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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
Celebrating our Interdependence
While this coming weekend marks July 4th, Independence Day, this year we invite you to celebrate our interdependence: our sense of mutuality and relationship with each other and the earth. We acknowledge the long, painful history our nation’s agricultural system is built u1 read more »
Meet Zay
Zay is the newest member of our staff, joining us in early March from Huston, Texas where they ran a small urban farm. "I started farming because I wanted to empower others through farming, but ended up feeling that way myself! My favorite tool on the farm is my hori-hori knife which is useful for1 read more »
Summer Solstice
June 20, 2020 was the longest day of the year, the peak of sunlight in our part of the world. Solstice comes from the Latin words sol, meaning Sun and sistere, meaning stand still. This is a significant turning point in the vegetable farming season as we're shifting th1 read more »
Solstice
June 20, 2020 is the longest day of the year, the peak of sunlight in our part of the world. Solstice comes from the Latin words sol, meaning Sun and sistere, meaning stand still. This is a significant turning point in vegetable farming, as we're shifting through this1 read more »
Mulch
The rye and vetch cover crop has grown taller than me, so our big project this week is to chop it up into mulch for our perennial asparagus patch. We mow it onto a trailer and spread it green to dry in the pathways. Then, once we're done with asparagus harvest in a few weeks, we'll rake it into the1 read more »
Water
This is our view of the Connecticut River from our irrigation pump. We've been spending a lot of time here lately. It's a lovely place to meditate on water while priming the pump. During a dry spring like this one, we feel so fortunate to have access to a good, clean, abundant water source. Our irr1 read more »
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 »
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!