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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
Beginnings
This week marks the beginning of our Summer CSA Share season. We welcome our new CSA members to this adventure in eating with the seasons! And welcome back to our returning members!! We're so happy that you've joined us for a summer of delicious, fresh food. This hot, dry weather means we have1 read more »
Green!
The world suddenly turned ten thousand shades of green. Overnight. Our cover crops are especially vibrant right now. These are large areas on the farm that we've planted to red clover and timothy, or rye and vetch, or oats and peas. These plants help us build organic matter and fix nitrogen in the1 read more »
Warp Speed Ahead
It feels like we're moving at warp speed. After 2" of snow on May 10th, one week later we're suddenly in summer mode.This was a critical week for planting and we're grateful for the sunny days and warm nights. But it's been quite dry so we've been irrigating daily to establish all of our new crops1 read more »
Warp Speed Ahead
Do you remember the snow one week ago? What a difference a week makes. We're so delighted to finally have a stretch of beautiful, warm weather. The crops are all growing quickly now and we're busy planting and harvesting every day to catch up after a slow start to spring. We're so excited that the1 read more »
Welcoming warmer weather
As soon as we saw the 10 day forecast with nighttime temperatures in the 40's and 50's, we jumped on this opportunity to get peppers, summer squash, and eggplant in the ground last Friday. At last!! Warm weather!! The fruit trees are blooming, the peepers are peeping, and the bees are out pollinati1 read more »
welcoming warmer weather
As soon as we saw the 10 day forecast with nighttime temperatures in the 40's, we jumped on this opportunity to get peppers, summer squash, and eggplant in the ground last Friday. At last!! Warm weather!! The fruit trees are blooming, the peepers are peeping, and the bees are out pollinating. The f1 read more »
We're all ready for this!
We're thrilled to begin harvest next week, and from what I've been hearing, you're all super excited about this too! The hoop houses are bursting with greens, just in time for the start of Spring CSA.
The past two months have flown by at about a million miles an hour for us. We've been hustli1 read more »
About the farm
Root 5 Farm is a certified organic vegetable farm located on 38 acres in Fairlee, Vermont, along the Connecticut River. The fertile river bottom soils provide a rich environment for growing over 100 different varieties of vegetables and herbs.
The farm has been certified organic by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) since 2006. We are dedicated to growing practices that use a holistic approach to soil fertility, pest control and plant and animal health. We build our soil through crop rotation and cover cropping. We're committed to a healthy workplace, environment, and community, and our products are infused with that attention. You’ll taste the difference!
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The farm has been certified organic by Vermont Organic Farmers (VOF) since 2006. We are dedicated to growing practices that use a holistic approach to soil fertility, pest control and plant and animal health. We build our soil through crop rotation and cover cropping. We're committed to a healthy workplace, environment, and community, and our products are infused with that attention. You’ll taste the difference!