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Farm Happenings at Root 5 Farm
cabbage, kale, collards! ooolala!
We love these cold hardy crops- keeping us healthy, still eating our greens throughout these colder months. read more »
Young Ginger
Most of us know ginger as a thick-skinned, fibrous and spicy root that's imported from far away places. This fresh "young" ginger that we grow is juicy and plump, with a pink blush. It's tender enough to eat raw in salads, and it has an almost translucent skin that doesn’t need peeling.1 read more »
Teamwork makes the dream work
Our crew works seamlessly together as we clip each winter squash off the vine, buff off the dirt, and windrow them into piles for pick up. Morale is high because we see that the crop is beautiful, and we all feel the significance of this important food that we can put into storage and continue to e1 read more »
Heavy Harvest Time
We're harvesting every day now, bringing in big bins of winter squash, carrots, beets, radishes, and turnips. Later this week we'll start sweet potatoes. We wash and store everything carefully so we can continue to eat good good food through the cold months of November, December, and January. read more »
Shoulder Season
It's a beautiful, fleeting moment while we still have abundant tomatoes, sweet peppers, and watermelons, but the winter squash and root vegetables are starting to come in strong too. Still summer, not yet fall, so lovely. read more »
Cover crops
When we finish harvesting vegetables from a bed, we plant cover crops of oats and peas, rye and vetch, or clover. This holds nutrients in place and builds organic matter in the soil for future healthy crops. read more »
Soaking up summer!
Our watermelon crop is so sweet, juicy, and plentiful this year! What if you eat your last watermelon of the summer like a kid- barefoot, outside, let the juices drip down to your elbows, and have fun spitting the seeds out! Or, if you're in a grown up mood- have you tried arugula, feta, mint, and1 read more »
Bulk Harvest
Beautiful onion crop coming in! read more »
Meet Sam
Sam grew up in NYC and he's going to be a sophomore at Oberlin College. We're so happy that he's joined us for a summer at Root 5 Farm. Sam is the best. He's a hard worker, he loves cooking and baking, and he's a really talented artist. One of Sam's favorite jobs on the farm is cleaning totes. He 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!