Labor Day Vibes
Last night we had another great gleaning event at our farm. Over a dozen volunteers with the Maryland Food Bank turned out. The August heat made for a warm and sticky evening but the many hands made for light work.…
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Heirloom Tomatoes are Rolling In
We are often asked if folks can come out to visit our farm, but our place is not typically open to the public … except when we have a gleaning event! This Thursday on August 8th, come to our farm…
Cherry Tomatoes and Saturdays at the Market
Right now we are living in the cherry tomato rows harvesting pint after pint and tying up the plants weekly until they reach the top of our stakes. Most of our first planting has reached the top of the stakes…
Welcoming July
It is hard to believe that it is just the first week of July as our June weather was so hot, humid, and lacking in the rainfall department that this past month felt like peak summer instead of just the…
Endless Summer
It is hard to believe that it is about to be Labor Day weekend. We know that it marks the unofficial end of the summer. But at our farm the crops are not ready for summer to end. Our heat…
Summer Time
We are feeling like we are in a summer daze, the dog days of summer are here with their heat and abundant harvests. We hope you survived the heat wave and are enjoying our recent cool down. Our tomato and…
Tomatoes of All Shapes & Sizes
We are now picking cherry and heirloom tomatoes almost everyday. Our tomatoes come in many colors, shapes, and sizes. We got something for everyone. We often get asked if the color of the tomato indicates anything about the flavor. Well,…
First Cherry Tomatoes
The first of the cherry tomatoes have arrived! This year we are growing 16 different varieties of cherry tomatoes and a few of the varieties started ripening in the last couple of days. So Sunday we went out to pick…
I Guess it is Fall
For me it seems like fall got here too quickly. Maybe it is because our main focus at the farm is tomatoes, the jewels of the summer. We love to extend our summer crops as long as possible in the…
Logo Revamp
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…