Our luffa sponges are now available, these wonderful sponges were grown right here on our farm! Luffas are members of the gourd family, originally from China. This year their long trailing vines grew out of their bed into our sweet…
In true fall style we have loads of pumpkins and sweet potatoes. At our last market we secretly debut a new pumpkin variety, Thai Kang Kob, by including it in our Seasonal Veggie Taco. This one is a show stopper…
October went out with some wonderful summer-like temperatures. But with the arrival of November the chilly fall temperatures have returned. This morning during the wee hours before dawn we got a killing frost aka a freeze. Pretty much every crop…
It is that time of year … our tomatoes are done for the season. They had a good run, our thousands of plants were very productive. This season’s total tomato harvest was our biggest to date, with over 3,350 pounds…
Recently we have been having some classic autumn weather, rainy days, crisp cool mornings, gusty afternoons, and some days where the bright warm sun almost makes it feel like it is still summer. This weather seems to be perfect for…
It is hard to believe, but we only have 10 farmers markets left this year! To cozy up the end of the season we have decided to add hot cocoa and delicious hot soup to our menu. Each week our…
The first of our pumpkins are ready! This week we have a delicious variety called Seminole. These small, cream-colored, bell-shaped fruits are sweeter than a butternut squash. Seminole pumpkin is an heirloom variety that is a staple among the Seminole…
The slow season has slowly been creepy towards us. As I write this, out my window is a rainy gray day, which is fine because all of my outside work can wait. There is nothing pressing that requires me to…
This year I planted about 30 pounds of garlic cloves. I chose four varieties to plant: Chesnok Red, German White, German Red, and Elephant garlic. To get the soil ready to plant garlic, I did a light pass of the…
We have a new logo! After 3 seasons of growing on the Eastern Shore of Maryland we figured it was time for a little revamp. We also decided it was time that Quarter Acre EATS got their own logo. For…