We have reached that time of year again when our farming efforts are focused on growing for local wholesale distribution.  We have started picking and shipping green kale, red Russian kale, purple kale, collards, and rainbow Swiss chard.  We hope you will enjoy the great taste and health benefits of these leafy greens.

Our Greenhouse Plant Sale is over.  Thanks to all who found their way here and bought our plants.  All our plants are grown in Vermont Compost Company potting soil, which  has yielded terrific results once again.  Thanks are due to Karl Hammer and his his crew for such a reliable product.

We no longer grow strawberries for Pick-Your-Own.  I am growing some for my own freezer, and if I have any extra will sell them through the Plainfield Coop.  Dog River Farm, south of Montpelier on Rt. 12, is the nearest PYO operation.

Spring has sprung, and we are at it again.   We are  growing a variety of vegetable crops for local wholesale distribution, primarily to Plainfield Coop and Hunger Mountain Coop.  Much of our crop land will be in soil building crops this year.  We are proud of our commitment to organic farming methods.  Organic farming is the best system for preventing nutrient runoff into our waterways, and it grows great tasting food.  Shop the coops, buy Littlewood Farm  produce, and help the the environment.

Never a lack of things to do.  We have been working hard, whenever the rains have relented, to mechanically cultivate and hand weed.  No point in letting the weeds take over.  Easier by far to get them out when thy are young.

Another important project has been to keep up with the application of approved organic pest controls to minimize crop damage from insects.  We always scout first, then use the correct product.  Many of  the sprays we use are bacterial diseases of insects.  Some just interfere with feeding of the insect, or make it hard for them to molt.  All for a better organically grown product.

We have had to go back over many plantings and replace plant nutrients that have been carried off by the rains.  Overall, our efforts have been sucessful, and we are delivering freshly picked kale and chard to Hunger Mountain Coop 3 times a week.

Cherry tomatoes and green peppers coming soon!