellar sunrise last week - almost like a colorful preview of the flowers we’ll enjoy this spring!

Greens, mushrooms, radishes, and green garlic available this week!

Orders will open at 6pm today (Monday) and will close Thursday morning at 8am for Thursday (April 18th) 3pm - 6pm pick-up. This week Fat Moon mushrooms return to our pre-order list and we are offering their Maitake mushrooms for the first time! Maitake mushrooms are also known as Hen of the Woods. They are native to New England but difficult to cultivate so these are a special treat! We will also be offering the popular Farmers’ Mix as well as a few varieties individually: Shiitake, Blue Oyster, and Comb Tooth. We have all of our early season high tunnel crops available this week including pea shoots, radishes, arugula, spinach, kale mix, and mizuna. Most of these early crops do not hold for long in the high tunnels during warm weather so because of the higher temperatures predicted this week this may be the last harvest for some items. See below for a full list of what is available for Thursday pick-up.

To place an online order visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Available for Thursday pick-up:

• Pea shoots - 1/4lb bags.

• Spinach - 1/2 lb bags.

• Radishes - Sold by the bunch.

• Kale mix - 1/2 lb bags. A mix of baby red kale, toscano and red Russian.

• Arugula - 1/2 lb bags.

• Mizuna - 0.35 lb bags. This is a green that can be eaten raw in a salad or sandwiches, or it can be lightly sauteed.

• Green garlic - 5 stalks per bunch.

• Mushrooms - From Fat Moon Farm in Westford, MA. Varieties available include Maitake, Farmers Mix, Shittake, Blue Oyster, and Comb Tooth. All are certified organic. For pictures and more information for each variety visit: https://fatmoonmushrooms.com/pages/types-we-grow.

• Baer’s Best Beans - 1 pound bags. Grown in South Berwick, Maine. Varieties available include: Black Turtle (certified organic, highest antioxidants of all beans), Vermont Cranberry (red Vermont heirloom, one of the best all-purpose beans), King of the Early (hearty heirloom red bean, ideal for chili and stews) and Jacob’s Cattle (native to Maine, classic choice for New England baked beans). 1 pound of dried beans yields about 3 pounds of cooked beans.

• Double B Honey - From hives on the property. Not organic.

• Raspberry Vinegar - From Silferleaf Farm in Concord, MA

Directions:

• Orders are open to everyone! You do not need to be a member to purchase.

• You do not need to create an account to place an order.

• Once an item is sold out for the day, it disappears from the online shop.

• Payments are made by credit card unless you are a Barrett’s Bucks member or would like to pay using an EBT card. It says “free” in parentheses by all payment options - this means that it is free to use that payment option.

• Barrett’s Bucks: Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” payment option and we will deduct your purchase from your balance.

• EBT (SNAP) card users: We are a HIP vendor! Please email shopkeeper@barrettsmillfarm.com before ordering to arrange a specific pick-up time for using your card, as pick-ups are otherwise self-serve. Later in the season when the farm store is staffed this won’t be necessary.

Sue and Carmella are an efficient and upbeat bin and bucket washing team!

Thursday pick-up for high tunnel crops this week!

Our high tunnels are bursting with early season crops! Orders will open at 6pm today (Tuesday) and will close Thursday morning at 8am for Thursday (April 11th) 3pm-6pm pick-up. This week pea shoots and arugula are ready to harvest as well as more radishes, baby kale mix, spinach and a small amount of mizuna. We will enjoy these high tunnel crops this month because by May we will need to clear out the high tunnels and prep to plant the important main season high tunnel crops: tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers! This week we also have green garlic available as well as honey from hives on the property and Baer’s Best Beans. We are running low on the organic black turtle beans right now but we will be getting a (bigger) delivery from Charley Baer soon. We also plan to add Fat Moon mushrooms back to our pre-order list next week!

To place an online order visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Available for Thursday pick-up:

• Pea shoots - 1/4lb bags.

• Spinach - 1/2 lb bags.

• Radishes - Sold by the bunch.

• Kale mix - 1/2 lb bags. A mix of baby red kale, toscano and red Russian.

• Arugula - 0.35 lb bags.

• Mizuna - 0.35 lb bags. This is a green that can be eaten raw in a salad or sandwiches, or it can be lightly sauteed.

• Green garlic -Sold by the bunch.

• Baer’s Best Beans - 1 pound bags. Grown in South Berwick, Maine. Varieties available include: Black Turtle (certified organic, highest antioxidants of all beans), Vermont Cranberry (red Vermont heirloom, one of the best all-purpose beans), King of the Early (hearty heirloom red bean, ideal for chili and stews) and Jacob’s Cattle (native to Maine, classic choice for New England baked beans). 1 pound of dried beans yields about 3 pounds of cooked beans.

• Double B Honey - From hives on the property. Not organic.

• Raspberry Vinegar - From Silferleaf Farm in Concord, MA

Directions:

• Orders are open to everyone! You do not need to be a member to purchase.

• You do not need to create an account to place an order.

• Once an item is sold out for the day, it disappears from the online shop.

• Payments are made by credit card unless you are a Barrett’s Bucks member or would like to pay using an EBT card. It says “free” in parentheses by all payment options - this means that it is free to use that payment option.

• Barrett’s Bucks: Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” payment option and we will deduct your purchase from your balance.

• EBT (SNAP) card users: We are a HIP vendor! Please email shopkeeper@barrettsmillfarm.com before ordering to arrange a specific pick-up time for using your card, as pick-ups are otherwise self-serve. Later in the season when the farm store is staffed this won’t be necessary.

Greens, radishes, and green garlic available to order!

There is wintery weather on the farm today but the greens inside the high tunnels are nice and protected for tomorrow’s harvest! Ordering is open now for pick-up Friday 3pm - 6pm (April 5th) and will close Friday morning at 8am. There is no longer a limit on spinach and we have added radishes to our harvest list as well as more kale mix, mizuna and green garlic!

To place an online order visit:

https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop_panel

Available for Friday pick-up:

• Spinach - 1/2 lb bags.

• Radishes - Sold by the bunch. First harvest of the year from our high tunnel!

• Mizuna - 0.35 lb bags. This is a green that can be eaten raw in a salad or sandwiches, or it can be lightly sauteed.

• Kale mix - 1/2 lb bags. A mix of baby red kale, toscano and red Russian.

• Green garlic - 5 stalks per bunch.

• Baer’s Best Beans - 1 pound bags. Grown in South Berwick, Maine. Varieties available include: Black Turtle (certified organic, highest antioxidants of all beans), Vermont Cranberry (red Vermont heirloom, one of the best all-purpose beans), King of the Early (hearty heirloom red bean, ideal for chili and stews) and Jacob’s Cattle (native to Maine, classic choice for New England baked beans). 1 pound of dried beans yields about 3 pounds of cooked beans.

• Raspberry Vinegar - From Silferleaf Farm in Concord, MA