Pre-order tulips for Tuesday pick-up!

We have so many tulips and narcissus right now that we are adding in a pre-order day this week! Pre-ordering opens at 3pm today (Monday, April 28th), and ordering will close Tuesday, April 29th at 6am. Flower order pick-up s Tuesday April 29th 2pm - 6pm.

We will have another round of tulip ordering opening on Tuesday night for pick-ups on Friday, but it’s possible that some of the varieties on the list below may not be available by then. On Friday we will also have a limited selection of greens.

To place your order, visit our store on Open Food Network:

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

Double blooming tulip varieties include:

• Blue Wow: deep purple with densely-packed peony type blooms. It has a beautiful evolution in it’s appearance as it matures!

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

• Orange Princess: orange peony-type bloom. Could be your last chance for this variety!

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

Heirloom Narcissus:

• Possible varieties include Art Design, Obdam, Orangery and Le Torch. Bouquets are 10 stems. We will also have some narcissus bouquets available for walk-up sales ($10/bunch including tax)

Also available to order for Tuesday: applesauce, beans, honey and popcorn!

Art Design Narcissus, which is a new variety for us!

More tulips available!

This beautiful warm weather is encouraging more tulips to bloom, so we are adding a few more varieties for pre-order:

• Orange Princess: orange peony-type bloom

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

To place your order, visit our store on Open Food Network:

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

We also may have some narcissus bouquets available for walk-up sales during order pick-ups on Friday, 2pm - 6pm!

Tulips and greens this week!

Admiring blooming tulips was a great start to Earth Day this morning! The first variety that we’re harvesting is a new-to-us variety called Avant Garde, but other varieties are not far behind. We should have tulips available for several weeks leading up to Mother’s Day, which is right around when asparagus season begins. Our high tunnel greens are winding down, but we will still have limited quantities this week and next. After next week, we have to turn over our high tunnels to the tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers!

Online pre-orders will open today, Tuesday April 22nd at 6pm and close Friday, April 25th at 6am. Also, this is Week 4 of the Fat Moon Farm Mushroom CSA. If you place an order for greens, we will add your Mushroom CSA share to your greens order. Pick-ups for both pre-orders and the Mushroom CSA are Friday April 25th, 2pm-6pm on the farm stand porch. Please email us if you would like to have your order or Mushroom CSA left out after 6pm for later pick-up.

To place your order, visit our store on Open Food Network:

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

We had an eventful weekend with the 250th celebration. Lise and her daughter rode on the Ag Committee float in the parade, while Melissa and her son cheered on all the farmers and took photos!

Available to order:

(All items are grown here and certified organic unless otherwise noted)

• Tulips - Avant Garde is a beautiful cream colored peony-type bloom. Other varieties may be added to the inventory later this week if they start blooming as well. In general, tulip bunches are 8-10 stems, depending on the variety.

• Scallions - These overwintered in the field.

• Arugula - As temperatures warm in the spring, arugula gets a bit more peppery, so this will have a little more kick than last week! Sold in 0.35 lb bag.

• Braising Spinach - Best for cooking. Sold in 1/2 lb bag.

• Kale mix - Grown in our high tunnel, our “kalebration kale mix” is a mix of baby kale varieties including red and green kale. Sold in 1/2 lb bag.

• Pea shoots - 1/4 lb bags.

• Popcorn (on the cob) - 2 pound bags.

• Honey from Double B (from hives on the property). Back after a hiatus! Not organic

• Mushrooms - Farmer’s Mix and shiitake grown by Fat Moon Farm in Westford, MA. Certified organic.

• Applesauce - Made with Grimes Golden apples grown by Ed at Long Run Produce in Boxborough, MA. Processed in Greenfield, MA. Certified organic.

• Baer’s Best Beans - Cannellini, Black Turtle, Italian Cranberry and Light Red Kidney. All are Certified Organic. Grown in South Berwick, Maine.

• Raspberry Vinegar Infusion- From Silferleaf Farm in Concord, MA. Certified Organic

Orders open tonight for Friday pick-up!

The high tunnels are full of ready to pick greens this week including new beds of arugula and pea shoots as well as more kale mix and spinach! Online pre-orders will open today, Tuesday April 8th at 6pm and close Friday, April 11th at 6am. Pick-ups will be Friday April 18th from 2pm-6pm on the farm stand porch. Email us if you would like to have your order left out after 6pm for later pick-up.

