Producer

Elmer Farm grows a wide range of vegetables on roughly ten acres of land in East Middlebury. We have produce available starting mid-June all the way through December.

Typical Availability by Month:

June: Lettuce, zucchini, summer squash, onions, radish, cabbage, carrots, garlic scapes, parsley, kale and chard.

July: Lettuce, zucchini, summer squash, onions, fennel, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, garlic scapes, parsley, kale, chard and cucumbers.

August: Lettuce, onions, fennel, tomatoes, cabbage, carrots, parsley, kale, chard, corn, cantaloupe, celery.

September: Lettuce, onions, carrots, parsley, kale, chard, fennel, tomatoes, corn, celery, cabbage, winter squash, radish, beets, radicchio.

October: Winter squash, onions, carrots, parsley, kale, chard, fennel, celery, cabbage, radish, beets, radicchio, hakurei turnip, bok choi, cilantro.

November: Winter squash, carrots, kale, chard, celery, cabbage, radish, beets, radicchio, hakurei turnip, bok choi, cilantro, mustard greens, arugula, parsnips, gilfeather turnips, rutabaga

December: Winter squash, carrots, kale, cabbage, beets, radicchio, bok choi, lettuce parsnips, gilfeather turnips, rutabaga

Our practices are driven by the belief that healthy soil will produce crops with greatest nutritional values.

To us, fostering healthy soil means minimizing soil disturbance (tillage) and keeping it covered at all times with crops and mulches. It means allowing live soil organisms to cycle and release well balanced nutrients by not shocking them with concentrated fertilizers or pest control substances.

We believe diversity is essential for long term sustainability and local resilience.