Fall is here!

Fall has hit the stand full force and we couldn't be more excited!

Gourds, pumpkins, mums and more!

We have all you need to decorate and create the best fall dishes available at the Farmstand! We're open for a couple more weeks so don't forget to stop by!

CSA Week 17 is here and full of delicious goodies!

CSA Week #17 list

We all know fall can be a busy and exhausting time but full of fun! HG was especially exhausted by this huge pumpkin!

CSA Week #15

CSA Week #15 is here and full of delicious items!

CSA Week 15 contents

 This is one of the last weeks we'll see the end of summer produce crossing with the new fall items. Tomatoes and peppers will be around for a little longer but not to long so grab them while you can! We're seeing more winter squash, lima beans and potatoes coming on! Stop and see us at the Farmstand!

CSA Week #14

CSA Week #14 is here! 

 

CSA Week #14 Share Contents

 We're excited to see what fall brings!  We'll have winter squash,  pumpkins,  brussels sprouts and more so stay tuned! Don't forget we're open until Halloween!  We'll be posting more about our fall events in the next couple weeks!

CSA Week 13 is here!

CSA Week 13 is here and bringing more variety!

CSA Week #13 List

 We're hitting the point of the season where late summer fall veggies are pairing with early fall veggies. This is bring a lot of variety to the CSA and the Farmstand! If you're interested in freezing/preserving quantities of corn, tomatoes or limas, email us at siwveggies@gmail.com or give us a call at 610-388-0318.

Don't forget to keep an eye out for all the fun fall events we'll have coming up! More to come soon!

CSA Week #10 & half way through the season!

CSA Week #10 is full of great items!!

CSA Week #10 Share Contents

 We're also half way through the season here at SIW! We've had a blast so far! We can't wait to see what the rest of the season brings!

Half way through the season!

 Stop and see us at the farmstand and grab some goodies!

CSA Week #9 and a new segment!

Week #9 of the CSA is here! What a list we have this week!

We're also going to start a new Q&A Feature with HG! Ever have a burning question about SIW, the stand, a vegetable variety? Well now is your chance to ask the Farmer! Send us your questions by Wednesday and we'll track down all the answers from HG and post on Friday. Leave your questions in the comments! We can't wait to hear what you have for us!

CSA Week #8

The CSA is in full swing and the list just gets better and better!

 

Check back later in the week for a recap of our second Field to Fork Dinner of the season with MacGregor Mann of Junto!

CSA Week #7 is here & Field to Fork Dinner #2 is coming up!

CSA Week #7 is here! The list is looking great again this week! More and more variety is being added each week.

CSA Week #7

We're also excited that our next Field to Fork Dinner with MacGregor Mann of Junto is right around the corner! MacGregor has joined us before for our Field to Fork series and everyone had an amazing time. Of course we're excited to have him with us again!

MacGregor and HG at last years Field to Fork dinner

MacGregor Mann has been a chef since 2000. He started his career at Penne at the Inn at Penn, moved on to Washington Square and then started at Amada under Chef Jose Garces in 2005. Wanting a change he moved to Chicago in 2008 to work at Mercat. He came back to Philadelphia to work at Amada again in 2009, becoming head chef this time around! Wanting to add to his culinary experiences he move to Denmark for 4 months in 2012 to work at Noma. Following his trip to Noma, he landed at Henry’s Fork Lodge in Idaho but returned to his roots during the winter of 2013. At this time he began working on the process of creating Junto which opened in May of 2014.

Our mouths are still watering from this Lima Bean Succotash MacGregor created for one of the dinners last year!

We can't wait to see what menu MacGregor is creating for the dinner on August 3rd! HG has some delicious veggies that are being harvested for MacGregor to choose from!

An evening with Cocina Lolo

We had our first Field to Fork Dinner of the 2016 season on July 13th with Bryan Sikora of Cocina Lolo. It was an amazing night! We had some rain but it cleared up and provided the perfect backdrop for the evening.

The menu included corn and tomatoes grown at SIW

The dinner was served family style so everyone socialized and mingled in the barn. 

             

The lighting and flowers set the perfect ambiance in the barn for the night

Bryan and the team prepared a delicious meal starting with fresh salsa & guacamole along side swordfish escabeche. This was followed by grilled skirt steak and chicken, a divine pasole with vegetable jasmine rice. The grill was going and the food was flowing!

Grilled corn getting ready to head to the tables for guests to enjoy.  This was the first taste of the season for HG's sweet corn and it was delicious!

