Online and walk-up sales schedule for asparagus this week!

This week we will be open Friday 2pm-6pm and Saturday 11am-3pm for walk-up self-serve asparagus sales at the farm stand (we will close early if we have sold out for the day). Pre-ordering is also available both days for tulips, daffodils, mushrooms, seedlings, and asparagus. This may be the last of the tulips and daffodils for the season! Both online and walk-up sales have a limit of 2 bunches of asparagus per customer this week.

Next week we will be open for walk-up self-serve asparagus sales our regular hours Tuesday-Friday 11am-6pm and Saturday 9am-3pm (we will close early if we have sold out for the day). We continue to offer pre-ordering for Tuesday and Friday 2pm-6pm pick-ups for asparagus as well as mushrooms and seedlings.

If you have any questions regarding your order emailing is the best way to contact us. Please email Melissa and shopkeeper@barrettsmillfarm.com with any order issues or to reschedule a forgotten order. May is planting month so it can be hard for us to get to the phone but we will see your email when we are processing orders!

Ordering will open today, Wednesday May 11th at noon for pick-up Friday May 13th 2pm - 4pm and 4pm - 6pm and Saturday May 14th from 11am-1pm. Ordering for Friday pick-ups will close at 6am on Friday and Saturday ordering will close at 6am Saturday.

To order visit: https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop

Available for pre-orders (starting at Noon Wednesday May 11th):

• Asparagus: Limit 2 bunches per customer please!

• Mushrooms from Fat Moon: Farmer’s Mix, 8 oz bags. Certified organic, grown in Chelmsford, MA.

• Tulips: Most bunches available are Menton (rose pink with apricot-pink edges, single blooming type) or Blue Spectacle (deep purple, double blooming with tall stems). These are the last tulip varieties for the season!

• Daffodils - Our last fancy tulip varieties are now blooming!

• Herb seedlings: Basil and parsley as well as a few oregano and sage (more thyme and sage will be ready in a couple of weeks). All suitable for container or garden planting.

• Tomato seedlings: Right now we have Chefs Choice Orange, a productive and tasty orange slicing tomato. We will have additional varieties in a couple of weeks including red slicers, more heirlooms, and cherry tomatoes. Keep indoors or covered until the chance of frost has passed.

Online ordering tips and reminders:

• 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.

• Be sure to choose your pick-up time (there is a red drop-down menu in the upper right-hand of the screen). If you don’t choose a time, you won’t be able to see the items in the shop.

• 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. Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” payment option. (it says “free” in parentheses behind both payment options - this just means that it is free to use that payment option, not that the product is free!).

May updates: Asparagus harvest this week and asparagus planting for the future!

Last week we planted a new patch of asparagus, our second big asparagus planting since we started farming here! While asparagus is a perennial, it does eventually decrease in productivity, and we have found that the total annual harvests from the oldest patch on the farm (planted before we arrived) have tapered off significantly in the past couple of years. We won’t get a harvest out of the new planting this this year, and next year we will only have a limited harvest next year of 7-10 days (it takes about 3 years for new asparagus patches to reach full productivity), so this is a longer term investment in the property! Fortunately, this week we are starting to see an uptick in the daily harvest from our current two asparagus fields, our planting from 2016 as well as the patch we believe was planted in 2009 by Patrick McGrath, so we are hoping to have the farm stand open for self-serve walk-up sales by the end of this week or early next week. In the meantime, we will be taking online pre-orders. Ordering will open today, Monday May 9th at noon (closing Tuesday at 6am) for pick-up Tuesday May 10th 2pm - 4pm and 4pm - 6pm. We’ll have asparagus bunches, mushrooms, herb and tomato seedlings, tulips and daffodils available.

To order visit: https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop

Available for pre-orders (starting at Noon Monday May 10th) for pick-up Tuesday May 10th:

• Asparagus: Limit 2 bunches per customer please!

• Mushrooms from Fat Moon: Farmer’s Mix, 8 oz bags. Certified organic, grown in Chelmsford, MA. This is separate from the Mushroom CSA!

