Last minute change of plans! We will now be open for in-person shopping at Cate Farm starting Saturday May 8th, a week earlier than originally planned. Fridays will be the day for curbside pickups of online orders, and Saturdays will be for in-person shopping.
On May 1st our online ordering will begin, for Friday May 7th curbside pick up! We will list what plants are ready now, and fear not, we have many many many succession plantings for continued supply through early June. If a certain variety is out of stock, check back the following Monday morning. From May 6th until early June, online ordering will be only available from Monday 9 am until Thursday noon, for that Friday's pickup. See our website for all the details: www.catefarm.com .
Our excellent crew is hard at work getting everything ready for our plant sales. Four of our greenhouses are overflowing with flats of seedlings, and 3 greenhouses are cranking with greens for bunching and tomatoes. Find our bunched greens and seedlings now at Hunger Mt. Co-op in Montpelier, or AR Market on Main Street in Barre.
The soil block trials are going well; we have a wide range of plants started in 1.5" blocks, and we'll sell all blocks for $1 each. The soil block machine from the Netherlands will be on display in case you are curious about how it works. The Fertil wood fiber pot trials are also doing great, these and the soil blocks will be for available at the in-person Saturday sales. Both blocks and fiber pots are plastic free, and roots naturally air prune which prevent root circling, making transplanting a snap. Your feedback is appreciated as always.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
All the best from Sally, Richard, Flint and the Team at Cate Farm.
Seedlings sprouting in soil blocks