New offerings!

Tom prides himself on keeping up to date on the latest agricultural practices as well as challenging himself each season to try new varieties of produce to offer at our farm stands.

• Last season we ordered in cocktail tomatoes and found them to be a huge success. This year we will be growing our own!  We will still be offering our famous orange cherry tomatoes as well as our many varieties of traditional tomatoes.  
• For a splash of fun color in your salads, we are growing rainbow radishes.  They will be bunched together in a variety of colors, with the same crisp taste as the traditional red radishes that you love.
• Brussel sprouts is the next new addition to our repertoire. These sweet "mini cabbages" are delicious roasted in the oven with olive oil and Parmesan cheese or simply steamed with some salt and pepper.
• For a number of seasons we have been asked to grow a large baking potato and we are happy to say that Tom has finally found a variety of Russet potatoes that he wants to grow.  We will still be offering our Yukon Gold  and Red Bliss potatoes as well.

You may have noticed that this winter we built an addition to the farm stand in Winthrop as well as  upgraded our parking lot.  We did these renovations to accommodate our growing customer base.  The addition has allowed for more space to display our produce, baked goods, and dairy products, while allowing for more space for customers to browse inside the farm stand.  Our parking lot is now better equipped for more customers to enter and safely park and shop.

As always, we are devoted to our customers and value your feedback.  If you have any ideas about improvements that we can make or new produce you would like us to offer, please let us know! We will see you all in a couple of months, and be sure to keep checking our blog as we make updates about our progress at the farm.

Spring 2012 on the Farm

 Remember those farm fresh veggies from last year? We have been hard at work in our greenhouses since February to make sure we have plenty of ripe produce for you to enjoy when our farm stands open in June. 

The sign up for the Veggie Club has started and will run through May.  This is your chance to sign up for our Community Supported Agriculture program that is run through both of our farm stands.  Here is more information, and if you wish to sign up, please email us at stevensonfarms@myfairpoint.net for more information and an application.
 

How Does the Veggie Club Work?

The Veggie Club is set up like a Community Supported

Agriculture (CSA) program where club members buy shares,

pre-paying for their veggies before the season begins. As a

member, you will receive a sign-on bonus and be eligible for member only specials throughout the season.  You will choose

your share size (family $250 or single $125) and designate at

which stand you would like to pick up your produce  (Rte. 202 Winthrop or Rte. 219 Leeds).  There are no product restrictions

for club members.  Everything at the stand is eligible, from tomatoes and corn to jams and bread.

There are two locations for your convenience:

*Route 219 just across the Wayne town line in Leeds called

  Levesque’s Farm Stand

*Route 202 in Winthrop called Stevenson Farm Stand

Shares are honored only at the stand you choose.  If you wish to pick up at both stands, you need to buy a share at each stand.

How does the Club save you money?   

Along with specials, members receive a sign-on bonus.  The

family share costs $250 with a 6% bonus and the single share

costs $125 with a 4% bonus just for signing up! 

When are we open?    

We plan to open in mid June and run into mid September at Levesque’s Farm Stand (Leeds) and into late October at Stevenson’s Farm Stand (Winthrop).  We are open 7 days a week through the season.

How do you use your Veggie Club Membership?    

At the stand you choose, we will have a running tab for you.  Come in, shop, and at checkout time your bill is deducted from your balance and you’re on your way.  Unfortunately, you can only use your membership at one stand and any remaining balance at the end of the season will not be reimbursed.  You are able to add to your veggie club balance in $20 increments if you run out before the end of the season.

Thank you for your interest in our farm!

Buy Local, Eat Fresh!

Busy, busy!

You have to love this sunshine!  We are now open at both farm stands and the crops are looking great!  Today is the first day that our pickling cucumbers are available!  Great in salads or even on their own with a little vinegar, salt and pepper.  Yum!  

Our Veggie Club specials for the week are:

Lettuce $1.75 per head

Scallions $1.99 per bunch

Strawberries $4.50 per quart

Winthrop Farm Stand - Now Open!

This posting is a little late, but we are now open at Stevenson Farm Stand in Winthrop!  We will be open daily from 10am to 7pm throughout the season.  Levesque's Farm Stand in Leeds will be opening this Monday, June 27th for the season.  The hours are 9am to 6pm daily.

We have some exciting new additions to our offerings at the farm stands this season:

• A new bakery, Law Mountain Wreaths 'n' Bakery,  is providing pies, cookies, brownies, whoopie pies, and fresh donuts!  They are located in Wilton, ME and we are very excited about all of the yummy sweets they have to offer.  Please ask us about any special orders you may want. 
• This will be our first year providing you with our own farm fresh eggs!  This winter 100 baby chicks arrived to the farm.  They are now only days away from laying eggs, and we hope to have both farm stands fully stocked with a steady inventory of local eggs for you to enjoy. 
• Another new addition to our repertoire is garlic.  We planted bulbs last fall and will be harvesting a bountiful garlic crop this year. 
• Tom's Own Sweet Potatoes will be at our stands in the fall!

We are very excited about all of the new fresh produce and foods that we have to offer you this season.  We always welcome your feedback and look forward to seeing you at the farm stands!

Busy on the farm!

The opening of our Winthrop farm stand is only about a month away!  We are busy transplanting seedlings from the greenhouse into our fields.  Now all we need is some sun!  Please remember that the deadline to sign up for the Veggie Club (which is offered at both of our farm stands) is May 31st!  Please email us at stevensonfarms@myfairpoint.net for an application or more information.  Here are some pictures of what Tom and the crew are up to this week!

Grafted tomato plants in our greenhouse

Tomatoes!

The "Dream Team" planting seedlings

Peppers in one of our greenhouses

Trays of seedlings waiting to be transplanted

One of our greenhouses full of tomato plants

Welcome!

The Stevenson Farm Blog will have regular updates about our farm and farmstands.  Check here for when we open for the season as well as the latest produce that is available!  Veggie Club members, we will be posting the weekly specials so you can plan ahead for your trip to the stand!  We look forward to the season starting and hope to see you all soon!