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We are on a Seattle Times Video

Rob — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:48:51 +0000

Check out this video featuring several Vashon growers and crafters, including Plum Forest Farm! There is also an article about taking a day trip to Vashon Island.

New Year 2010

Rob — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 20:21:20 +0000

The quiet of the farm in winter…

Winter Treasures

Rob — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:40:24 +0000

December 15, 2009–Winter Treasures are available in our Farm Stand. We are still evaluating what survived the cold snap, but we are resuming our regular Tuesday and Friday havest of Leeks, Carrots, and other items. Sign up and we’ll let you know by e-mail when we stock the farm stand and with what.

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summer bounty

Rob — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:36:33 +0000

July 12, 2009–Summer Bounty has begun. We are typically harvesting 20 different items on our Tuesday and Friday harvest days. Please look for us at the Vashon Farmers Market every Saturday 10-2. Our Farm Stand is well-stocked most of the time. You need to come early for eggs. We add 5-7 dozen eggs each morning (except Tuesdays, when they are fewer). Sign up and we’ll let you know by e-mail when we stock the farm stand and with what.

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Asparagus

Rob — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:35:43 +0000

April 21, 2009–We have delicious Asparagus! We harvest it daily and stock a few bunches in the farm stand most days. We have plenty of delicious eggs in the farm stand all the time. For now, we are harvesting other produce, mostly kale, on Fridays. Sign up and we’ll let you know by e-mail when we stock the farm stand and with what.

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Summer!

Rob — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:32:50 +0000

Summer bounty is beginning to roll in. We are now stocking the farm stand on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, usually by mid afternoon. You’ll find a great variety of vegetable in the farm stand. For example, on July 10 we harvested our much-loved Gourmet Salad mix, peas, beans, fava beans, carrots, beets, summer squash, cucumbers, scallions, sweet onions, turnips, broccoli, and more.

We have reached the time of year when we sell out of eggs every day. We stock the farm stand with eggs every morning. Wednesday through Sunday are the best days as some of our eggs on Tuesdays are taken by CSA share holders.

We are beginning to have berries. We expect our main season raspberry crop to begin to mature in late July. We’ll keep you posted. Sign up and we’ll let you know by e-mail when we stock the farm stand and with what.

Winter Blast

Rob — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:30:15 +0000

December 15, 2008. This past weekend the temperature dropped and we got a couple of inches of snow. Fortunately we were well warned and did our best to protect less hardy crops by covering them with row covers and cloches. Now our tender plants are waiting under this cover plus snow and we are waiting to see what survives after. We put many great crops in the farm stand on Friday, some of which froze inside the refrigerator. So the farm stand. now stands empty for the first time in months. We will be harvesting and stocking it again after the thaw, but have for now taken down the “Farm Stand Open” sign.

Great Year at Farmers Market

Rob — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 15:00:56 +0000

November 22 was Plum Forest Farm’s last day at the Saturday Market for 2008. We want to thank all of you who bought produce from us this year. We had a great year at the market and look forward to returning in 2009. If you miss our produce at the market, please check out our farm stand.

Winter Produce

Rob — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:18:17 +0000

We have had several frosts by now and that means that our hardy winter vegetables are at their peak of sweetness. Many hardy plants use sugar as an antifreeze, which results in leeks, carrots, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, cilantro, boc choi, rutabaga, and other crops that are bursting with flavor.

We also have lots of summer sun stored up in our delicious cherry and raspberry jam, dill pickles, pickled jalapenos, and winter squash. Our farm stand will be stocked all winter.

You can sign up with us to be notified when we harvest and stock the farm stand. We send out an email telling you what is in the farm stand most weeks during most harvest season. Click here to join the list!