Cate Farm News August 2022

Tomato Time! 

Tomatoes are in full production, and if you are looking for some, we have lots. We sell 10lb. flats of slightly imperfect tomatoes for $19/flat here at the farm. Tomato flats are available Mondays and Thursdays from 1pm to 5pm. First come, first served. Cash or check only, please bring exact change. If you want more than 2 flats, please email us to make sure we have enough and to put your name on them.

  And you can always find our tomatoes at Bragg Farm, Plainfield Hardware, AR Market, Adamant Co-op and Hunger Mt. Co-op.

   The first annual Tomato Trot 5K Trail Run and Farm Tour were a big success, over 50 runners participated! All runners received tomatoes upon crossing the finish line, and a new 5K course record was set at 20:33. Check out the race results HERE.

All the Best from Sally, Richard, Flint and the Team at Cate Farm.

Cate Farm News Early August 2022

Vermont Open Farm Week 2022: Two Events at Cate Farm! Both August 13, 2022

Tomato Trot 5K Run at 4pm, followed by Farm Tour and Unusual Equipment Demo at 5pm

Saturday August 13, 2022- Come get to know Cate Farm with a choice of two events:

Cate Farm Tomato Trot 5K fun run at 4pm, and Farm Tour with Demo of unusual farm equipment at 5pm.

 Come run around Cate Farm! The Tomato Trot 5K is a scenic trail run through farm fields and on woods roads, around the borders of Cate Farm. The first kilometer snakes along the Winooski River and is relatively flat; the rest of the run is over small rolling hills. Click HERE for a trail map with elevations. Each runner will receive a pound of Cate Farm tomatoes upon finishing the 5K, and anyone 65 or older who beats Farmer Richard’s time gets 2 pounds of tomatoes! (FYI, Richard is not that fast:)

Tomato Trot 5K registration fee is $5, sign up at HERE. Check-in is from 3-3:45pm on August 13. Online pre-registration only.

TOMATO TROT 5K SIGN UP

5pm Farm Tour: Cate Farm has been farmed for over 200 years! A brief farm history and overview of current operations will be followed by pro tips for growing great tasting tomatoes and a tour of a tomato greenhouse. Afterwards, we’ll fire up (very literally!) a tractor mounted flame weeder, and demo a soil block machine from the Netherlands used for plastic-free seedling production. Other unusual equipment will be on display (think Blind Tine weeder, and mechanical Finger weeders, trolleys...) The 5pm farm tour is free of charge. Sign up for Farm Tour HERE.

FARM TOUR AND DEMO SIGN UP

Hope to see you August 13th!
All the best from Sally, Richard, Flint and the Team at Cate Farm.