• Tulips: Varieties include Menton (rose pink with apricot-pink edges, single blooming type) , Avignon (iridescent red and orange flushed with raspberry-pink and shaded orange towards the edge. Single blooming type), and Blue Spectacle (deep purple, double blooming with tall stems).

• Daffodils: a few bunches for tomorrow, but more will be available at the end of the week!

• Herb seedlings: Sage, Parsley, Thyme, Oregano, Basil. All suitable for container or garden planting.

• Tomato seedlings: Chefs Choice (orange slicer) and Striped German (a favorite heirloom tomato, yellow with pink streaks). Keep indoors or covered until the chance of frost has passed.

Spring Mushroom CSA Week 3: It is week 3 of our 10-week spring Mushroom CSA from Fat Moon Farm! Each 1lb bag of mushrooms this week is an oyster mix including a couple of the following: blue oyster, king trumpet, yellow oyster, and black pearl. Mushroom CSA pick up is Tuesday 11am-6pm. If members order additional items from the online store then their entire pick-up will be ready at the time selected for online pick-up on Tuesday (2pm-4pm or 4pm-6pm). Any uncollected orders will be put away at 6pm on Tuesday evening and put out again Wednesday morning at 7am. Please email Melissa if you would like to arrange a different pick up day or time.

Online ordering tips and reminders:

• 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.

• Be sure to choose your pick-up time (there is a red drop-down menu in the upper right-hand of the screen). If you don’t choose a time, you won’t be able to see the items in the shop.

• 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. Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” payment option. (it says “free” in parentheses behind both payment options - this just means that it is free to use that payment option, not that the product is free!).

More tulips, seedlings and the first asparagus for Saturday pick-up!

Orders are temporarily closed (our current tulip inventory sold out faster than expected!) but we will re-open ordering on Friday at Noon for Saturday 11am-1pm pick-up! After tomorrow morning’s harvest we will know our final numbers so we can have as much available for you as possible! There will be additional tulips available, seedlings (including basil and tomatoes), and the first asparagus bunches of the season!

To order visit: https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop

Available for pre-orders (starting at Noon Friday May 6th) for pick-up Saturday May 7th:

• Tulips: We will see what is ready tomorrow! Varieties will likely include Menton (rose pink with apricot-pink edges, single blooming type) , Avignon (iridescent red and orange flushed with raspberry-pink and shaded orange towards the edge. Single blooming type), and Blue Spectacle (deep purple, double blooming with tall stems).

• Asparagus- First of the season!

• Herb seedlings: Sage, Parsley, Thyme, Oregano, Basil, Chives. All suitable for container or garden planting.

• Tomato seedlings: Chefs Choice (orange slicer), Marnouar (purple beefsteak, tastes like an heirloom!), Striped German (a favorite heirloom tomato, yellow with pink streaks). Keep indoors or covered until the chance of frost has passed.

Online ordering tips and reminders:

• 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.

• Be sure to choose your pick-up time (there is a red drop-down menu in the upper right-hand of the screen). If you don’t choose a time, you won’t be able to see the items in the shop.

• 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. Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” payment option. (it says “free” in parentheses behind both payment options - this just means that it is free to use that payment option, not that the product is free!).

Mother's day flower pre-orders open today!

We have lots of special tulip varieties that will be ready just in time for Mother’s Day! In addition to the Angelique, Aveyron, Charming Beauty and Creme Upstar tulips that we’ve been enjoying, we have the very first of the Avignon and Menton varieties. There are also daffodils, herb seedling and mushrooms available as well. Orders open today, Wednesday May 4th at Noon (orders will close at 7am Friday) for pick-up Friday 2pm-4pm, Friday 4pm-6pm or Saturday 11am-1pm.

To order visit: https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop

Available for pre-orders for pick-up Friday May 6th or Saturday May 7th:

• Angelique tulips - Large double blooming tulips with pastel pink petals. Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Aveyron tulips - Dark rose blooms with a touch of green highlights on the outer petals. A double blooming peony-type tulip. Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Avignon tulips - Fire red and orange flushed with raspberry-pink shaded orange towards the edge. Single blooming type. Bunches of 10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Charming Beauty tulips- Large double blooming with apricot-orange petals that deepen in color as they bloom. Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Creme Upstar tulips - Light yellow flowers with rose edges and ivory interior. These are double blooming peony-type tulips. They are a new variety for us! Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Menton tulips - Rose-pink with apricot-pink petal edges. Single blooming type. Bunches of 10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Fancy daffodils - 10 stems. Certified organic.

