Free choice fruit this week
Updated: Aug 23
FARM STORIES & UPDATES
We've always marketed this as a vegetable subscription program so that members would understand what kind of produce their shares would include. Typically we offer just melons as the one fruit offered throughout the season.
So far we've enjoyed cantaloupe and watermelon, and the pacing of the arrival of fruit has been perfect.
Just as the melons came in, the grapes became abundant and the peach trees are absolutely dripping with beautiful peaches (STAY TUNED FOR PYO INFORMATION FOR NEXT WEEKEND!)
This week we are SO excited to offer a FRUIT as your free choice item this week!
Choose from watermelon (red with seeds), cantaloupe, grapes, husk cherries, or peaches at pickup. We can't promise more fruit, so we recommend choosing one as if you won't have the opportunity again.
However, all of these options are available in the store for purchase as well (perhaps NOT husk cherries, though). They'll all make a great end of August snack.
A fun farm update:
We sent 1,000 lbs. of tomatoes to our processor in New Haven to be made into "Just a Crush." But we're also excited to share that we'll be launching a NEW product this fall! Our gorgeous labels have arrived and we're waiting for the go-ahead from the processor to send the product his way. Stay tuned! What do you think it is?
And, as promised, we took a photo of new crew member Victor so you could meet him too!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Bulk boxes of plum tomatoes are available!
Walk in during open hours and let us know that you would like a bulk box. We will bring one out to you until they sell out for the day. No pre-orders.
Bulk boxes are 25 lbs. for $49.50.
You are welcome to buy more than one box if available.
Boxes are expected to be available through September. Subscribe to our mailing list for up-to-date information.
Bulk boxes of pickling cucumbers are still available!
Walk in during open hours and let us know that you would like a bulk box. We will bring one out to you until they sell out for the day. No pre-orders.
Bulk boxes are 25 lbs. for $34.50.
You are welcome to buy more than one box if available.
Boxes are expected to be available through August. Subscribe to our mailing list for up-to-date information.
Seeking box donations!
Please bring in your gently used, clean boxes. We'll reuse them for farm orders! Simply rip off your address label first and drop them off during store hours. Think Chewy, Amazon, wine, unscented diapers, Target, small appliances, etc.
IMPORTANT DATES
Stay tuned for updates surrounding pick-your-own opportunities at The Fields at Laurel Glen Farm.
Put your thinking caps on! Our Year of the Cabbage Cook-Off will launch in September. We're looking for innovative photo submissions of your cabbage creations!
The Peak Season program runs through Saturday, October 3rd (13 total weeks).
The Main Season program runs through Saturday, October 31st (21 total weeks).
The Extended Season program runs through Saturday, December 5th (32 total weeks).
Please inquire if you're not sure which program you selected.
The Shelton Farmers' Market runs on Saturday mornings from 9-12 at 100 Canal Street. The Monroe Farmers' Market runs on Friday afternoons from 3-6 p.m. at 7 Fan Hill Road. Come visit us!
Our farm store will be CLOSED for Labor Day on Monday, September 7, 2026.
STORE INFORMATION
Here is the fresh produce we plan to have in stock while supplies last (through Sunday, August 30th)
Basil
Bell peppers
Cabbage (red and green)
Cantaloupe
Carrots
Collard greens
Cucumbers (slicing and pickling)
Eggplant
Garlic
Grape tomatoes
Hot peppers
Husk cherries (limited quantities)
Kale
Lunchbox peppers (limited quantities)
Onions
Scallions
Shishito peppers
Swiss chard
Tomatillos
Tomatoes
Yellow squash
Zucchini
CURRENT STORE HOURS:
Monday: 10:30 to 3 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Thursday: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cash or check is our preferred method of payment as it allows our family's farm to keep 100% of the profits. However, we also gladly accept credit cards and Venmo.
VEGETABLE SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
MAIN SEASON WEEK 12 OF 21
PEAK SEASON WEEK 8 OF 13
(Tuesday, August 25th through August 29th)
Share Contents (Listed approximately from shortest shelf life to longest)
Large:
1 bunch of celery
1 lb. of plum tomatoes
1 lb. of cucumbers
1/2 lb. of beans
1 zucchini
1 lb. of bell peppers
1 bag of carrots
1 free choice fruit: watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, husk cherries, or grapes
Small:
1 lb. of plum tomatoes
1 lb. of cucumbers
1 zucchini
1 lb. of bell peppers
1 free choice fruit: watermelon, cantaloupe, peaches, husk cherries, or grapes
Storage tips and recipes for all of the vegetables in this week's share can be located on our website, here.
VEGETABLE SUBSCRIPTION PICKUP POLICIES
All pickups must take place within store operating hours. For many reasons, we can't leave shares outside the store. Pickup days are Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
If you need to skip your share for the week, or change your pickup day, you must provide us with 48 hours' notice for any of the options below. This is because we pack shares the day before pickup. Once your share has been harvested and packed, we can not change or cancel your pickup.
For Tuesday pickups being changed, we need to know by Sunday.
Wednesday pickups, we need to know by Monday.
Saturday pickups, we need to know by Thursday.
You have the option to choose another pickup day in a given week: we offer share pickup on Tuesday, Wednesday, or Saturday only. We can not have shares ready on any other days.
You can skip a pickup and receive a double the following week.
If you miss your pickup, we will hold your share for 24 hours after your pickup day, and then it will be donated to a local food pantry. With more members than ever before, we don't have the cooler space to hold onto shares longer than this. This is a great option if you miss your pickup - just come the next day.
You can always send a guest to pick up in your place by simply notifying us of their name.
Please send us an email to laurelglenfarm@gmail.com 48 hours before an anticipated change. You must submit your request in writing in order to leave a paper trail. This allows you to show proof to our store staff at pickup in the event that we need clarification.
If a share is picked up outside of your scheduled time (aside from an approved change) or the 24 hour holding period without proof of a request, you will be billed for an additional share.
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