Also, this is Week 3 of the Fat Moon Farm Mushroom CSA! Pick-up is Friday 2pm - 6pm on the farm stand porch alongside the pre-orders. If you place an order for greens, we will add your CSA share to your greens order. If you’d still like to join the CSA this week, you have until Tuesday night to join for this Friday. Pro-rated Spring Mushroom CSA shares are available here.

To place your order, visit our store on Open Food Network:

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

Available to order:

All items are grown here and certified organic unless otherwise noted

• Arugula - A salad and sandwich green with a slight peppery kick! Sold in 0.35 lb bag.

• Spinach - Seeded in February so very tender, great for raw eating or light cooking. Sold in 1/2 lb bag.

• Baby kale mix - Grown in our high tunnel, our “kalebration kale mix” is a mix of baby kale varieties including red and green kale. It is great for eating raw in salad or for light cooking. Sold in 1/2 lb bag.

• Pea shoots - 1/4 lb bags.

• Popcorn (on the cob) - 2 pound bags.

• Mushrooms - Farmer’s Mix and shiitake grown by Fat Moon Farm in Westford, MA. Certified organic.

• Applesauce - Made with Grimes Golden apples grown by Ed at Long Run Produce in Boxborough, MA. Processed in Greenfield, MA. Certified organic.

• Baer’s Best Beans - Cannellini, Black Turtle, Italian Cranberry and Light Red Kidney. All are Certified Organic. Grown in South Berwick, Maine.

• Raspberry Vinegar Infusion- From Silferleaf Farm in Concord, MA. Certified Organic

Spinach, arugula and kale mix this week!

We have more high tunnel greens available to pre-order online for pick up this Friday, April 11th, 2pm-6pm. Once again we’ll also have our own popcorn, as well as local beans, applesauce and mushrooms! Since we need to place our mushroom order with Fat Moon by Wednesday morning, we encourage folks who would like mushrooms to order on Tuesday night. Online pre-orders will open today, Tuesday April 8th at 6pm and close Friday, April 11th at 6am.

Also, this is Week 2 of the Fat Moon Farm Mushroom CSA! Pick-up is Friday 2pm - 6pm on the farm stand porch alongside the pre-orders. If you place an order for greens, we will add your CSA share to your greens order. If you’d still like to join the CSA this week, you have until Tuesday night to join for this Friday. Pro-rated Spring Mushroom CSA shares are available here.

To place your order, visit our store on Open Food Network:

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

Available to order:

All items are grown here and certified organic unless otherwise noted

• Arugula - A salad and sandwich green with a slight peppery kick! Sold in 0.35 lb bag.

• Spinach - Seeded in February so very tender, great for raw eating or light cooking. Sold in 1/2 lb bag.

• Baby kale mix - Grown in our high tunnel, our “kalebration kale mix” is a mix of baby kale varieties including red and green kale. It is great for eating raw in salad or for light cooking. Sold in 1/2 lb bag.

• Pea shoots - Very limited this week, but we should have more coming up.

• Popcorn (on the cob) - 2 pound bags.

• Mushrooms - Farmer’s Mix and shiitake grown by Fat Moon Farm in Westford, MA. Certified organic.

• Applesauce - Made with Grimes Golden apples grown by Ed at Long Run Produce in Boxborough, MA. Processed in Greenfield, MA. Certified organic.

• Baer’s Best Beans - Cannellini, Black Turtle, Italian Cranberry and Light Red Kidney. All are Certified Organic. Grown in South Berwick, Maine.

• Raspberry Vinegar Infusion- From Silferleaf Farm in Concord, MA. Certified Organic

Spinach & Mushroom Quiche

by Julia Levy from Eating Well

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 8 ounces sliced fresh mixed wild mushrooms such as cremini, shiitake, button and/or oyster mushrooms

• 1 ½ cups thinly sliced sweet onion

• 1 tablespoon thinly sliced garlic

• 5 ounces fresh baby spinach (about 8 cups), coarsely chopped

• 6 large eggs

• ¼ cup whole milk

• ¼ cup half-and-half

• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

• 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish

• ¼ teaspoon salt

• ¼ teaspoon ground pepper

• 1 ½ cups shredded Gruyère cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray; set aside.

2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; swirl to coat the pan. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, about 8 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, until softened and tender, about 5 minutes. Add spinach; cook, tossing constantly, until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.

3. Whisk eggs, milk, half-and-half, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Fold in the mushroom mixture and cheese. Spoon into the prepared pie pan. Bake until set and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes; slice. Garnish with thyme and serve.