TURTLE LEDGE FARM
SERVICES
Check out our list of SEASONAL OFFERINGS. We serve consumers directly through our CSA- style farm pick-up and also provide specialty items and produce staples to local RESTAURANTS.
Seasonal Offerings*
Early Summer/Mid-Summer:
Sugar Snap Peas
Snow peas
Cucumbers (slicers, picklers)
Green Beans
Broccoli
Salad Mix (CSA only)
Greens (CSA only): greens, spinach, arugula, mizuna,
collards
Early Purple Summer Bunching Onions
Purple scallions
Blackcurrants, blueberries, tart cherries
Herbs
Organically-grown transplants for home gardeners (late May): tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, melons, winter squash, sweet potatoes
Late Summer/Fall:
Edamame (edible green soybeans in the shell)
Red and yellow onions
Muskmelons (cantaloupes)
Blackberries
Green beans
Beets – red and golden mix
Corn (CSA only)
Black-eyed peas in the shell
Cucumbers (slicers, picklers)
Sweet Peppers (3 types = early yellow single-lobed bell,
red and orange ‘Corno di Toro’type, red Italian frying
Hot peppers, fresh Cayenne or 'Black Pearl', dried
pizzeria- style hot pepper flakes and dried cayenne
Cherry Tomato medley (mix of yellow, red and orange)
Tomatoes (slicers): red, orange, bright yellow low-acid
Eggplant
Butternut squash – small personal sized
Kale - green and red mix
Salad Mix (CSA only-cool weather crop)
Potatoes: red, white-skinned with yellow interior
Garlic, Golden Shallots
Herbs
* Certified by Baystate Organic Certifiers
CSA
How our ”CSA” works:
We are different from other “CSA”s! We think you will like this approach even more.
*No money up front: pay as you go
* Order each week from an email
list: you only buy exactly what
you and your family want that
week – no unwanted
produce items sulking in the frig!
* No obligation to order each week
Each week we will send out an email listing produce items for sale, including the price per item. You place an order by responding to the email. It’s best to order early in the week: we fill orders on a first-come, first-served basis, and anything that is not spoken for will quickly be sold to local markets. Because we are a small, "boutique"-type farm, we can best serve CSA customers who order on a fairly regular and consistent basis, but if you are on vacation that week you can just ignore our email (or let us know you won’t be ordering).
CSA orders are picked up at the farm (460 Windham Road, Hampton CT). We will list dates and times for pick-up in each weekly message, and you should include in your order the pick-up option you choose. Prompt pick-up is essential, as we harvest everything at peak (see "Produce" below), and we have no facilities for storage.
Pricing and Payment
Our target prices are generally at about the same level as regular supermarket prices (i.e., not in-season sale prices), although there is really no comparison between what we sell and what you will find in grocery stores. The quality of our produce more than compensates for any difference in price, and we hope you will also find it to be worth the extra "shopping trip" to pick it up. Payment by cash or check (payable to Melinda Fields) is expected at pick-up, or payment may be mailed in advance.
Produce
We offer only fresh, high-quality produce and eggs for sale, FDA certified organically grown/produced by Baystate Organic Certifiers, and we meet or exceed all the federal standards for organically grown food. By purchasing produce from local organic growers like us, you have the confidence of knowing where your food comes from and how it was grown. You don't have to be concerned about chemical or genetic contamination of the food or the environment, or about the kinds of labor practices used to grow and harvest it. You also don't have to wonder how many times it was handled, crated, tossed into and out of warehouses, trucks, railroad cars, or back rooms of supermarkets, or about how long it took to get from the field to your kitchen. Most of our produce will be delivered within 24 hours of harvesting, and all of it within a few days (excepting those items that require a "curing" period, like bulb crops, potatoes, etc.). For specific produce we grow, browse our “Seasonal Offerings” list.
Restaurants
We grow some unusual items!
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Turtle Ledge Farm would like to work with you, growing “niche/specialty” items for your restaurant. Because we are small-scale, we like growing items other growers sometimes don’t provide: we may be able to “fill in the gaps” left by your larger-scale suppliers.
Turtle Ledge Farm has been a long-time supplier to the Willimantic Food Co-op and recently contributed to the “Last Green Valley” banquet, fall 2015.
Some examples of our offerings are listed below. Also feel free to suggest items not listed here, and for more standard fare check out our Seasonal Offerings list.
Legumes: Snow peas, sugar snap peas, edamame, black-eyed peas
Nightshades: multi-colored (red yellow,orange) pints of cherry tomatoes, light yellow, orange or red “Corno di Toro” sweet peppers, Black Pearl and fresh Cayenne hot peppers, sunny yellow low-acid slicing tomatoes
Herbs: Genoese, Thai and Lemon Basil, Summer Savory, Cilantro (in cool seasons), Vietnamese coriander, curly and flat- leaf parsley
Fruits: Blackcurrants, Pie (tart) cherries, Muskmelons (cantaloupes)
Edible flowers/garnishes: Nasturtiums, Roses, Johnny Jump-up violas
Miscellaneous: Bulb fennel, okra
Dried Items: Pizzeria-style red pepper flakes (includes the seeds), Cayenne pepper, Summer Savory
