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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
Peak Harvest
It's peak harvest time on the farm, so it's a great time to stock up for winter! Make a big batch of tomato sauce, or salsa, or simply freeze sliced up raw tomatoes. We've got 15 lb boxes that you can purchase to jump start your salsa and tomato sauce endeavors.
Our lettuces took a hard hit with th1 read more »
Nature Does Not Hurry
Sometimes farming feels like managing a 90 sided Rubik's Cube. When you consider the planning and execution of simultaneous crop rotation, succession planting, harvesting, washing, packing, deliveries, weeding, crew management, communications, and the list goes on.... we often get swept away with t1 read more »
Great Zukes!
It's that time of year when we're astounded daily by the bounty of our harvest. The over-abundant rain in July has been hard on our salad greens, so those are limited this week, but we're bringing in hundreds of pounds of tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, and peppers every harvest day. We've star1 read more »
Great Zukes!
It's that time of year when we're astounded daily by the bounty of our harvest. We're bringing in hundreds of pounds of tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, and peppers every harvest day. We've started bulk harvesting summer carrots, beets, and onions- bringing in thousands of pounds at a time. Our1 read more »
Eat the Rainbow
This rainbow in your CSA box may not have a pot of gold attached to it, but the nutritional benefits are priceless. Phytonutrients from the Greek phytón, meaning “plant,” are chemicals produced by plants to protect themselves from insect attacks and radiation from UV rays. Luckil1 read more »
The Pinnacle of Plenty
As we delight in the height of summer, we give thanks for the amazing folks at NOFA-VT who made 75 delicious pizzas to ensure all of our guests were fed last Thursday evening. And thank you to our amazing crew who led farm tours and smoothly facilitated the parking brigade. We have one more event c1 read more »
Change is Natural
As consumers in an industrial food system, we've come to expect food that is unnaturally uniform and consistent and always available. As consumers in a small scale local food system we are more tuned in to what's thriving in this particular moment, in our particular watershed, and we know that natu1 read more »
solar powered tomatoes!
Did you know? Our tomatoes are 100% solar powered! We don't use any propane to heat our hoop houses and the electric heat mats we use to warm the soil in early spring are powered by our solar panels!
As you can see, Garhett is giddy about these ripening cherry tomatoes. He sneaks into the hoop hous1 read more »
Celebrating Our Inter-dependence
"Wanna see a bird nest in the lettuce bed?" she asks. "Sure!" I say and she leads me to the place. She points her finger and whispers, "there". My eyes scan the area she's pointing to but I'm unable to see what's right in front of me. It's hidden in plain sight. And then, I see the tiny nest woven1 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!