11/12/2025
Know your farmers, know your food. Support locally grown food and farms
I want to share something with you all. And it is my hope that you will take time to read it.
Farming is really hard work. It is a really unpredictable occupation and way to make a living. I mean Mother Nature is your prime business partner and we all know her lack of consistency. I guess it is one of the many reasons why only 1% of the population in the United States are the only ones that remain on the farm. The other 99% got smart enough to leave and move onto other careers. And thankfully the few of us left on the land to feed and fuel that 99% are doing a well-enough and efficient-enough job to sustain our neighbors and fellow Americans.
I was born and raised on this farm. I was lucky enough to have the biggest play ground in Town but also the burden of helping my family earn a living off this land. If we did not reap a harvest and get it sold, we would not make it through winter. It is basically still like that. When most of my friends were off on summer vacations we were all here on this land; embracing the height of the season we wait all year for. When my friends went to the beach because it was to be the hottest day of the year, I was here working alongside of my Mom, my Grandparents and Uncle Tasso weeding the newly planted strawberry field so that one WHOLE YEAR up the road we could get a good crop and put some money in the bank. While the future in this business is so uncertain, you are constantly planning ahead. Plant a new strawberry field every 2 or 3 years, put the garlic field in 8 months before harvest, welcome piglets that won't be freezer ready for months. The list goes on. The gamble is real.
So real that you literally take a gamble when you turn the lights on and open for the day...are people going to pull into the parking lot today? Are they going to buy the bumper crop of broccoli we have on the counters?
My family tried convincing me that there was no future in farming. They said you work too hard all year 'round but only see an income stream for about 4 months out of the 12 months of the year.
I clearly did not listen. I stayed. And sometimes I wish I chose a different path.
Our little farm has evolved a lot since my great grandparents were here.
We are fortunate enough to live in a community that has helped us grow. A community filled with neighbors that have voted with their food dollars to keep us around. They shop our Farm Stand, they buy CSA shares, they come to on-farm events. Our community has had our back since the beginning and it one of the biggest reasons why this farm has stood strong despite developers knocking on our doors and sprawl creeping in closer and closer to the barn gate.
There was once this saying, "Build it and They Will Come." But sometimes our consumers forget about us as the days shorten and the airs cools down. But believe it or not, there is still so much coming out of the fields; like the Brussels Sprouts and the Celery! They were the very-first crops to get seeded in the greenhouse when the heat flipped on back in February. And they are one of the last crops out of the fields in late-fall. I planted those little seeds in the greenhouse, nurtured them, moved them outside, planted them, weeded them, made sure they had plenty of water, made sure the bugs did not get them, and then picked them. Well myself or one of my kick-ass employees. It takes an Army to keep this place in operation! I had this dream ten years ago, that I would extend the growing season...take us ALL THE WAY to Thanksgiving with local, fresh-picked, wholesome food. We conquered it. But my height-of-the-season-regulars seem to have forgotten about this little stand as the season has changed. They have gone back to the grocery store isles to buy produce that came from far away, grown by people they do not know. Why? Why do the locals think that the farm stands in their neighborhood lack variety and good food once the weather takes a change in the fall?
The season has certainly changed, the list of availability has changed, but the variety is the best the season has to offer! And unless people keep a regular pace of visiting here and all the other local farms and farm stands nearby too; our pace of plowing forward and into tomorrow will change too. That is something I do know.
~ WE NEED YOU & YOU NEED US ~
On average 22,000 people pass through the "Agrihood" of Littleton. But very few pull into the parking lot to shop the seasons, gather their groceries or visit.
Our farm is still growing and producing SO MANY good crops. We worked all year to time them just right for RIGHT NOW. And our little farm stand needs you now just as much as we need you in June. Winter is coming and we want to make it to a fresh-new spring!
We hope to see you at the Farm Stand because the little building is bursting at the seams with amazing produce!
-Farmer Jamie
Starting to plan your Thanksgiving Menu? Our pre-order list is now available! Our Farm team will pick and pack your grocery list and have it ready for a quick and simple grab and go for Thanksgiving:
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