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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
Abundant Greens + Strawberries!
The weather has been ideal for greens these past few weeks- warm days, cool nights, just enough rain but not too much. So we have an abundance of gorgeous greens of all kinds right now. Stock up while they're at their best!
Plus it's peak strawberry season in the Upper Valley, so we've sourced some1 read more »
Summer Solstice
We’ve reached the longest days of the year, the highest arc of the sun in our part of the world, with an amazing 16 hours of daylight shining down on us. This marks a significant turning point in vegetable farming, as we're shifting through this period of lush vegetative growth and now fruits1 read more »
Dreamy June
Gentle rains, warm sunshine, an amazing hard working crew, a genuinely helpful 5-year old, twelve foot tall cucumber vines in June. What more can we ask for??? These are the long, sunny days of our dreams.
It's been an incredibly productive week at the farm, the crops are really looking great, it f1 read more »
Beginnings
The first full week of June has arrived and so we begin our Summer CSA Shares. We're so excited to bring you fresh, delicious organic vegetables from our fields over the next 21 weeks. We're amazed and humbled as we enter our 10th year farming on this land because many of you, our dedicated CSA mem1 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!