Red Fire Farm:
News and Events CALENDAR, 2011
2011 CSA Shares Are Available Now
Get weekly farm shares of fresh produce all season!
Please visit our CSA Sign Up page.
April 30th :
Farm Stands Open in Granby and Montague
Get great organic starts for your home garden – a wide variety of select flower and vegetable bedding plants.
More about our Farmstands.
May 3, Tuesday 12:30pm – 6pm:
Springfield Farmers' Market Opening
Day
Get back in the swing of local food and find all kinds of great plants for your garden at home. This market happens close to the X in Forest Park.
Springfield Farmers' Market at the X.
May 8, Sunday 1-3pm:
MOTHERS' DAY SPRING PLANTING FLING
Create a beautiful planter of herbs, flowers, or vegetables to enjoy all season long. Our Spring Fling workshop is open to everybody. Spot of tea to go along with it too! We're holding it in the afternoon on Mothers' Day, at our new greenhouse in Montague, at 184 Meadow Road. To get tickets and find out more, please visit the Spring Planting Fling page.
May 21, saturday, 11Am:
Heirloom tomatoes for the home gardener workshop ~ In MOntague
With 20-year tomato farmer Ryan Voiland. We'll be gathering at the farmstand in Montague to go over how to grow really good tomatoes in your garden. So many flavors and options! Get tips for choosing tomato varieties that fit your eating interests. Then we'll do a tomato planting demo and talk about best growing conditions.
Our farm has been growing heirlooms for many years and we have our latest list of favorites to share with you. Many of these specialty tomato varieties are also for sale at our farmstands, so you can pick some up when you come for the workshop. We had this workshop in Granby last year, so Montague this year! Directions to the Montague Farmstand.
May 31, Tuesday, 11:30Am – 6:30pm:
Boston Farmers' Market Opening
Day
Get back in the swing of local food and find all kinds of great plants for your garden at home.
Boston Farmers' Market at South Station.
June 6:
This Week is the Beginning of the Summer CSA!
Estimated first week for our farm share season. Please join our CSA at one of the many locations.
June 12, Saturday 1-2:30pm:
Wild Edibles tour with John Root in Montague
Learn what wild plants you can eat around here! A presentation by naturalist John Root with a walking tour to find where the edible wild things are on our Montague farm land. Meet us at 184 Meadow Road, by the greenhouses at 1pm. Parking by the tobacco barn with the Red Fire Farm banners on it.
June 18, Saturday afternoon and evening:
THE STRAWBERRY SOIREE
Join us at the farm in Granby for a celebration of the strawberry during the peak of picking season! An afternoon with tastings in the barn, and a special evening meal made with our fresh seasonal produce, featuring strawberries. Details about the Soiree.
August 27, Saturday:
The 11th Annual RED FIRE FARM TOMATO FESTIVAL
Every year, we have an unbelievable selection of amazing and often award-winning tomatoes for you to taste. It's a great day at the farm, with everything from a 5K Tomato Trot field race to hay rides to cooking demonstrations to live music to crafters and a smorgasbord of local fare from area producers. Come and visit! Details on the Tomato Festival page.
October 8, Saturday:
HARVEST POTLUCK PARTY AND CIDER PRESSING
Come press fresh cider from the fall apple harvest! Bring a potluck dish to share for an early supper at the farm. We'll be making some fabulous seasonal edibles as well! Details about Cider Pressing here.