• Herb seedlings: Sage, Parsley, Thyme. All suitable for container or garden planting. Certified organic.

• Fat Moon Mushrooms - Farmer’s Mix, 8 oz bags. Certified organic, grown in Chelmsford, MA. This is separate from the Mushroom CSA!

Online ordering tips and reminders:

• 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.

• Be sure to choose your pick-up time (there is a red drop-down menu in the upper right-hand of the screen). If you don’t choose a time, you won’t be able to see the items in the shop.

• 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. Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” payment option. (it says “free” in parentheses behind both payment options - this just means that it is free to use that payment option, not that the product is free!).

Happy May! Tulips, daffodils, and herb seedlings for sale

May is in many ways the most important month on the farm - it is the time when most crops are planted and when we get everything set up for the season. The pressure we feel this month is a mix of stress and excitement - if we get behind or have something go wrong in May then we feel the consequences for the rest of the season, but on the other hand seeing the first seeded crops germinating in the field never gets old! Another highlight of early May is that we reach the height of our tulip harvest (just in time for Mother’s Day! See below for details). We couldn’t talk about May on the farm without providing an asparagus update of course! The asparagus is starting to come up so we will likely have our first asparagus for online-pre-ordering by next week! Growth tends to be slower for the first week but if we get some consistent warm weather then by May 16th we should have enough to open for walk up self serve sales!

There are tulips, daffodils and herb seedlings available for pre-ordering today for pick-up tomorrow from 2pm-4pm and 4pm-6pm! Mushroom CSA members, if you would like to order additional items we will combine your order with your mushroom CSA and put it out at your selected time (2pm is the earliest we can have orders ready). Online ordering will open today, Monday May 2nd at noon for pick up Tuesday May 3rd from 2pm-4pm and 4pm-6pm (ordering will close at 7am Tuesday). Pick-ups will again be on the porch of our farm stand at 449 Barretts Mill Rd. Concord, MA.

We also have lots of special tulip varieties that will be ready just in time for Mother’s Day! For Mother’s Day weekend tulip orders we will will be opening ordering on Wednesday May 4th at Noon (orders will close at 7am Friday) for pick-up Friday 2pm-4pm, Friday 4pm-6pm or Saturday 11am-1pm. We will send out an email reminder before that ordering begins. In addition to tulips we will be offering herb seedlings, daffodils, and mushrooms from Fat Moon Farm.

To order visit: https://openfoodnetwork.net/barrett-s-mill-farm/shop#/shop

Available for pre-orders for pick-up Tuesday May 3rd:

• Creme Upstar tulips - Light yellow flowers with rose edges and ivory interior. These are double blooming peony-type tulips. They are a new variety for us! Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Angelique tulips - Large double blooming tulips with pastel pink petals. Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Charming Beauty tulips- Large double blooming with apricot-orange petals that deepen in color as they bloom. Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Aveyron tulips - Dark rose blooms with a touch of green highlights on the outer petals. A double blooming peony-type tulip. Bunches of 8-10 stems, wrapped in brown paper. Certified organic.

• Fancy daffodils - 10 stems. Certified organic.

• Herb seedlings: Sage, Parsley, Thyme. All suitable for container or garden planting. Certified organic.

Online ordering tips and reminders:

• 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.

• Be sure to choose your pick-up time (there is a red drop-down menu in the upper right-hand of the screen). If you don’t choose a time, you won’t be able to see the items in the shop.

• 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. Barrett’s Bucks members may select the “Bucks” payment option. (it says “free” in parentheses behind both payment options - this just means that it is free to use that payment option, not that the product is free!).

Angelique, Aveyron, Charming Beauty and Creme Upstar tulips. All are double flowering peony-type tulips that will open into large blooms.