Pick up your share boxes just in time before Hurricane Irene hits! You should be all set for the week with your week’s worth of fresh and seasonal produce, but do make sure you have extra tinned goods and non-perishables, your flashlights charged, some extra candles and matches just in case, freeze water in plastic […]

We are at the height of our summer season here at Applecrest! Our varieties of melons are bountiful and plump. We have the largest picking of peaches we have seen in a long time so get ready for peaches through the end of September. The beans are coming in strong. Sadly, summer squash and blueberries […]

Hi all, First off, we’d like to sincerely apologize for the black hole in cyber space with the notable absence of our newsletter.  Fortunately, we are finally back up and running and very much looking forward to the remaining season ahead.  We’ve had some wonderful (and very gratifying) feedback from y’all and are truly tickled […]

What’s in this Week’s Share? Veggies: Salad Mix Mesclun Mix Pole Beans Eggplant Beets Tomatoes Swiss Chard Pickling Cukes Shell Peas   Fruit: Blueberries   Storage and Handling Tips… Eggplant: With eggplant, the fresher it is the better it tastes, so try to use it sooner rather than later.  Store it at a cool room […]

What’s in this Week’s Share? Veggies: Shell Peas English Cucumbers Tri-Color Bean Mix Mesclun Mix Salad Greens Tomatoes   Fruit: Blueberries Strawberries   What’s New on the Farm… Pick your own Blueberries! Every day from 8 to 6! Three acres of easy-picking, our cultivated high-bush blues are brimming w/ berries. Varieties include: Bluecrop, Earliblue, BlueRay, […]

What’s in this week’s boxes? Veggies: 1 lb Sugar Snap Peas 1 lb Tomatoes 1 Yellow Summer Squash 1 bunch Red Rover Radishes 1 bag Salad Greens 1 bag Mesclun Mix 1 head Black Simpson Lettuce 1 bunch Kohlrabi Fruit: 1 quart Strawberries   Storage, Handling, and Cook Tips… Kohlrabi: Storage and Handling: If you […]