Produce

What We Grow and How to Care For It!

Eatwell Farm grows forty to fifty different crops Certified Organic by California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF) in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990. Known as Tomato Wonderland with the reputation of growing the best tomatoes around, Eatwell Farm is continually testing heirloom and modern varieties of tomatoes to find the ones that customers really like. You can try our Tomato Wonderland Tomatoes and other produce by joining our CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program or stopping by our stand at the Saturday Ferry Plaza Farmers’ Market.

We buy seeds from a variety of sources.

The 2009 potato list!

Melons we grew in 2009.

Box Contents Timetable

Here is a guide to what we normally include in your boxes each year. Since growing produce relies on weather, a notoriously fickle and unpredictable phenomenon, this chart is not a guarantee that any of these items will be available during the months marked. We created this simply to give you an idea of when we typically have certain items. We also include items in our boxes that may not appear on this chart.

 Month
Crop
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Apples x x x x x 
 
 
x
x
x
x
Arugula* 
x
 
x
 x 
 
 
 
x
x
x
Apricots and Apriums*      
x
      
Basil* 
 
 
 
 
x
x
x
x
 x 
 
Beets~    
x
x
  
 
 
x
x
Bok Choy*
x
x
       
x
x
x
Broccoli~
x
x
  
 x 
 
 
 
 
 
x
Cabbage (red, green, savoy & Napa)~
x
 
x
 
 x x x 
 
x
x
x
Carrots 
x
x
x
x
x
x
 
 
 
x
x
Celeriac*  
x
         
Celery*        
x
x
x
Chard*
x
x
x
x
 x x 
 x 
x
  
Cherries 
 
 
 
x
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cilantro*
x
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
x
Collards*
x
x
   
 
 
 
 
   
Sweet Corn* 
 
 
 
 
 
x
    
 
Cucumbers and Armenian Cukes*  
 
 
   
x
x
   
 
Daikon Radishes and Watermelon Daikon Radishes*
x
x
         
x
 
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Dried Serrano Chiles*
x
         
x
 
Eggplant* 
 
 
 
 
 
 x
x
x
  
 
Escarole*    
 
 
 
 
 
 
x
 
Fava Beans*    
x
x
       
Fennel* 
x
x
x
 
 
 
 
 
   
Garlic* and Green Garlic*  
x
x
x
x
       
Grapefruit   
x
        
Grapes 
 
 
 
 
 
 
x
x
x
 
 
Green Beans       
x
  
x
x
 
Kale (Red Russian & Lacinato)* 
x
x
x
 x 
 x 
 
 
x
 
Kiwis 
x
x
 x 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Leeks*
x
x
x
 x 
 
   
x
x
x
Lemons   
x
        
Lemon Verbena*     
x
 
x
 
x
   
Lettuce*
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
 
 
x
x
x
Mandarin Oranges
x
x
         
x
 
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Melons* 
 
 
 
 
 
x
x
x
 
 
 
Mint*  
x
         
Nectarines*      
x
x
x
   
Onions (green and storage)*  
x
 x
x 
 
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Oranges
x
x
x
x
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
Parsley (Italian Flat-Leaf)*
x
   
x
x
      
Peaches* 
 
 
 
 
  
x
  
 
 
Peas (sugar snap and/or shelling)*   
x
x
       
Peppers (sweet & hot)* 
 
 
 
 
 
 x
x
x
x
 x 
Persimmons          
x
 
Plums and Pluots*       
x
x
x
   
Pomelo 
x
          
Potatoes*    
 
x
x
x
    
Radishes* 
x
x
x
x
x
x
  
x
x
x
Rose Geranium*       
x
x
    
Rosemary*     
x
    
x
x
Rutabagas* 
x
  
 
 
 
 
 
   
Sage*        
x
 
x
x
 
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sept
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Spinach*
x
x
x
x
x
     
x
x
Stir-Fry Greens*  
x
x
x
     
x
x
Strawberries*   
x
x
x
x
x
    
Summer Squash* 
 
 
 
 
x
x
x
x
x
 
 
Sweet Potatoes* x 
 
 
 x 
 
 
x
x
x
x
Tat Soi*           
x
Thyme*   
x
x
  
x
 
x
 
x
Tomatillos*       
x
x
x
x
 

Tomatoes (cherry, heirloom, and saucers/slicers)*

 
  
 
 
 
x
x
x
x
 
 
Turnips (roasting)*
x
x
   
 
 
 
 
  
x
Turnips (salad)*  
x
x
x
x
x
x
  
x
x
x
Winter Squash* 
x
 
 
 
 
 
 
  x
x
x
 

If you have any questions about what’s available when, please email us at organic@eatwell.com. Updated June 2009.

Produce Storage Information

Click on the links below for information about how to care for each type of produce! Updated December 2009.

Apples

Arugula*

Apricots and Apriums*

Basil*

Beets~

Bok Choy*

Broccoli~

Cabbage (red, green, Savoy and Napa)~

Carrots

Celeriac*

Celery*

Chard*

Cherries

Cilantro*

Collards*

Sweet Corn*

Cucumbers and Armenia Cukes*

Daikon Radishes and Daikon Radishes*

Dried Serrano Chiles*

Eggplant*

Escarole*

Fava Beans*

Fennel*

Garlic for Drying* and Green Garlic*

Grapefruit

Grapes

Green Beans

Kale (Red Russian and Lacinato)*

Kiwis

Leeks*

Lemons

Lemon Verbena*

Lettuce*

Mandarin Oranges

Melons*

Mint*

Nectarines*

Onions (green and storage)*

Oranges

Parsley (Italian Flat-Leaf)*

Peaches*

Peas (sugar snap and/or shelling)*

Peppers (sweet and hot)*

Persimmons

Plums and Pluots*

Pomelo

Potatoes*

Radishes*

Rose Geranium*

Rosemary*

Rutabagas*

Sage*

Spinach*

Stir-Fry Greens*

Strawberries*

Summer Squash*

Sweet Potatoes*

Tat Soi*

Thyme*

Tomatillos*

Tomatoes (cherry, heirloom, and saucers/slicers)*

Turnips (roasting)*

Turnips (salad)*

Winter Squash*

All produce marked with a “*” is grown here at Eatwell Farm. Items with a “~” are usually grown here, though not always. Learn more about the other items here. Consult your newsletter for accurate information concerning the origin of items in each box.

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