Bryan slicing up the grilled steak for tacos! The meal was amazing and showcased the farms delicious veggies perfectly. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to Bryan and his team for making the evening such a delight. We also want to thank everyone who attended and make our Field to Fork series a success!

We can't wait for the next dinner!

CSA Week #5

The fields are really starting to "produce"!

CSA Week #5

We'll have HG's sweet corn until the end of summer! The tomatoes are coming along nicely as are the figs. 

The onions and garlic are in the barn curing and fresh are available at the stand. Keep an eye out on Instagram and Facebook for specials and what's hitting the stand as it's coming out of the fields. We had our first Field to Fork dinner on Wednesday night with Cocina Lolo and it was amazing! We'll have a recap of on the blog soon.

Paste tomatoes soon!

Stop by the stand and see all the beautiful produce!

23 days...

We're getting closer and closer to opening day and we couldn't be more excited!

Opening Day is June 1st!

Opening day is June 1st and we're well on our way getting things ready around the farm. The greenhouse has been busy and bursting at the seams (see those updates here and here).

Tomatoes that were started in the greenhouse

Some of our favorite veggies are in the fields and coming along nicely. We can't wait to taste those delicious tomatoes, have a fresh ear of corn or enjoy some delicious peas! We're so excited we're already contemplating our summer dinner menus.

Peas in the field with morning dew glistening in the sun

With opening day fast approaching, we're getting excited about all the upcoming events on the farm. Don't forget to check the calendar for our Field to Fork Dinners. We also have the Annual Farm Tour coming up on June 16th. Don't forget we also are hosting a Wild Edibles Walk with Nathaniel Whitmore, you can read more about that here.

What are you excited for this summer?

That's a wrap!

We wrapped up our second Crop Mob of the 2016 season on Saturday, April 30. We weren't sure of the weather at the the start of the morning but the sun came out and warmed us up. It turned out to be a wonderful day!

Volunteers arrive for a morning of helping at SIW!

A few tasks were added to the to do list of the day. The volunteers were split into groups and sent on their way into the fields. The first task on the list was to clean up the raspberries! The raspberry canes were trimmed and all the leftover debris needed to be removed from the rows of canes. Did you know that a raspberry plant is called a cane? 

Removing trimmings and debris from the raspberries

Another group of volunteers were sent over to the corn that had previously been planted in the field. The corn has been in the ground for a bit now. You can see the corn under it's big blanket on our Instagram feed when it was first planted. Good news, the blanket did it's job! The corn sprouted and began touching the "blanket". This means the hoops needed to be added to the rows to lift the row cover off the crops. The corn is still young yet so still needs the protection of the row cover. The volunteers did a great job of adding the hoops and recovering the corn!

The hoops are in and the cover goes back on the corn!

The last task on the list of the morning was to plant more sweet onions! The sweet onions have been in the ground for a few weeks now. Sometimes the seedlings don't take and need to be replanted. The volunteers went down the rows of onions looking for any empty holes to place a new seedling. 

Planting more Candy Onions

The tasks of the morning definitely give us an appreciation for the hard work that goes into providing the food for our tables! The tasks were completed just in time for lunch! We gathered for a group photo and then dived into a delicious lunch made by Talula's Table! A HUGE thank you to the Delaware Center for Horticulture and the volunteers that helped us!

Tomatoes, tomatoes & more tomatoes!

We have heirlooms, cherries, plums and more varieties well on their way!

(Planting heirloom tomato varieties under low tunnels in the fields)

The tomatoes are well on their way, some varieties even have flowers already! We're keeping our fingers crossed that Spring is truly here and we don't have any more cold snaps. The garlic and onions are coming along nicely as well. This all means one thing for us...

(Garlic coming along nicely in the field)

We're so close to opening day of the stand! June 1st is opening day at the stand! We're working hard to get all the veggies and flowers ready.

(Heirloom tomatoes at the stand)

We're also really excited for our Field to Fork dinners this coming summer as well. If you haven't checked out the dates yet head on over to our Events page and check them out. The next Crop Mob is on April 30th, if you're interested in volunteering for the morning at the farm, email us at siwveggies@gmail.com. We can't wait to see everyone!

Greenhouse is "growing" strong...

The greenhouse is GREEN!

There is so much growth to report on! The first rounds of tomato plants are getting stronger, and taller by the day. Soon they'll be moved outside to get acclimated to the weather.

Jamie the resident greenhouse guru is also busy growing a plethora of starts for the Wilmington Flower Market! SIW grows starts for the Flower Market every year. Since 1921 the Wilmington Flower Market has been raising funds for a wide range of charities throughout the state of Delaware that support children. If you'd like to support a good cause and get your hands on some of the SIW starts head to their website for information on the big sale!

