It doesn't taste quite the same if it was picked yesterday.
Most of our vegetables are right out of the garden, picked that day, often within an hour or so.
Later in the fall, any pumpkins and winter squash will probably break that rule, but then they keep in the cellar well into the winter!
When the umbrella is "open", we are "open". Cukes are in the cooler.
Why only a few cucumbers (or heads of broccoli, or whatever)? Because we want the product to be very fresh. We only put out a little product at a time, and replenish it directly from the garden. We like to cook straight from the garden, and thought others might too.
If it doesn't sell promptly, it is eaten, donated or composted. Nothing is wasted. On occasion we put out day old or odd vegetables at a mark down or free.
Where is the garden? Up the driveway. Rock Island Farm (RIF) is a 60+ acre farm, but you can't see it from the road! The number of vegetable beds is growing.
When are you open? We're still figuring that out! Look for the umbrella. Oh, and please leave payment in the blue coffee can.
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