Got our straw in the barn last week! We lease fields in Ashford so we can grow our own no-spray rye straw for mulching tomatoes, garlic, etc.
CSA starting soon!
Hi everyone,
Just a reminder that our CSA will be starting next week (week of Monday, May 29, Tuesday, May 30, and Friday, June 2). We will also be holding an open house from 2-6PM on Sunday, May 28 at the farm.
Storrs Market Opening Day!
Stop by the Storrs Farmers Market today for some fresh head lettuce and spinach from Willow Valley Farm! We will be there (Mansfield Town Hall) from 3-6PM, rain (or wind) or shine!
Spring!
Cabbage transplants, just about ready to go in the field! Also a section of our solar heat gathering water tanks in the corner, and our “soon to be installed” solar hydronic panels towards the back.
CSA Deadline Approaching!
Thank you to those of you who have signed up for our 2017 CSA season! If you, or anyone you know, would like to sign up and have not already, please note that our deadline is April 1. Here is a link to our online application:
We have lots of seedlings started in our greenhouse, including onions, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, cabbage, brussels sprouts, herbs, lettuce, kale, and more! Our peas are up and growing in the high tunnel, despite the inclement weather. Lots of things waiting to go in the ground as soon as conditions allow. We are planning to have another spring open house this year, sometime around the start of the CSA. We will keep you updated!
– Spencer, Jackie, & Julia
Ashford Business Expo
Tomorrow is looking like a great day for an indoor family outing! Come out to Babcock Library in Ashford for the annual Home Show & Business Expo (10-2:30), a children’s book program with author and illustrator Barbara McClintock (11AM), and a composting demonstration/composter sale (1PM).
We will be in Knowlton Hall at the Business Expo with information about our farm, as well as free parsley plants that you and your kids can plant into hand-folded paper pots!
Vernon CSA pick-up location now full
Hello everyone! Our Vernon location is now full for 2017. We still have room at both of our on-farm pick-ups (Monday and Friday). Click the link in the top right-hand corner for our online application.
