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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
Greenery
The late November landscape is all browns, grays, and drizzling icy rain, but when you step inside one of our hoop houses, it's a magical experience full of greenery. These unheated hoop houses provide just enough protection to keep spinach and kale healthy and vibrant through the end of December.1 read more »
Greenery
Stick season is not Vermont's most glorious time of year. The November landscape is all browns and grays, but when you step inside one of our hoop houses, it's full of green! Green food that we've been saving up for just this moment read more »
Power of Community
Let's celebrate the power of community, even if we can't be together right now. What we know is that we're all connected, and we will find our way forward through relationships and mutual support. Your choice to purchase a season's share of vegetables from Root 5 Farm radiates out1 read more »
Resilience
Resilience. It’s a word that is being used a lot lately, as businesses adapt and respond to the current crisis. But for those of us working to strengthen our food system and deepen our connection to the land that sustains us, this is more than a word. It's our mission.
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Clean Up
November farm work is usually not for the faint of heart as we deal with snow, ice, and sideways slushy rain, so the recent warm weather was such a gift as we finished up the last of our outdoor work for the season. It was amazing to have warm hands, wear t-shirts, and soak up some golden rays of v1 read more »
Digging Turmeric Root
Our fresh turmeric root will be featured in shares this week so this unique crop deserves some special attention. Because of our short growing season, we harvest this tropical root at a young stage, before it's developed any skin. This means it's more perishable than the stuff you see in stores.&nb1 read more »
Digging turmeric root
Our fresh turmeric root will be featured in shares this week so this unique crop deserves some special attention. Because of our short growing season, we harvest this tropical root at a young stage, before it's developed any skin. This means it's more perishable than the stuff you see in stores.&nb1 read more »
Beginning of Winter
We're about halfway between the fall equinox and winter solstice. This marks the end of harvest season and the beginning of winter, or the "dark half" of the year. The ancient Celts celebrated this time with a great festival called Samhain as this marked the beginning of the Celtic new year. This w1 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!