It’s May and while it’s still feeling a little chilly, our greenhouses are overflowing with fantastic plants that are ready to pop in the ground when it warms up this weekend! Beautiful stocky tomato transplants, grafted tomatoes, Tidy Treat patio tomatoes, Quick Snack patio cucumbers, an assortment of annual and perennial herbs, darling dahlias, delightful dwarf sunflowers, and dazzling dianthus (a perennial) will be out for sale at the farm store starting on Thursday May 14th, at our booth at the Troy Farmers Market on Saturday, and available for pick up by sending us an order via email through the “Contact” tab above.
Food crops available this week include the first Asparagus(!), green spinach, red-veined spinach, bunched chives, and small quantities of baby lettuce, arugula, and spring mix.
It’s time to sign up for our Free Choice Farm Share program! Send us an email to theberrypatchny@gmail.com for a brochure that describes the program.
This year we are expanding our list of perennial flowers that will be for sale - focusing on plants that are excellent for butterfly and bee food and habitat.
If you are looking for ExcludeNet insect exclusion netting for your large garden or as a commercial grower, click on the “Berry Netting” tab above or send us an email through the “Contact” tab above. We will have a good supply of 6.5’ and 13’ wide x 300+ feet long rolls of SWD/Cucumber Beetle exclusion netting at the end of March.
We are the first farm in the country to cover our entire blueberry and raspberry plantings with a fine mesh netting to exclude a tiny invasive insect that would ruin our crops or require us to spray every 5-7 days. Dale-Ila is the creator of this innovative technique and is teaching growers throughout the country that this technique works while providing pesticide-free berries to you!
Thank you for your support this year!
Located in Stephentown, NY and at the Troy Farmer’s Market
Troy Waterfront Farmers Market
26 weeks a year, we have freshly harvested vegetables, berries, and transplants for sale at the Troy Waterfront Farmers Market every Saturday. The Summer Market is located along River Street, Broadway, and Second Street in Troy, and is open May through October. Our booth is at the corner of Second St and Broadway. We hope to see you!
Free Choice Farm Share
Your BERRY PATCH Farm Share membership dollars are applied to an account which functions much like a gift card and can be applied any time and in any amount to the purchase of fruits, produce and products at our Troy Farmer's Market booth or at the farm store. Send us an email theberrypatchny@gmail.com to sign up for our Free Choice Farm Share Program.
Protective Berry Netting
We are the first farm in the country to cover our entire blueberry and raspberry plantings with a fine mesh netting to exclude a tiny invasive insect that would ruin our crops or require us to spray every 5-7 days. Dale-Ila is the creator of this innovative technique and is teaching growers throughout the country that this technique works while providing pesticide-free berries to you! Learn More
“As farmers who supply premium quality berries and vegetables to consumers, we hope to help create long-term memories of fantastic meals and food experiences for our customers”