The fig trees are growing nicely as well as the zinnias. The stand will have shorter zinnias this year (12-18inch length stems) which will be perfect for any bouquet to decorate your home with! The sunflowers have been planted also.

The lettuces are poking their heads up as well. Making for some gorgeous color in the greenhouse. The sweet candy onions are coming along nicely, they look like chives right now!

The praying mantis have hatched and are growing. The praying mantis is used as a natural pest control method on the farm. Waiting for the nests to hatch has proven to be an event on the farm!

We're excited that Spring has arrived and can't wait to share more updates on the greenhouse and growing season's progress! 

Garlic, Onions, Sweet Corn & Crop Mob?

Spring is upon us at the Farm...

Although, the first day of Spring brought us some rain and cooler temps (even some snowflakes!) we're seeing green on the farm. The birds are chirping, the resident farm cats are on the prowl, and the fields are being prepped for the upcoming season.

The garlic that was planted in November is beginning to sprout and is well on its way. Although, it still has a while to go before it'll be harvested. Things are moving right along; peas will be planted this week, onions will go in soon and in the next three weeks the first sweet corn will be planted.

We're gearing up for our first Crop Mob of the season. SIW will be holding its 6th annual Crop Mob with the Delaware Center for Horticulture on March 26th and April 30th from 9-12 am . This is a chance for participants to learn about some of the processes on the farm such as; "why onions are grown in plastic". Once the "work" is complete we all enjoy lunch from Talula's Table in Kennett Square. It has been a huge success in past years so we are excited to get to work this year! Spots fill up fast, if you are interested in helping us out on March 26th please email us at siwveggies@gmail.com no later then Wednesday, March 23rd, this will guarantee you get a delicious lunch!

Planting 25,000 onions....

 ....one onion at a time!

CSA - Week 16

1 Bunch of Cornstalks

1 1/2 lbs. of Squash                          

1 Red Onion

1 White Onion

6 Ears of Corn

2 Sweet Peppers

4 Hot Peppers

3 HG Tomatoes

1 1/2 lb. Heirloom Tomatoes

1/2 lb. Lima Beans

1 Bag of Lettuce

1 pint of Cherry Tomatoes

1 Acorn Squash

1 Field Trip Pumpkin

CSA Week 9

CSA Week 9


3lbs of Squash

2lbs of Potatoes

1 Bulb of Garlic

1 Red Onion

1 Candy Onion

6 Ears of Corn

1 Bunch of Beets

3 Hot Peppers

1 1/2 lbs Eggplant

2 Heirloom Tomatoes

2 H.G. Tomatoes

1 Pint Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes

3 Sunflowers

1 H.G. Sugarcube Lope

1/2 Pint of Raspberries

CSA: Weekly Share

The season is really starting to change. We are waiting for the next patch of heirloom tomatoes to come in so they will be a bit slim this week. Hopefully we will get some picked for the share this week. Cukes and eggplant are a bit meager, also, but we should have some for CSA members, also. We've picked the last of our cantaloupe. What a great season it has been for those. We will be bringing some in as long as they last locally, though. And also we are at the end of our watermelons. Enjoy them while you can!


This weeks share: 

8 corn, you pick the type

1lb. doc martin lima beans

1lb. regular tomatoes
1lb. heirloom tomatoes (possibly)
1 pint cherry tomatoes (possibly)
1 lb. squash
1 cukes
1 garlic
2 onions
1 green/red peppers
1 hot pepper
1 lb. potatoes
1/2 lb. eggplant
1 cantaloupe

1 sugar baby watermelon1 razz

1 edamame
1 bunch flowers
1 sprig basil

CSA: Weekly Share

The season is just starting to change a bit. We are picking in our last cantaloupe patch, so enjoy the last of our melons. Peppers have come on very strong and so have the eggplants. In the post yesterday I mentioned that the doc martin limas are finally in strong, so we are able to add those to the CSA share this week. Blackberries are dwindling, they are only picking a case or two here and there so they are no longer part of the share. But our raspberries are still going like mad, though, and will be around until the nights get cold. No pumpkins yet, but I expect mums to make an appearance very soon. 


This weeks share:
8 corn, you pick the type
1lb. doc martin lima beans
1lb. regular tomatoes
1lb. heirloom tomatoes
1 pint cherry tomatoes
1 lb. squash
2 cukes
1 garlic
2 onions
1 green peppers
1 hot pepper
1 lb. potatoes
1 lb. eggplant
1 cantaloupe
1 sugar baby watermelon
1 razz
1 bunch flowers
1 sprig basil