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Plant Sale 2023!

Happy May and welcome to the 2023 growing season!

Our spring plant sale starts Saturday May 12th and Sunday 13th, from 9-2 pm. We’ll be open for the next 2 weekends.

“ What’s happening at Littlewood Farm?”
It’s the 33rd annual spring plant sale. We have selected varieties, chosen to best adapt to our changeable climate. We aim to have the right sized plant, growing vigorously, timed to set in your garden when the conditions are right. We might not have everything, but you will find most of you need to give your garden a jump start for the growing season. Joey and Betsy welcome your visit. A list of plants will be posted soon to this website and Facebook.

We’ll also have our famous rhubarb plants available. This is the strain selected by Ralph Persons of Williamstown. It is amazingly productive, if well fed. Call ahead if you want a few cuttings.

Please recycle your plastic trays. Bring them along to reuse or contribute to the farm supply.

We want to congratulate Kagen and Elise (dba Blackbird Organics) as they soon purchase a land-trusted farm in Marshfield. They’ll continue to lease our crop land and some greenhouses at Littlewood Farm for the next few years. They’ll also be selling Littlewood grown rhubarb and strawberries at the local coops this season.

Joey and Spencer Hardy, one of current farm helpers, have been busy in the raspberry patch; we plan to have both summer and fall crops available for Pick-your-own.

Spencer and Jackie Huettenmoser, our two farm helpers, have put a lot of effort into improving our orchard as well. They’ll soon be getting married and in November moving onto their own land-trusted farm. So Littlewood, which is a land-trusted farm, is looking for another individual or couple ready to get started on organic farming practices. Pass this on if you know of any potential farmers. And best wishes to Spencer and Jackie!

It’s always great to see the leaves coming out. This rainy spell will help sustain our forests and fields throughout the summer. Working with plants and soil is good for the soul. May our lives continue to be so blessed.

We’re always thankful that our community and the Vermont Land Trust have made it possible for us to preserve this special place for the future.

Reminder: Plant Sale open this weekend AND Memorial Day!

 

It’s the weekend to get all those plants in the ground!

We still have so many plants.  Our back benches are just about to collapse under the weight of all the winter squash and pumpkins.  We still have great selections of peppers and tomatoes, melons and brassicas, also flowers and herbs.  Our hanging baskets are only $15 and are incredibly vibrant!

I’ll be doing a little gardening myself tomorrow morning before the sale begins.  In the garden bed next to the retail house I’m going to put in nasturtium and tangerine and lemon gems for our farmers’ market salad mix.  Justin and I have also grown out some seed we saved from our enormous crop of Amish Paste last year and I’ll put some of those plants in there as well.  A friend brought us “rare” Peruvian pepper seeds back from South America last year so a couple of those plants will go in as well.  The bed should be an eclectic mix of flowers and tomatoes, peppers and an enormous spreading oregano plant.  We’ll probably top it off with sunflowers and zinnias too.  You’ll be able to watch the madness unfold throughout the season!

And, in 1 week the Plainfield Farmers’ Market begins!

Gearing up for the Seedling Sale!

Littlewood Farm’s Seedling Sale Begins Saturday!

Saturdays and Sundays, 9am – 2pm

Wednesday- Friday, 4pm – 6pm

 

We are positively swimming in plant starts and getting them labeled and organized for the beginning of the sale on Saturday.  Cool-loving crops like broccoli, cauliflower, red and green cabbage, onions, leeks, pansies, and lettuce have already moved outside.  They’re ready to plant now!

Inside the greenhouse are our warm-loving crops like tomatoes, eggplant, peppers, winter squash, cucumbers, and pumpkins; as well as flowers like cosmos, marigolds, calendula and the next round of cabbages, kales, and lettuce.

 

Don’t forget, we have Variety Descriptions for all the eggplant (traditional Italian, mini, Asian) , melons (red, yellows, multicolored, large, small) , tomatoes (cherry, grape, slicer, hybrid, heirloom, paste) and peppers (bell, horn-shaped, green, red, orange, sweet, hot).  There are a lot of choices!  We’ll also be around to answer any specific questions you may have.  See you at the sale!

 

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